ˈhərkyəˌlēz, ˈhə̄k-, ˈhəik- noun
( -es )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: after Hercules, Greco-Roman mythological hero noted for his great strength and for having accomplished twelve gigantic tasks imposed upon him, from Latin, from Greek Hēraklēs
: a man of great physical strength
said of him that it was greedy and unfair to be an Adonis and a Hercules as well — E.V.Lucas