The male first name Ercole, Italian version of
Hercules
Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
The Romans adapted the Gr ...
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Ercole (name)
Ercole is a masculine given name which is also used as a surname. People with the name include:
Given name A–G
* Ercole dell'Abate (1573–1613), Italian painter
* Ercole Baldini (1933–2022), Italian road racing cyclist
* Ercole Bernabei (16 ...
, list of people with the name
House of D'Este
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Ercole I d'Este
Ercole I d'Este KG (English: ''Hercules I''; 26 October 1431 – 25 January 1505) was Duke of Ferrara from 1471 until 1505. He was a member of the House of Este. He was nicknamed ''North Wind'' and ''The Diamond''.
Biography
Ercole was born in ...
(1431–1505), Duke of Ferrara
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Ercole II d'Este
Ercole II d'Este (5 April 1508 – 3 October 1559) was Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1534 to 1559. He was the eldest son of Alfonso I d'Este and Lucrezia Borgia.
Biography
Through his mother, Ercole was a grandson of Pope Alexander ...
(1508–1559), Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio
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Ercole III d'Este
Ercole III d'Este (Ercole Rinaldo; 22 November 1727 – 14 October 1803) was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1780 to 1796, and later of Breisgau (not resident). He was a member of the House of Este.
Biography
He was born in Modena, the son of Du ...
(Ercole Rinaldo) (1727–1803), Duke of Modena and Reggio
Opera and Film
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Ercole amante
''Ercole amante'' (''Hercules in Love'', French: ''Hercule amoureux'') is an opera in a prologue and five acts by Francesco Cavalli. Its Italian libretto is by Francesco Buti, based on Sophocles' ''The Trachiniae'' and on the ninth book of Ovid ...
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Ercole su'l Termodonte
''Ercole su'l Termodonte'' (; ''Hercules in Thermodon'') is a baroque Italian opera in three acts. In 1723, it became the sixteenth opera set to music by Antonio Vivaldi. Its catalogue number is RV 710. The libretto was written by Antonio Salvi ...
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Le nozze d'Ercole e d'Ebe
''Le nozze d'Ercole e d'Ebe'' (The Marriage of Hercules and Hebe) is an opera in two acts composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck to an Italian libretto by an unknown author. Sometimes referred to as a '' festa teatrale'' or ''serenata'', it wa ...
'' (The Marriage of Hercules and Hebe), an Italian-German opera
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Le pillole di Ercole
''Le pillole di Ercole'' is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
Cast
* Nino Manfredi as Dottor Pasqui
* Sylva Koscina ...
, a 1962 Italian comedy film
Places
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Porto Ercole
Porto Ercole () is an Italian town located in the municipality of Monte Argentario, in the Province of Grosseto, Tuscany. It is one of the two major towns that form the township, along with Porto Santo Stefano. Its name means "Port Hercules".
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Italian town
See also
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Heracles (disambiguation) Heracles or Herakles is the Greek mythic hero and son of the god Zeus.
Heracles may also refer to:
*Hercules, the Roman mythological analogue to the Greek Heracles
* Herakles the Dactyl, a separate figure in Greek mythology said to have originated ...
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Hercules (disambiguation) Hercules is the Roman adaptation of the Greek mythological hero Heracles.
Hercules may also refer to:
Animals
* Hercules beetle
* Hercules (bear) (1975–2001), Scottish wrestling bear
* Hercules (liger), the world's largest living cat
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Hercules' Club (disambiguation) Hercules' Club may refer to:
* Hercules' Club (amulet), a Roman and Migration era artefact type.
Plants
*'' Aralia spinosa'' (also called ''angelica tree'', ''devil's walking stick'', ''prickly ash'')
*'' Zanthoxylum clava-herculis'' (also calle ...
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Hercule (disambiguation)
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Italian masculine given names