Heracleum (other)
Heracleum may mean *The plant genus ''Heracleum'' (plant) *An alternative spelling of Herakleion, the capital of Crete in Greece *An alternative spelling of Heraklion, various places with that name *An alternative spelling of Heracleium, various places with that name See also *Heracleium (other) *Heraklion (other) *Heracles Heracles ( ; grc-gre, Ἡρακλῆς, , glory/fame of Hera), born Alcaeus (, ''Alkaios'') or Alcides (, ''Alkeidēs''), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.By his adoptive ...

Heracleum (plant)
''Heracleum'' is a genus of biennial and perennial herbs in the carrot family Apiaceae. They are found throughout the temperate northern hemisphere and in high mountains as far south as Ethiopia. Common names for the genus or its species include hogweed and cow parsnip. The genus name ''Heracleum'' was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It derives from the Ancient Greek () "of Heracles", referring to the mythological hero. Species Many species of the genus ''Heracleum'' are similar in appearance. An outlier is ''H. mantegazzianum'', the large size of which is exceptional. Common species include: * ''Heracleum mantegazzianum'', giant hogweed, native to the western Caucasus region of Eurasia, a serious invasive species in many areas of Europe and North America * ''Heracleum sosnowskyi'', Sosnowsky's hogweed, native to the eastern Caucasus, a common weed throughout Europe and Asia * ''Heracleum persicum'', Persian hogweed, native to Iran, Iraq, and Turkey * ''Heracleum spho ...
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Herakleion
Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a population of 211,370 (Urban Area) according to the 2011 census. The population of the municipality was 177,064. The Bronze Age palace of Knossos, also known as the Palace of Minos, is located 5.5 km (3.1m) southeast of the city. Heraklion was Europe's fastest growing tourism destination for 2017, according to Euromonitor, with an 11.2% growth in international arrivals. According to the ranking, Heraklion was ranked as the 20th most visited region in Europe, as the 66th area on the planet and as the 2nd in Greece for the year 2017, with 3.2 million visitors and the 19th in Europe for 2018, with 3.4 million visitors. Etymology The Arab traders from al-Andalus (Iberia) who founded the Emirate of Crete moved the island's capital from Gortyna to a new castle they called ...
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Heraklion (other)
Heraklion ( el, Ἡράκλειον; alternative spellings: ''Iraklio'', ''Iraklion'', ''Irakleio'', ''Herakleion'') is a Greek city name referring to Herakles and most notably used for Heraklion, the administrative capital and largest city of Crete and the fifth largest in Greece. Heraklion may also refer to: __NOTOC__ Ancient *Herakleion (Pieria), in ancient Macedon, Greece * Heracleion, an ancient city near Alexandria, Egypt Modern * Irakleio, Attica, a suburban city in the Athens urban area * Irakleio, Corinthia, a village in Corinthia * Irakleio, Thessaloniki, a village in Thessaloniki Prefecture Ships * 1925-1993, a coaster, originally SS Manganese * 1949-1966, a roll on/roll off car ferry, originally SS Leicestershire. Lost in a storm with about 220 deaths out of about 260 aboard; one of the greatest maritime disasters in Greek history. See also * Heracleum (other) * Heracles (other) Heracles or Herakles is the Greek mythic hero and son of the god Zeu ...
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Heracleium (other)
Heracleium is an ancient city of Crete. Heracleium or Herakleion ( grc, Ἡράκλειον) may also refer to: * Heracleium (Bithynia), ancient town of Bithynia, now in Turkey * Heracleium (Egypt), ancient town of Egypt * Heracleium (Ionia), ancient town of Ionia, now in Turkey * Heracleium (Pieria), ancient town of Pieria * Heracleium (Pontus), ancient town of Pontus, now in Turkey See also * Heracleum (other) {{geodis ...
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