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''''[[Hercules]]''' is the Roman adaptation of the Greek mythological hero [[Heracles]]. {{TOC right}} ==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 *[[Hercules moth]], of family Saturniidae *[[Hercules parrot]], a giant fossil parrot species from New Zealand ==Astronomy== *[[Hercules (constellation)]], in the northern hemisphere **[[Hercules (dwarf galaxy)]], near the Milky Way galaxy **[[Hercules Superclusters]] ***[[Hercules Cluster]] *[[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 Engine Company]], in Canton, Ohio, US *[[Hercules Gas Engine Company]], in Cincinnati, Ohio, US *[[Hercules Inc.]], a chemical company which merged with and became Ashland, Inc. *[[Hercules Cycle and Motor Company]], a former British bicycle manufacturer ==Media== ===Film=== *[[Hercules (1958 film)|''Hercules'' (1958 film)]], starring Steve Reeves *[[Hercules (1983 film)|''Hercules'' (1983 film)]], starring Lou Ferrigno *[[Hercules (1997 film)|''Hercules'' (1997 film)]], a Disney animated film *[[Hercules (2014 film)|''Hercules'' (2014 film)]], an action-adventure film starring Dwayne Johnson. ===Television=== *''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'', a 1995–1999 American action television series, starring Kevin Sorbo, that aired in syndication *[[Hercules (1998 TV series)|''Hercules'' (1998 TV series)]], a 1998–1999 American animated television series, based on the 1997 Disney film of the same name, that aired on ABC and in syndication *[[Hercules (miniseries)|''Hercules'' (miniseries)]], a 2005 American television miniseries that aired on NBC ===Music=== *[[Hercules (Handel)|''Hercules'' (Handel)]], a music drama by George Frideric Handel *"Hercules", a 1973 song by [[Aaron Neville]] *"Hercules", a song by Midnight Oil, from their 1985 EP ''[[Species Deceases]]'' *[[Hercules (soundtrack)|''Hercules'' (soundtrack)]], for the animated Disney film *"Hercules", a song from Elton John's 1972 album ''[[Honky Château]]'' *"Hercules", a song from [[George Watsky]]'s 2009 album, "Watsky" *"Hercules", a song from [[Young Thug]]'s 2016 mixtape "[[I'm Up (Young Thug mixtape)|I'm Up]]" ===Video games=== *[[Hercules (1984 video game)|''Hercules'' (1984 video game)]], for home computers *[[Disney's Hercules (video game)|''Disney's Hercules'' (video game)]], 1997, based upon the Disney adaptation ===Other media=== *[[Hercules (franchise)]], a Disney media franchise *[[Hercules (musical)|''Hercules'' (musical)]], a 2019 broadway musical based on the 1997 Disney animated film ==People== *[[Hercules (chef)]], chef enslaved by George Washington *[[Hercules (gangster)]] (born 1960s), Indonesian crime boss *[[Hércules Brito Ruas]] (born 1939), former Brazilian footballer *[[Hercules Brabazon Brabazon]] (1821–1906), English artist *[[Hercules Burnett]] (1865–1936), Major League Baseball player *[[Hércules de Miranda]] (1912–1982), Brazilian footballer *[[Hércules Florence]] (1804–1879), French-Brazilian painter and inventor *[[Hercules Huncks]] (died 1660), one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England *[[Hercules Kyvelos]] (born 1975), Canadian welterweight boxer *[[Hercules Linton]] (1836–1900), Scottish shipbuilder and designer *[[Hercules Mata'afa]] (born 1995), American football player *[[Hercules Mulligan]], (1740–1825), tailor and spy for the patriot forces in the American Revolutionary War *Sir [[Hercules Read]] (1857–1929), British archaeologist and curator at the British Museum *[[Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead]] (1824–1897), the 5th governor of Hong Kong *[[Hercules Ross]] (1745–1816), Scottish merchant involved in the campaign for the abolition of the slave trade *[[Hercules Seghers]] (1589–1638), Dutch painter and printmaker *[[Hercules Taylour]] (1759–1790), Irish soldier and politician *[[Herculez Gomez]] (born 1982), American soccer player *[[Ercole Dembowski]] (1812–1881), Italian astronomer *[[Erekle II]] (1720 or 1721–1798), king of Georgia in the Caucasus *[[Francis, Duke of Anjou]] (1555–1584), birth name Hercule François *[[Hercules (wrestler)]] (born Ray Fernandez, 1956–2004), WWF wrestler *[[Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey]] (1847–1914), Boer general *[[Ruben Cruz]] (1950–2020), a retired Puerto Rican wrestler known by his ring name Hercules