Hercules (disambiguation)

Hercules is the mythical Roman hero and son of the god Jupiter.

Hercules may also refer to:

• Heracles, the mythical Greek hero from which Hercules was adapted
• Hercules (constellation)

Animals

• Hercules (bear), the Scottish wrestling bear

Species Latin binomial name abbreviations

• A. hercules
• C. hercules
• D. hercules (disambiguation)
• M. hercules
• P. hercules

Companies and corporations

• Hercules (corporation), a multi-national computer product manufacturer
• Hercules (vehicles) a Greek manufacturer of farm vehicles
• Hercules Gas Engine Company, an engine manufacturer from Cincinnati, Ohio
• Hercules Motor Car Company, a former automobile manufacturer in New Albany, Indiana
• Hercules Inc., formerly a chemical company that merged with and became Ashland, Inc.
• Hercules Cycle and Motor Company, a former major British bicycle manufacturer
• Hercules GmbH, a former motorcycle and bicycle company in Nürnberg, Germany

Drama and media

• Hercules (Handel), a music drama by George Frideric Handel
• Hercules (1958 film), starring Steve Reeves
  • Hercules Unchained, a 1959 sequel starring Steve Reeves
• Hercules (1983 film), starring Lou Ferrigno
• Hercules (1997 film), the Disney animated film
  • Hercules (soundtrack), the soundtrack for Disney's 1997 animated feature
  • Hercules (video game), a 1997 video game based on the Disney animated film
  • Herc's Adventures video game released for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation by LucasArts Entertainment in 1997.
  • Hercules: The Animated Series, a TV series based on the Disney movie
• Hercules (TV miniseries), an NBC 2005 TV miniseries
• Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, a TV series from 1995–1999, starring Kevin Sorbo
• Hercules in New York, Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1970 film debut
• Hercules Returns, a 1993 Australian comedy film
• The Mighty Hercules, a 1963 animated television series
• The Sons of Hercules, a 1970s television series
• Young Hercules, a 1998 television series
• "Hercules", a song by Midnight Oil, from their 1985 EP Species Deceases
• Hercules, a superhero in the 1970s Filmation animated cartoon Space Sentinels
• Hercules, a superhero in the 1970s Filmation animated cartoon The Freedom Force
• "Herculean" (song), a single by The Good, the Bad, and the Queen
• Hercules (1984 video game), a 1980s video game for home computers published by Interdisc, Alpha Omega and The Power House
• Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae, a setting of Mass dedicated to Ercole d'Este I

In fiction

• Hercules (Disney character), a fictional character from the Disney movie Hercules
• Hercules (jurisprudence), the name of the ideal judge of legal philosopher Ronald Dworkin
• Hercules (TUGS), a fictional character from children's series TUGS
• Hercules (comics), any of the various versions of that mythical hero in comics, the two most prominent of which are:
  • Hercules (DC Comics), the DC Comics version of the hero
  • Hercules (Marvel Comics), the Marvel comics version of the hero
• Hercules Grytpype-Thynne, a character from the British 1950's comedy radio programme The Goon Show
• HerculesKabuterimon, a Digimon character
• Berserker (Fate/stay night), The Moon Light, Visual Game and Anime character, depicted as Hercules or Heracles

People

• Hercules (chef), a slave belonging to George Washington
• Hércules Brito Ruas, a former football (soccer) player from Brazil
• Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821–1906), English artist
• Hercules Burnett (1865–1936), a Major League Baseball player
• Hércules de Miranda (1912–1982), a Brazilian footballer
• Hércules Florence (1804–1879), a French-Brazilian painter and inventor
• Hercules Huncks, one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England
• Hercules Kyvelos, a welterweight boxer from Canada
• Hercules Linton (1836–1900), a Scottish shipbuilder and designer
• Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, the 5th governor of Hong Kong
• Hercules Ross (1745–1816), a Scottish merchant involved in the campaign for the abolition of the slave trade
• Hercules Seghers (1589–1638), a Dutch painter and printmaker
• Hercules Taylour (1759–1790), an Irish soldier and politician
• Herculez Gomez, an American soccer player
• Ercole Dembowski, an Italian astronomer
• Erekle II, a king of Georgia in the Caucasus
• Francis, Duke of Anjou (1555–1584), birth name Hercule François
• Ray Fernandez, a former WWF wrestler whose ring name was Hercules
• Ruben Cruz, a retired Puerto Rican wrestler known by his ring name Hercules Ayala

Places

• Hercules, California, a small town named after an explosive used by the former California Powder Works company
• Hercules (constellation), a constellation
  • Hercules Cluster, a cluster of about 100 galaxies in the constellation Hercules
• Hercules (crater), a lunar impact crater
• Hercules Glades Wilderness, a wilderness area in Missouri
• Hercules Mine, Idaho, a silver mine in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains in Idaho
• Hercules monument (Kassel), the landmark of Kassel, Hesse, Germany
• Hercules Station & Terminal, a direct rail-to-ferry transit hub in Hercules, California
• Herculaneum, an ancient Roman town in Campania, Italy
• Băile Herculane, a spa town in Romania where Hercules supposedly rested during his travels
• Great Altar of Hercules, a temple of the Forum Boarium, Rome, Italy
• Temple of Hercules Victor, a temple of the Forum Boarium, Rome, Italy
• Tower of Hercules, an ancient Roman lighthouse at A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Teams

• Hércules (Salvadoran team), a football team based in San Salvador, El Salvador
• Hércules CF a football team based in Alicante, Spain

Technology

• Hercules emulator, an IBM mainframe emulator
• Hercules Graphics Card, a computer graphics controller made by Hercules Computer Technology, Inc.
  • Hercules InColor Card, an IBM PC compatible graphics controller card released in April 1987
• HERCULES laser, a high-power laser from the University of Michigan
• Bristol Hercules, an aircraft engine
• Nike-Hercules Missile, a surface-to-air missile used by US and NATO armed forces
• Hercules Engine Company, a U.S. engine manufacturer [1]
• Hercules PSU, a power supply unit for audiophile turntables

Vehicles

• de Havilland Hercules, a 1920s airliner and mailplane
• Fletcher Hercules, ultralight trike aircraft
• Hercules (1872–1889), one of the ten South Devon Railway Buffalo class steam locomotives
• Hercules was one of the GWR 3031 Class locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915.
• Hercules (1907), a 1907 built steam tug now preserved in San Francisco, California
• Hercules (motorcycle), a brand of motorcycles built by Sachs Motorcycles
• HMS Hercules, 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
• M88 Hercules (Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System), armored battlefield recovery vehicle
• SS Hercules a number of steamships with this name

Other

• Farnese Hercules, an ancient sculpture, one of the most famous sculptures made for the Baths of Caracalla in Rome
• Hercules the Archer, a 1909 sculpture by Antoine Bourdelle
• Operation Herkules, the canceled invasion of Malta in World War II

See also

• Heracles (disambiguation)
• Hercules' Club (disambiguation)
• Hercule (disambiguation)