Hercules (disambiguation)
Hercules is the Roman adaptation of 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
- 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, USA
- Hercules Gas Engine Company, in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Hercules Inc., a chemical company which merged with and became Ashland, Inc.
- Hercules Cycle and Motor Company, a former 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), an action-adventure film
Television
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, a 1995–1999 American action television series, starring Kevin Sorbo, that aired in syndication
- 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 (TV miniseries), a 2005 American television miniseries that aired on NBC
- Young Hercules, a 1998–1999 American-New Zealand television series that aired on Fox Kids
- The Mighty Hercules, a 1963 animated television series
- The Sons of Hercules, a 1970s television series
- Spiff and Hercules, an animated TV series based on the eponymous comic strip
Music
- Hercules (Handel), a music drama by George Frideric Handel
- "Hercules", a song written by Allen Toussaint and a single by Aaron Neville released in 1973
- "Hercules", a song by Midnight Oil, from their 1985 EP Species Deceases
- Hercules (soundtrack), for the animated Disney film
- "Hercules", James Taylor's boyhood dog in his song, CopperlineOh, that's trivial,)
- "Hercules", a song from Elton John's 1972 album Honky Chateau
Video games
- Hercules (1984 video game), for home computers
- Disney's Hercules (video game), 1997, based upon the Disney adaptation
- Herc's Adventures, 1997, for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation
Multimedia
- Berserker (Fate/stay night), a visual novel and anime character, depicted as Hercules or Heracles
People
- Hercules (chef), slave belonging to George Washington
- 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 (born 1950), a retired Puerto Rican wrestler known by his ring name Hercules Ayala
Fictional characters
- Hercules, a superhero in the 1970s Filmation animated cartoon Space Sentinels
- Hercules, a superhero in the 1970s Filmation animated cartoon The Freedom Force
- Hercules (TUGS), a fictional character
- Hercules Grytpype-Thynne, a character from the British 1950s comedy radio programme The Goon Show
- HerculesKabuterimon, a Digimon character
Comics
- Hercules (comics), any of various versions of the mythical hero in comics, including:
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
- 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
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
- Hercules (1907), a steam tug now preserved in San Francisco, California
- Hercules (motorcycle), built by Sachs Motorcycles
- Hercules (locomotive), built in 1838 for the Beaver Meadow Railroad
- HMS Hercules, any of 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, an armored battlefield recovery vehicle
- SS Hercules, any of several steamships
- Paladin Hercules, an American powered parachute design
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
- Hercules (Disney franchise)
- Resupply Depot Hercules, an orbiting space station concept by Bigelow Aerospace
See also
- "Herculean" (song), a single by The Good, the Bad, and the Queen
- Heracles (disambiguation)
- Hercules' Club (disambiguation)
- Hercule (disambiguation)
- Ercole (disambiguation)
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