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Hercules.

Hercules, Heracles, heroic son of Zeus.

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈhɛr.kʊ.ɫeːs]Classical-Latin[ˈɛr.ku.les]

  1. Hercules, Heracles, heroic son of Zeus.

    Greek · declension-3
    Nē Herculēs quidem contrā/adversus duōs (Μηδ’ Ἡρακλῆς πρὸς δύο).
Where this word comes from

Via the Etruscan 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄 (hercle), from the Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês), apparently cognate of Ἥρα (Hḗra, “Hera”) and, according to Haudry, from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”) + κλέος (kléos, “glory”).

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