Hercules (disambiguation)
Hercules is the Roman name for the Greek mythological hero Heracles.
Mythology
- Labours of Hercules
- Hercules in ancient Rome
- Hercules in popular culture
- Hercle, the Etruscan form of the god
Animals
- Hercules beetle
- Hercules (bear), the Scottish wrestling bear
- Hercules (liger), the world's largest living cat
Astronomy
- Hercules (constellation), in the northern hemisphere
- Hercules (dwarf galaxy), near the Milky Way galaxy
- Hercules Superclusters, two nearby superclusters of galaxies
- Hercules Cluster, about 100 galaxies
- Hercules (crater), a lunar impact crater
Companies and corporations
- Hercules Computer Technology, a multi-national computer product manufacturer
- Hercules (vehicles) a Greek manufacturer of farm vehicles
- Hercules Gas Engine Company, an engine manufacturer from Cincinnati, Ohio
- Hercules Inc., formerly a chemical company that merged with and became Ashland, Inc.
- Hercules Cycle and Motor Company, a former major British bicycle manufacturer
- Hercules GmbH, a former motorcycle and bicycle company in Nürnberg, Germany
In media
Film
- Hercules (1958 film), starring Steve Reeves
- Hercules Unchained, a 1959 sequel starring Steve Reeves
- Hercules in New York, Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1970 film debut
- Hercules (1983 film), starring Lou Ferrigno
- The Adventures of Hercules, 1985 sequel, also starring Lou Ferrigno
- Hercules Returns, a 1993 Australian comedy film
- Hercules (1997 film), a Disney animated film
- The Legend of Hercules, a 2014 action-adventure film
- Hercules (2014 film), a 2014 action-adventure film
- Hercules Reborn, a 2014 action-adventure film by The Asylum
Television
- The Mighty Hercules, a 1963 animated television series
- The Sons of Hercules, a 1970s television series
- Hercules, a superhero in the 1970s Filmation animated cartoon Space Sentinels
- Hercules, a superhero in the 1970s Filmation animated cartoon The Freedom Force
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, a TV series from 1995–1999, starring Kevin Sorbo
- Hercules (1998 TV series), an animated TV series
- Young Hercules, a 1998 television series
- Hercules (TV miniseries), an NBC 2005 TV miniseries
- Hercules (TUGS), a fictional character from children's series TUGS
- Spiff and Hercules, an animated TV series based on the eponymous comic strip
Music and radio
- Hercules (Handel), a music drama by George Frideric Handel
- "Hercules", a song by Midnight Oil, from their 1985 EP Species Deceases
- "Herculean" (song), a single by The Good, the Bad, and the Queen
- Hercules (soundtrack), the soundtrack for animated Disney film
- Hercules Grytpype-Thynne, a character from the British 1950's comedy radio programme The Goon Show
Video games
- Hercules (1984 video game), a video game for home computers published by Interdisc, Alpha Omega and The Power House
- Disney's Hercules (video game), a 1997 video game based upon the Disney adaptation
- Herc's Adventures, a 1997 video game developed by Big Ape Productions and LucasArts, released for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation
Comics
- Hercules (comics), any of the various versions of that mythical hero in comics, which include:
- Hercules (DC Comics), the DC Comics version of the hero
- Hercules (Marvel Comics), the Marvel comics version of the hero
- Hercules (Radical Comics), a Radical Comics character who has appeared in two limited series
Multimedia
- HerculesKabuterimon, a Digimon character
- Berserker (Fate/stay night), a visual novel and anime character, depicted as Hercules or Heracles
People
- Hercules (chef), a slave belonging to George Washington
- Hércules Brito Ruas, a former football (soccer) player from Brazil
- Hercules Mulligan, (1740-1825), a tailor and spy for the patriot forces in the American Revolutionary War
- Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821–1906), English artist
- Hercules Burnett (1865–1936), a Major League Baseball player
- Hércules de Miranda (1912–1982), a Brazilian footballer
- Hércules Florence (1804–1879), a French-Brazilian painter and inventor
- Hercules Huncks, one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England
- Hercules Kyvelos, a welterweight boxer from Canada
- Hercules Linton (1836–1900), a Scottish shipbuilder and designer
- Sir Hercules Read (1857–1929), a British archaeologist and curator at the British Museum
- Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, the 5th governor of Hong Kong
