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
• Hercules moth, of family Saturniidae
• Hercules parrot, a giant fossil parrot species from New Zealand

Astronomy

• Hercules (constellation), in the northern hemisphere
  • Hercules (dwarf galaxy), near the Milky Way galaxy
  • Hercules Superclusters
    • Hercules Cluster
• 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, US
• Hercules Gas Engine Company, in Cincinnati, Ohio, US
• Hercules Inc., a chemical company which merged with and became Ashland, Inc.
• Hercules Cycle and Motor Company, a former British bicycle manufacturer

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 starring Dwayne Johnson.

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 (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 1973 song by Aaron Neville
• "Hercules", a song by Midnight Oil, from their 1985 EP Species Deceases
• Hercules (soundtrack), for the animated Disney film
• "Hercules", a song from Elton John's 1972 album Honky Château
• "Hercules", a song from George Watsky's 2009 album, "Watsky"

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
• Hercules, God of War (game character)

Other media

• Berserker (Fate/stay night), a visual novel and anime character, depicted as Hercules or Heracles
• Hercules (franchise), a Disney media franchise
• Hercules (musical), a 2019 broadway musical based on the 1997 Disney animated film

People

• Hercules (chef), slave belonging to George Washington
• Hercules (gangster) (born 1960s), Indonesian crime boss
• 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 (1950–2020), a retired Puerto Rican wrestler known by his ring name Hercules Ayala

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

Comics

• Hercules (comics), any of various versions of the mythical hero in comics, including:
  • Hercules (DC Comics)
  • Hercules (Marvel Comics)
  • Hercules (Radical Comics)

Places

Asia

• Temple of Hercules (Amman), a Roman temple with fragments of a monumental sculpture in Amman, Jordan

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
• Temple of Heracles, Agrigento, in old Akragas in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

North America

• Hercules, California, a small town
  • Hercules station
• 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
• USV Hercules, a football club based in Utrecht, Netherlands

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 (ship), one of a number of vessels by that name
  • Hercules (1907), a steam tug now preserved in San Francisco, California
  • SS Hercules, any of several steamships
  • HMS Hercules, any of several ships of the Royal Navy
• Hercules (motorcycle), built by Sachs Motorcycles
• Hercules (locomotive), built in 1838 for the Beaver Meadow Railroad
• 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
• 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
• 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)
• Temple of Hercules (disambiguation)