Ayala * ===Characters=== *Hercules, a superhero in the 1970s Filmation animated cartoon ''[[Space Sentinels]]'' *Hercules, a superhero in the 1970s Filmation animated cartoon ''[[The Freedom Force (animated series)|The Freedom Force]]'' *[[Hercules (Disney character)]] *[[Hercules (TUGS)|Hercules (''TUGS'')]], a fictional character *[[Hercules Grytpype-Thynne]], a character from the British 1950s comedy radio programme ''The Goon Show'' *[[Richard Sandrak]], little Hercules <ref>https://www.journeyranger.com/stories/what-ever-happened-to-little-hercules/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=%7B%7Bplacement%7D%7D&utm_campaign=LHerc+v81.2d+LS+C3+AND+OB1+T.d42+TWT&twclid=11469264100962095109</ref> ====Comics==== *[[Hercules (comics)]], any of various versions of the mythical hero in comics, including: **[[Hercules (DC Comics)]] **[[Hercules (Marvel Comics)]] **[[Hercules (Radical Comics)]] ==Places== ===Asia=== * [[Temple of Hercules (Amman)]], a Roman temple with fragments of a monumental sculpture in Amman, Jordan ===Europe=== *[[Băile Herculane]], a spa town in Romania where Hercules supposedly rested during his travels *[[Hercules (nightclub)]], a gay nightclub in Helsinki, Finland *[[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 *[[Temple of Heracles, Agrigento]], in old Akragas in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy ===North America=== *[[Hercules, California]], a small town **[[Hercules station]] *[[Hercules, Missouri]], an unincorporated community *[[Hercules Glades Wilderness]], a wilderness area in Missouri *[[Hercules Mine, Idaho]], a silver mine in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains ==Teams== *[[Hércules (Salvadoran team)]], a football team *[[Hércules CF]], a football team based in Alicante, Spain *[[JS Hercules]], a football team based in Oulu, Finland *[[USV Hercules]], a football club based in Utrecht, Netherlands ==Technology== *[[Nikon NASA F4]], one of the first digital cameras, used by NASA as HERCULES *[[Hercules (emulator)]], an IBM mainframe emulator *[[Hercules Graphics Card]], a computer graphics controller card released in 1982 **[[Hercules InColor Card]], a graphics controller card released in 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 ==Vehicles== *[[de Havilland Hercules]], a 1920s airliner and mailplane *[[Fletcher Hercules]], an ultralight trike aircraft *''Hercules'' (1872–1889), one of the ten [[South Devon Railway Buffalo class]] steam locomotives *''Hercules'', one of the [[GWR 3031 Class]] locomotives run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915 *{{ship||Hercules|ship}}, one of a number of vessels by that name **[[Hercules (1907)|''Hercules'' (1907)]], a steam tug now preserved in San Francisco, California **{{SS|Hercules}}, any of several steamships **[[HMS Hercules|HMS ''Hercules'']], any of several ships of the Royal Navy *[[Hercules (motorcycle)]], built by Sachs Motorcycles *[[Hercules (locomotive)]], built in 1838 for the [[Beaver Meadow Railroad]] *[[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]], an armored battlefield recovery vehicle *[[Paladin Hercules]], an American powered parachute design *Hercules Cycles, a brand of bicycles produced by [[Tube Investments of India]] ==Other== *[[Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae]], a setting of Mass dedicated to Ercole d'Este I * Judge Hercules, a metaphorical "ideal judge" posited by legal philosopher [[Ronald Dworkin]] *''[[Farnese Hercules]]'', an ancient sculpture made for the Baths of Caracalla in Rome *''[[Hercules the Archer]]'', a 1909 sculpture by Antoine Bourdelle *[[Operation Herkules]], the cancelled invasion of Malta in World War II *[[Hercules (tree)]], a giant sequoia in the Mountain Home Grove, California *[[Winter Storm Hercules]], designated by The Weather Channel in the United States in 2014 *[[Resupply Depot Hercules]], an orbiting space station concept by Bigelow Aerospace ==See also== *[[Ercole (disambiguation)]] *[[Herculean (song)|"Herculean" (song)]], a single by The Good, the Bad, and the Queen *[[Heracles (disambiguation)]] *[[Hercules' Club (disambiguation)]] *[[Hercule (disambiguation)]] *[[Pillars of Hercules]], the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar *[[Temple of Hercules (disambiguation)]] {{disambiguation|geo|hndis|ship}}'