/herr"kyeuh leez'/ , n., gen. Herculis /-kyeuh lis/ for 2.
1. Also, Heracles . Also called Alcides . Class. Myth. a celebrated hero, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, possessing exceptional strength: among his many adventures were the twelve labors for his cousin Eurystheus, performed in order to gain immortality. Cf. labors of Hercules .
2. Astron. a northern constellation, between Lyra and Corona Borealis.
[ Hercules, Hercles ]