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  • 1Heracles of Macedon — (ca. 327 BC 309 BC) was a reputed illegitimate son of Alexander the Great of Macedon by Barsine, daughter of Satrap Artabazus of Phrygia. Heracles was named after the Greek mythological hero of the same name, from whom the Argeads claimed descent …

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  • 2Heracles — This article is about the Greek mythic hero. For the Roman mythological analogue, see Hercules. For other uses, see Heracles (disambiguation). Heracles …

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  • 3Heracles — Heraclean, adj. /her euh kleez /, n. 1. Hercules (def. 1). 2. Also called Heracles Furens /fyoor euhns/. (italics) a tragedy (420? B.C.) by Euripides. [ < Gk Heraklês, lit., having the glory of Hera, equiv. to Héra HERA + kles, akin to kléos&#8230; …

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  • 4Heracles — noun Son of Zeus and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 13 labors performed to redeem himself after killing his family …

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  • 5Return of Heracles — is an adventure game for the Atari 8 bit, Commodore 64 and Apple II computers, originally written by Stuart Smith and published by Quality Software. Built on an engine that was a precursor to Adventure Construction Set , Return of Heracles is set …

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  • 6Iole — In Greek mythology, Iole (Ancient Greek: polytonic|Ἰόλη) was the daughter of Eurytus, king of Oechalia. cite web|url= http://dante.udallas.edu/hutchison/Heroes/Heracles/eurytos.htm|title= Apollodorus. Bibliotece |accessdate= 2008 08 27] According …

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  • 7Alcyoneus — or Alkyoneus (Greek: polytonic|Ἀλκυονεύς) was the eldest of the Thracian Gigantes of Greek mythology.cite encyclopedia | last = Schmitz | first = Leonhard | authorlink = | title = Alcyoneus | editor = William Smith | encyclopedia = Dictionary of&#8230; …

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  • 8Caca (mythology) — In Roman mythology, Caca is the sister of Cacus, the son of Hephaestus. A minor character in the trials of Heracles, in some versions of the tales, she is mentioned as telling Heracles where her brother had hidden 8 cattle he had stolen from&#8230; …

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  • 9Deianira — Heracles, Deianira and Nessus, black figure hydria, 575 550 BC, Louvre (E 803) Deïanira or Dejanira (pronounced / …

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  • 10Greek mythology — Bust of Zeus, Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio Clementino, Vatican) Topics in Greek mythology Gods …

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