Hercules : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Hercules	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Hercules
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hercules n (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality Synonym(s): Hercules, Heracles, Herakles, Alcides a large constellation in the northern hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hercules \Her"cules\, 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 [bd]labors.[b8] 2. (Astron.) A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near Lyra. {Hercules' beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Dynastes}, an American genus of very large lamellicorn beetles, esp. {D. hercules} of South America, which grows to a length of six inches. {Hercules' club}. (Bot.) (a) An ornamental tree of the West Indies ({Zanthoxylum Clava-Herculis}), of the same genus with the prickly ash. (b) A variety of the common gourd ({Lagenaria vulgaris}). Its fruit sometimes exceeds five feet in length. (c) The Angelica tree. See under {Angelica}. {Hercules* powder}, an explosive containing nitroglycerin; -- used for blasting.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hercules, CA (city, FIPS 33308) Location: 38.02043 N, 122.29689 W Population (1990): 16829 (5652 housing units) Area: 14.3 sq km (land), 30.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94547