Hercules

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The Hercules bench set, composed of five seats made from the same slab of eucalyptus, $12,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The plane, a Hercules used for transporting troops, came down near the town of Puerto Leguízamo, in Putumayo province.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The crash is the second by a C-130 Hercules aircraft in South America in under a month.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Later, its soft intoning of “The world’s avenger is no more” embodied the mourning and loss of hope after the death of Hercules.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

When Hercules came to the underworld he lifted Theseus from the seat and brought him back to earth.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton