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 ...

is the Roman adaptation of the Greek mythological hero Heracles. Hercules may also refer to:

Animals

Hercules beetle The Hercules beetle (''Dynastes hercules'') is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to the rainforests of Central America, South America, and the Lesser Antilles. It is the longest extant species of beetle in the world, and is also one of the ...

Hercules (bear) Hercules (1975 – 4 February 2001) was a trained grizzly bear from Scotland who appeared in a number of cameo roles for various television productions, reaching the height of his popularity in the 1980s. Origins Hercules was born in captivity ...

(1975–2001), Scottish wrestling bear * Hercules (liger), the world's largest living cat *

Hercules moth ''Coscinocera hercules'', the Hercules moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae, endemic to New Guinea and northern Australia. The species was first described by William Henry Miskin in 1876. Description Adults have a wingspan of about , mak ...

, of family Saturniidae *

Hercules parrot ''Heracles inexpectatus'' is a giant fossil parrot species from New Zealand, assigned to a monotypic genus ''Heracles'', that lived during the early Miocene approximately 16 to 19 million years ago. The species was described from two tibiotarsus fo ...

, an extinct giant parrot species from New Zealand

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

Hercules (comics) The mythological hero Hercules or Heracles appears in several comics. * Hercules (DC Comics), a long-running DC Comics character * Hercules (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character ** Hercules, a trainee member of ''The Order'' * ''Hercules'', ...

, various versions of the mythical hero in comics *

Hercules (Disney character) The following are fictional characters from Disney's 1997 film ''Hercules (1997 film), Hercules'' and from Hercules (1998 TV series), the derived TV series. These productions are adaptations of Greek mythology, very different from the classical ve ...

* Hercules (''TUGS''), in the British children's television series ''TUGS'' *

Hercules Grytpype-Thynne Hercules Grytpype-Thynne was a character from the British 1950s comedy radio programme ''The Goon Show''. He was voiced by Peter Sellers. In the episode "Who Is Pink Oboe?", Valentine Dyall filled-in for the role in Sellers' absence. Grytpype-T ...

, a character from the British 1950s comedy radio programme ''The Goon Show'' * Hercules, a superhero in the 1970s Filmation animated cartoon ''

Space Sentinels ''Space Sentinels'' (originally titled ''Young Sentinels'' and renamed midway through its only season) is a Saturday morning animated series produced by Filmation which debuted on the American NBC network on September 10, 1977 and ran for thirtee ...

Film

* ''Hercules'' (1958 film), starring Steve Reeves * ''Hercules'' (1983 film), starring Lou Ferrigno ** ''

The Adventures of Hercules ''The Adventures of Hercules'' ( it, Le avventure dell'incredibile Ercole) is the 1985 sequel to the 1983 film ''Hercules''. It was written and directed by Luigi Cozzi and has bodybuilder-turned-actor Lou Ferrigno reprising his role as the title ...

'' (1985 film), sequel to the 1983 film * ''Hercules'' (1997 film), a Disney animated film * ''Hercules'' (2014 film), an action-adventure film starring Dwayne Johnson

Television

* ''

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' is an American television series filmed in New Zealand, based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles (Hercules was his Roman analogue). Starring Kevin Sorbo as Hercules and Michael Hurst as ...

'', a 1995–1999 American syndicated action television series starring Kevin Sorbo * ''Hercules'' (1998 TV series), based on the 1997 Disney film * ''Hercules'' (miniseries), a 2005 American television miniseries that aired on NBC

Music

* ''Hercules'' (Handel), a music drama by George Frideric Handel * "Hercules", a 1973 song by

Aaron Neville Aaron Joseph Neville (born January 24, 1941) is a retired American R&B and soul singer. He has had four platinum albums and four Top 10 hits in the United States, including three that reached number one on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. ...

* "Hercules", a song by Midnight Oil from their 1985 EP ''

Species Deceases ''Species Deceases'' is an extended play by Australian rock music group, Midnight Oil, which was released on 26 November 1985 under the CBS record label. ''Species Deceases'' debuted at No. 1 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Char ...

'' * ''Hercules'' (soundtrack), for the 1997 Disney film * "Hercules", a song from Elton John's 1972 album ''

Honky Château ''Honky Château'' is the fifth studio album by English musician Elton John. It was released in 1972, and was titled after the 18th century French chateau where it was recorded, Château d'Hérouville. The album reached number one in the US, th ...

'' * "Hercules", a song from

George Watsky George Virden Watsky (born September 15, 1986), better known mononymously as Watsky, is an American rapper, singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, poet, author, and illustrator. Watsky broke out as a rapper with his viral video "Pale k ...

