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  • proper noun Alternative spelling of Heracles.

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Examples

  • Herakles aka Hercules in Roman mythology was born at the Winter Solstice, sacrificed at the Spring Equinox, rose again and ascended into heaven to be with his divine father.

    Archive 2009-12-01 TK 2009

  • Herakles aka Hercules in Roman mythology was born at the Winter Solstice, sacrificed at the Spring Equinox, rose again and ascended into heaven to be with his divine father.

    Happy Heraklesmas TK 2009

  • The story focuses on two containers, one holding the blood of Herakles, which is being sought by the Octopus, and the Golden Fleece, which is being sought by Sand Serif, played by Eva Mendes, the Spirit's ex-high school girlfriend and high-class jewel thief.

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2009

  • The Octopus wants the vase of Herakles which is supposed to make him immortal.

    Movie Review: The Spirit Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008

  • The Octopus wants the vase of Herakles which is supposed to make him immortal.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008

  • To dine in the golden hall fashioned by Hephaistos and sit alongside men such as Herakles, Ormenion, and the mighty Alektruon.

    Lord of the Silver Bow Gemmell, David 2005

  • This leads up to what seems to her the best defence possible: that reading of the "Herakles" which the entrance of

    A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) Sutherland Orr 1865

  • The Rhodians are brought in, amidst joyous loving laughter, among shouts of "Herakles" and

    A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) Sutherland Orr 1865

  • The great Greek hero Herakles, below, aims an arrow at his opponent Geryon on the opposite side of the vase, who is composed of three bodies.

    Stories in Clay: Decoding Ancient Greek Pottery 2011

  • The placement is exceptional: The story of Herakles and Geryon enjoyed some popularity in vase painting, but the convention at the time was to show both figures on one side of the vase.

    Stories in Clay: Decoding Ancient Greek Pottery 2011

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