Hercules
Example Sentences
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Among the items returned was a fresco depicting the infant Hercules strangling a snake, which dates to the first century.
From New York Times
The fresco, done in the classic style of Pompeiian art, depicts Hercules as a child strangling a snake.
From Seattle Times
She set off from Hercules Inlet in November and hoped to reach Reedy Glacier within 75 days.
From BBC
President George Washington enslaved Black people, including his personal chef, Hercules.
From Salon
“Ercole” concerns one of Hercules’ dozen labors, this one requiring him to obtain the weapons from Antiope, the queen of the Amazons.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.