's 2009 album ''Watsky'' * "Hercules", a song from Young Thug's 2016 mixtape '' I'm Up''

Video games

* ''Hercules'' (1984 video game), for home computers * ''Disney's Hercules'' (video game), 1997, based on the Disney film

Other arts and entertainment

Hercules (franchise) ''Hercules'' is a Disney media franchise comprising a film series and additional merchandise, starting with the 1997 animated Disney feature of the same name, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. Films ''Hercules'' ''Hercules'' is a 1997 ...

, a Disney media franchise * ''Hercules'' (musical), 2019, based on the 1997 Disney film * ''Hercules'' (Piero della Francesca), a 15th-century fresco * ''Hercules'' (Seneca), a play

Astronomy

Hercules (constellation) Hercules is a constellation named after Hercules, the Roman mythology, Roman mythological hero adapted from the Greek mythology, Greek hero Heracles. Hercules was one of the 48 constellations listed by the second-century astronomer Ptolemy, and i ...

, in the northern hemisphere **

Hercules (dwarf galaxy) Hercules, or Her, is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy situated in the Hercules constellation and discovered in 2006 in data obtained by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The galaxy is located at a distance of about 140 kpc from the Sun and moves away ...

, near the Milky Way galaxy **

Hercules Superclusters The Hercules Superclusters (SCl 160) refers to a set of two nearby superclusters of galaxies. Relative to other local superclusters, Hercules is considered particularly large, being approximately 330 Mly in diameter. The Northern Local Supervoi ...

***

Hercules Cluster The Hercules Cluster ( Abell 2151) is a cluster of about 200 galaxies some 500 million light-years distant in the constellation Hercules. It is rich in spiral galaxies and shows many interacting galaxies. The cluster is part of the larger Hercul ...

Hercules (crater) Hercules is a prominent crater located in the northeast part of the Moon, to the west of the crater Atlas. It lies along the east edge of a southward extension in the Mare Frigoris. To the west across the mare is Bürg. To the south is the ...

, a lunar impact crater

Businesses

* Hercules (Bulgarian company), a defunct maker of commercial vehicles * Hercules (nightclub), Helsinki, Finland *

Hercules (vehicles) Hercules (Greek: Ηρακλής) was a Greek manufacturer of agricultural machinery based in Kerkyra (Corfu). It also produced light vehicles categorized as "farm equipment" according to Greek law, including light all-terrain vehicles. The latter ...

, a Greek manufacturer of farm vehicles *

Hercules Computer Technology Hercules Computer Technology, Inc. was a manufacturer of computer peripherals for IBM PC compatible, PCs and Macintosh, Macs founded in 1982. History Hercules was formed in 1982 in Hercules, California, by Van Suwannukul and Kevin Jenkins and ...

, a former computer peripheral manufacturer *

Hercules Cycle and Motor Company The Hercules Cycle and Motor Company Limited was a British bicycle manufacturer founded on 9 September 1910 in Aston in England.Company registration 111679: Companies House – http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/ The name Hercules was chosen for ...

, a former British bicycle manufacturer *

Hercules Engine Company Hercules Engine Corporation was an American engine manufacturer located in Canton, Ohio. History The company was founded in 1915, known at first as Hercules Motor Manufacturing Company, to build industrial engines, especially for trucks. The comp ...

, in Canton, Ohio, US *

Hercules Gas Engine Company The Hercules Gas engine company was a United States-based company which first produced buggies. It later was one of the top producers of gasoline engines, including to power cement mixers. The company was founded in 1902, in Cincinnati, Ohio ...

, in Cincinnati, Ohio, US *

Hercules Inc. Hercules, Inc. was a chemical and munitions manufacturing company based in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, incorporated in 1912 as the Hercules Powder Company following the breakup of the DuPont explosives monopoly by the U.S. Circuit ...

, a chemical company which merged with and became Ashland, Inc.

Military

* HMS ''Hercules'', any of several Royal Navy ships *

Lockheed C-130 Hercules The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally design ...

, an American military transport aircraft *

Bristol Hercules The Bristol Hercules is a 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine designed by Sir Roy Fedden and produced by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1939. It was the most numerous of their single sleeve valve ( Burt-McCollum, or Argyll, typ ...

, a British aircraft engine *

Nike Hercules The Nike Hercules, initially designated SAM-A-25 and later MIM-14, was a surface-to-air missile (SAM) used by U.S. and NATO armed forces for medium- and high-altitude long-range air defense. It was normally armed with the W31 nuclear warhead, bu ...

