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Heracles

🔄 Synonyms of "Heracles"

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Word	Definition
alcidesnoun	(Greek mythology, archaic) Synonym of Hercules.
heraklesnoun	Alternative spelling of Heracles. [(Greek mythology): Son of Zeus and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.]
herculesnoun	(Roman mythology) The Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his twelve labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Heracles"

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Word	Definition
alcidesnoun	(Greek mythology, archaic) Synonym of Hercules.
heraklesnoun	Alternative spelling of Heracles. [(Greek mythology): Son of Zeus and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.]
herculesnoun	(Roman mythology) The Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his twelve labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.
hêraklêsnoun	Archaic spelling of Heracles. [(Greek mythology): Son of Zeus and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.]
twelve labours of herculesnoun	(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Twelve tasks carried out by the Greek hero Herakles (romanized as Hercules) as his penance.
heracleidnoun	(Greek mythology) Any member of the Heracleidae, the descendants of Hercules.
heracleidaenoun	(Greek mythology) The descendants of Heracles.
heraclidnoun	(Greek mythology) One of the Heracleidae, or descendants of Heracles.
hydranoun	(fantasy) A dragon-like creature with many heads and the ability to regrow them when maimed.
eurystheusnoun	(Greek mythology) A Mycenaean king of Tiryns (or, according to some authors, of Argos), in Argolis, who imposed the twelve labours on Heracles.
lityersesnoun	(Greek mythology) An illegitimate son of Midas (or of Comis) and Demeter, who challenged people to harvesting contests and beheaded those he beat, putting the rest of their bodies in the sheaves. Heracles won the contest and killed him.
hectornoun	(transitive) To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.
heronoun	Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.
hermesnoun	(Greek mythology) The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
heranoun	(Greek mythology) The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus, mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo.
alcmenenoun	(Greek mythology) Descendant of Perseus and Andromeda, the wife of Amphitryon, and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles/Hercules.
hyperionnoun	(astronomy) One of the moons of Saturn.
hellennoun	A surname.
hyllusnoun	(Greek mythology) The son of Heracles and Deianira
autolycusnoun	(poetic) A thief or plagiarist.