- Hercules Ross (1745–1816), a Scottish merchant involved in the campaign for the abolition of the slave trade
- Hercules Seghers (1589–1638), a Dutch painter and printmaker
- Hercules Taylour (1759–1790), an Irish soldier and politician
- Herculez Gomez, an American soccer player
- Ercole Dembowski, an Italian astronomer
- Erekle II, a king of Georgia in the Caucasus
- Francis, Duke of Anjou (1555–1584), birth name Hercule François
- Hercules (wrestler), birth name Ray Fernandez, a former WWF wrestler
- Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey, Boer general
- Ruben Cruz, a retired Puerto Rican wrestler known by his ring name Hercules Ayala
Places
Europe
- Băile Herculane, a spa town in Romania where Hercules supposedly rested during his travels
- Hercules monument (Kassel), the landmark of Kassel, Hesse, Germany
- Tower of Hercules, an ancient Roman lighthouse at A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
- Via Heraclea (Herculean Way), an ancient trade route across Spain
Italy
- Great Altar of Hercules, a temple of the Forum Boarium, Rome, Italy
- Herculaneum, an ancient Roman town in Campania, Italy
- Temple of Hercules Victor, a temple of the Forum Boarium, Rome, Italy
North America
- Hercules, California, a small town named after an explosive used by the former California Powder Works company
- Hercules Station & Terminal, a direct rail-to-ferry transit hub in Hercules, California
- Hercules Glades Wilderness, a wilderness area in Missouri
- Hercules Mine, Idaho, a silver mine in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains in Idaho
Teams
- Hércules (Salvadoran team), a football team based in San Salvador, El Salvador
- Hércules CF, a football team based in Alicante, Spain
- JS Hercules, a football team based in Oulu, Finland
Technology
- Nikon NASA F4, one of the first digital cameras, used by NASA as HERCULES (Hand-held Earth-oriented Real-time Cooperative, User-friendly, Location, targeting, and Environmental System)
- Hercules emulator, an IBM mainframe emulator
- Hercules Graphics Card, a computer graphics controller made by Hercules Computer Technology, Inc.
- Hercules InColor Card, an IBM PC compatible graphics controller card released in April 1987
- Bristol Hercules, an aircraft engine
- MIM-14 Nike-Hercules, a surface-to-air missile used by US and NATO armed forces
- Hercules PSU, a power supply unit for audiophile turntables
- Hercules (processors), a line of safety microcontrollers from Texas Instruments, each having one or more ARM cortex cores
Vehicles
- de Havilland Hercules, a 1920s airliner and mailplane
- Fletcher Hercules, ultralight trike aircraft
- Hercules (1872–1889), one of the ten South Devon Railway Buffalo class steam locomotives
- Hercules was one of the GWR 3031 Class locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915
- Hercules (1907), a 1907 built steam tug now preserved in San Francisco, California
- Hercules (motorcycle), a brand of motorcycles built by Sachs Motorcycles
- Hercules (locomotive), built in 1838 by the Eastwick & Harrison Companyfor the Beaver Meadow Railroad
- HMS Hercules, several ships of the Royal Navy
- Hughes H-4 Hercules, or "Spruce Goose", the largest flying boat ever built
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a military transport aircraft
- Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, an updated model of same
- M88 Hercules (Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System), armored battlefield recovery vehicle
- SS Hercules a number of steamships with this name
- Paladin Hercules, an American powered parachute design
Other
- Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae, a setting of Mass dedicated to Ercole d'Este I
- Hercules (jurisprudence), the name of the ideal judge of legal philosopher Ronald Dworkin
- Farnese Hercules, an ancient sculpture, one of the most famous sculptures made for the Baths of Caracalla in Rome
- Hercules the Archer, a 1909 sculpture by Antoine Bourdelle
- Operation Herkules, the canceled invasion of Malta in World War II
- Hercules (tree), a giant sequoia tree in the Mountain Home Grove, California
- Winter Storm Hercules, designated by The Weather Channel in the United States in 2014
- Hercules (Disney franchise)
See also
- Heracles (disambiguation)
- Hercules' Club (disambiguation)
- Hercule (disambiguation)
- Ercole (disambiguation)
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