, a surface-to-air missile used by US and NATO armed forces *

M88 Hercules The M88 Recovery Vehicle is one of the largest armored recovery vehicles (ARV) in use by United States Armed Forces. There are three variants, the ''M88'', ''M88A1'' and ''M88A2'' HERCULES (Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extract ...

, a US Army armored battlefield recovery vehicle

People

Mononym or professional name

Hercules (gangster) Rosario de Marshall, commonly known as Hercules, is an Indonesian gangster and political broker hailed from the current Timor-Leste. Hercules was a porter for the Indonesian army during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor. Once moved to Jakarta, ...

(born 1960s), Indonesian crime boss *

Hercules (wrestler) Raymond Constantine Fernandez (May 7, 1956 – March 6, 2004) was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hercules Hernandez, or simply Hercules. Fernandez began his career in 1979, primarily wrestling in Florida and Te ...

, WWF professional wrestler Ray Fernandez (1956–2004) *

Ruben Cruz Ruben Cruz (July 14, 1950 – January 22, 2020) was a Puerto Rican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Hercules Ayala. He competed in Canadian and international wrestling promotions including the eastern Canadian Grand Prix Wres ...

(1950–2020), Puerto Rican professional wrestler known by his ring name, Hercules Ayala *

Richard Sandrak Richard Sandrak (born 15 April 1992), also known as Little Hercules, is a Ukrainian-born American former bodybuilder, martial artist and actor, known for his muscular physique at an extremely young age, and for his appearance in the documentary ...

(born 1992), American bodybuilder known as Little Hercules

Given name

Hércules Brito Ruas Hércules de Brito Ruas, (born 9 August 1939 in Rio de Janeiro), known as Brito, is a former Brazilian footballer. He played as a central defender for several clubs, and for the Brazil national team. Career In 1975, he played abroad in the ...

(born 1939), Brazilian footballer known as Brito *

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (born Hercules Brabazon Sharpe; 27 November 1821 – 14 May 1906) was an English artist, accomplished in Turner-manner watercolours. Life and work Brabazon was the younger son of Hercules Sharpe and his wife ...

(1821–1906), English artist *

Hercules Burnett Hercules H. Burnett (August 13, 1865 – October 4, 1936), was a Major League Baseball player who was mainly a center fielder for the Louisville Colonels. He played briefly for the Colonels in while the team was in the American Associatio ...

(1865–1936), Major League Baseball player * Hércules de Miranda (1912–1982), Brazilian footballer *

Hércules Florence Antoine Hercule Romuald Florence (February 29, 1804 – March 27, 1879) was a Monegasque-Brazilian painter and inventor, known as the isolate inventor of photography in Brazil, three years before Daguerre (but six years after Nicéphore Niépce), ...

(1804–1879), French-Brazilian painter and inventor *

Hercules Huncks Hercules Huncks (died 19 October 1660) was an English soldier and one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England. Hercules Huncks was born in Warwickshire. Although the rest of his family were Royalist, he joined the Parliamentarians and attai ...

(died 1660), English soldier, one of the Regicides of King Charles I * Hercules Kyvelos (born 1975), Canadian welterweight boxer *

Sir Hercules Langrishe, 1st Baronet Sir Hercules Langrishe, 1st Baronet (1729 – 1 February 1811) was an Irish politician. Life and career He was the only son of Robert Langrishe of Knocktopher, County Kilkenny and Anne Whitby, daughter of Jonathan Whitby of Kilcreggan, and ...

(1729–1811), Irish politician *

Sir Hercules Langrishe, 5th Baronet Sir Hercules Robert Langrishe (27 June 1859 - 23 October 1943) was an Irish Baronet, High Sheriff of Kilkenny. soldier and sailor, and a keen huntsman and yachtsman. The only son of Sir James Langrishe, 4th Baronet and Adela de Blois Eccles, d ...

(1859–1943), Irish soldier, sailor and yachtsman *

Hercules Linton Hercules Linton (1 January 1837 – 15 May 1900) was a Scottish surveyor, designer, shipbuilder, antiquarian and local councillor, best known as the designer of the ''Cutty Sark'' and partner in the yard of Scott and Linton, which built her. ...

(1836–1900), Scottish shipbuilder and designer * Hercules Mata'afa (born 1995), American football player *

Hercules Mulligan Hercules Mulligan (September 25, 1740March 4, 1825) was an Irish-American tailor and spy during the American Revolutionary War. He was a member of the Sons of Liberty. Early life Born in Coleraine in the north of Ireland to Hugh and Sarah Mulli ...

