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Her·cu·les
/ˈhɝkjəˌliz/
大力英雄,大力士,武仙座
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Her·cu·les
n.
1.
Gr. Myth.
A
hero
,
fabled
to
have
been
the
son
of
Jupiter
and
Alcmena
,
and
celebrated
for
great
strength
,
esp
.
for
the
accomplishment
of
his
twelve
great
tasks
or
“labors.”
2.
Astron.
A
constellation
in
the
northern
hemisphere
,
near
Lyra
.
Hercules' beetle
Zool.
,
any
species
of
Dynastes
,
an
American
genus
of
very
large
lamellicorn
beetles
,
esp
.
Dynastes hercules
of
South
America
,
which
grows
to
a
length
of
six
inches
.
Hercules powder
,
an
explosive
containing
nitroglycerin
; --
used
for
blasting
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
Hercules
n
1: (
classical
mythology
)
a
hero
noted
for
his
strength
;
performed
12
immense
labors
to
gain
immortality
[
syn
:
Heracles
,
Herakles
,
Alcides
]
2:
a
large
constellation
in
the
northern
hemisphere
between
Lyra
and
Corona
Borealis
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