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Hercules

noun as in colossus

noun as in giant

noun as in titan

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One can only imagine the shock and then the exhilaration when it became obvious that the boulder was a huge statue of the divine Greek hero Hercules.

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The box is carved with scenes of the labors of Hercules, while the lid is decorated with monumental reclining figures of the deceased.

Still, Beach said its Hercules well had failed to find natural gas.

The actor also lent her voice as Hera in Disney’s “Hercules,” then reprised the role in the animated classic’s spinoff video game and TV series.

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In 1991, five people were killed when a Hercules transport aircraft crashed on final approach to Alert, 10 miles from the base.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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