, (1740–1825), tailor and spy for the patriot forces in the American Revolutionary War * Hércules Pereira do Nascimento (born 2000), Brazilian footballer *

Hercules Posey Hercules Posey (1748 – May 15, 1812) was an enslaved African owned by George Washington, at his plantation Mount Vernon in Virginia. "Uncle Harkless," as he was called by George Washington Parke Custis, served as chief cook at the Mansion Hou ...

(1748–1812), slave owned by George Washington *

Hercules Read Sir Charles Hercules Read (6 July 1857 – 11 February 1929) was a British archaeologist and curator who became Keeper of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography at the British Museum, and President of the Society of Antiquaries of L ...

(Charles Hercules Read, 1857–1929), British archaeologist and curator at the British Museum *

Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, (19 December 1824 – 28 October 1897), was a British colonial administrator who became the 5th Governor of Hong Kong and subsequently, the 14th Governor of New South Wales, the first Gover ...

(1824–1897), the 5th governor of Hong Kong *

Hercules Ross Hercules Ross (1745 – 25 December 1816) was a Scottish merchant, who made a fortune in Jamaica, became an intimate friend of Horatio Nelson and figured prominently, if briefly, in the campaign for the abolition of the slave trade. Fiona Schar ...

(1745–1816), Scottish merchant involved in the campaign for the abolition of the slave trade *

Hercules Seghers Hercules Pieterszoon Seghers or Segers ( 1589 – 1638) was a Dutch painter and printmaker of the Dutch Golden Age. Segers is in fact the more common form in contemporary documents, and was used by the painter himself (modern use is about equall ...

(1589–1638), Dutch painter and printmaker *

Hercules Taylour Major Hercules Langford Taylour (9 September 1759 – 20 May 1790) styled The Honourable from 1760, was an Irish soldier and politician. He was the second son of Thomas Taylour, 1st Earl of Bective and his wife Jane Rowley, daughter of Hercule ...

(1759–1790), Irish soldier and politician

Surname

Kylie Hercules Kylie Marie Hercules, MLC (born 5 October 1989) is a politician and former prison officer and social worker from the island of Saint Helena, part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Career Born o ...

(born 1989), Saint Helena politician and official * Olia Hercules (born 1984), London-based Ukrainian chef, food writer and food stylist

Places

Hercules, California Hercules is a city in western Contra Costa County, California. Situated along the coast of San Pablo Bay, it is located in the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area, about north of Berkeley, California. As of 2010, its population was 24, ...

, a small town *

Hercules, Missouri Hercules is an unincorporated community in Taney County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. Hercules is located on Missouri Route 125, south of Bradleyville and just northeast of the Hercules Glades Wilderness protected area. The townsite is ...

, an unincorporated community * Mount Hercules, Antarctica *

Port Hercules Port Hercules (french: Port Hercule) is the only deep-water port in Monaco. The port has been in use since ancient times. The modern port was completed in 1926, and underwent substantial improvements in the 1970s. It covers almost , enough to pro ...

, Monaco

Teams

Hércules (Salvadoran football club) Hércules was a professional football team that played in San Salvador, El Salvador. They were founded on 25 September 1904 as Club Deportivo Hercules as asporting club focused on athletics, swimming, basketball and football. Hércules was a ...

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3 and plays its hom ...

, a football team based in Alicante, Spain *

JS Hercules JS Hercules is an association football club established in Oulu, Finland, in 1998. The team started at the lowest level of the Finnish league system and was playing in the Third Division until promoted to Finnish Second Division, Kakkonen, for ...

, a football team based in Oulu, Finland *

USV Hercules Utrechtse Sportvereniging Hercules (Utrecht Sports Association Hercules), also known as USV Hercules or Hercules Utrecht, is an amateur football club in Utrecht, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_c ...

, a football club based in Utrecht, Netherlands

Technology

Nikon NASA F4 The Nikon NASA F4 Electronic Still Camera was one of the first and rarest fully digital cameras with development started in 1987. While Nikon delivered a modified Nikon F4 body, most of the electronics for the digital camera and housings were d ...

, one of the first digital cameras, used by NASA as HERCULES *

Hercules (emulator) Hercules is a computer emulator allowing software written for IBM mainframe computers (System/370, System/390, and zSeries/System z) and for plug compatible mainframes (such as Amdahl machines) to run on other types of computer hardware, nota ...

, an IBM mainframe emulator * Hercules (processors), a line of safety microcontrollers from Texas Instruments *

Hercules PSU Hercules is the de facto brand name of a range of substitute, or 'upgrade,' power supplies for audiophile turntables that use a synchronous motor. A single design of PCB (printed circuit board) provides crystal oscillator regulated power f ...

, a power supply unit for audiophile turntables

Transportation

de Havilland Hercules The de Havilland DH.66 Hercules was a 1920s British seven-passenger, three-engined airliner built by de Havilland Aircraft Company at Stag Lane Aerodrome. As a more modern replacement for the Airco DH.10 Amiens used on the RAF's airmail se ...

, 1920s British airliner and mailplane *

Fletcher Hercules The Fletcher Hercules is an American two-seat ultralight trike that was designed by AW Harrison and produced by Fletcher's Ultralights of Turlock, California, in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur ...

, American ultralight trike aircraft * ''Hercules'' (1872–1889), one of the ten

South Devon Railway Buffalo class The ten Buffalo class locomotives were broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway. They were designed for goods trains but were also used on passenger trains when required. These lo ...

steam locomotives * ''Hercules'', one of the

GWR 3031 Class The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built ...

locomotives run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915 * , various ships * , several steamships *

Hercules (motorcycle) Hercules was a brand of bicycle and motorcycle manufactured in Germany. The Hercules Company was founded in 1886 to produce bicycles by Carl Marschütz in Nuremberg, Germany and began producing motorcycles in 1904. It was merged with Zweirad Uni ...

, built by Sachs Motorcycles * Hercules (locomotive), built in 1838 for the

Beaver Meadow Railroad The Beaver Meadow Railroad & Coal Company (BMRC) was chartered April 7, 1830, to build a railroad from the mines near Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania, beyond Broad Mountain along Beaver Creek to Penn Haven and along the Lehigh River through Mauch C ...

Hughes H-4 Hercules The Hughes H-4 Hercules (commonly known as the ''Spruce Goose''; registration NX37602) is a prototype strategic airlift flying boat designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company. Intended as a transatlantic flight transport for use duri ...

, better known as the "Spruce Goose", American 1940s prototype flying boat, the largest ever built *

Paladin Hercules The Paladin Hercules is an American powered parachute, that was designed and produced by Paladin Industries of Pennsauken, New Jersey.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page D-9. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001 ...

, American powered parachute design * Hercules Cycles, brand of bicycles produced by

Tube Investments of India Tube Investments of India Limited (Initially established as TI Cycles of India Limited, Madras) is a Murugappa Group company that specializes in engineering, bicycles, metal formed products, and chains. It is based in Chennai. It was incorpora ...

Hercules station Hercules station (officially the Hercules Regional Intermodal Transit Center) is a proposed intermodal infill train station and ferry terminal in Hercules, California in Contra Costa County. It is to be the first direct Amtrak-to-ferry transit h ...

, proposed train station and ferry terminal for Hercules, California

Other

* Judge Hercules, a metaphorical "ideal judge" posited by legal philosopher

Ronald Dworkin Ronald Myles Dworkin (; December 11, 1931 – February 14, 2013) was an American philosopher, jurist, and scholar of United States constitutional law. At the time of his death, he was Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law and Philosophy at New Yo ...

Hercules (roller coaster) Hercules was a wooden roller coaster located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Manufactured by the Dinn Corporation and designed by Curtis D. Summers, the roller coaster opened to the public on May 6, 1989. It set a w ...

, former structure in Allentown, Pennsylvania *

Hercules (tree) The Hercules Tree in the Mountain Home Grove of California is a living giant sequoia tree that has a room carved into the center of it. It is also known as the "Room Tree". History A wealthy rancher from Lindsay, California named Jesse Hoskins (1 ...

, a giant sequoia in the Mountain Home Grove, California *

Winter Storm Hercules The early 2014 North American cold wave was an extreme weather event that extended through the late winter months of the 2013–2014 winter season, and was also part of an unusually cold winter affecting parts of Canada and parts of the north-cen ...

, designated by The Weather Channel in the United States in 2014 *

Resupply Depot Hercules The Bigelow Next-Generation Commercial Space Station was a private orbital space station under conceptual development by Bigelow Aerospace in the 2000s and 2010s. Previous concepts of the space station had included multiple modules such as t ...

, an orbiting space station concept by Bigelow Aerospace *

Hercules silver mine The Hercules Mine was one of the richest lead/silver mines in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains in Burke, Idaho. It was discovered by Harry L. Day, a bookkeeper and clerk, and Fred Harper, a local prospector. In 1923 the mine owners founded the Day Min ...

, in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains, Idaho