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Fictional characters

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Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...
, in Roman mythology *
Hercule Poirot Hercule Poirot (, ) is a fictional Belgian detective created by the English writer Agatha Christie. Poirot is Christie's most famous and longest-running character, appearing in 33 novels, two plays (''Black Coffee (play), Black Coffee'' and '' ...
, a detective created by Agatha Christie * Hercule Flambeau, in the Father Brown mysteries by G. K. Chesterton * Hercule (''Dragon Ball'') or Mr. Satan, in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * Hercule, from the comic book '' Pif et Hercule''


People

* Hercule, Duke of Montbazon (1568–1654), French peer *
Hercule Audiffret Hercule Audiffret (15 May 1603 – 6 or 16 April 1659), known as "le Père Hercule", was a French orator, religious writer and Superior General of the Christian Doctrine Fathers, Congrégation des Doctrinaires. He was the maternal uncle of Esprit ...
(1603-1659), French orator and religious writer * Hercule Corbineau (1780–1823), French soldier * Hercule Dupré (1844–1927), Canadian farmer, lumber merchant, and political figure * Hercule Mériadec, Duke of Rohan-Rohan (1669–1749) * Hercule Mériadec, Prince of Guéméné (1688–1757) * Hercule Nicolet (1801–1872), Swiss lithographer, natural history illustrator, librarian, and entomologist * Hercule de Serre (1776–1824), French soldier, lawyer, and politician * Hercule-Louis Turinetti, marquis of Prié (1658–1726), Dutch noble


Other uses

* ''Hercule'' (film), a 1938 French comedy film * French ship ''Hercule'', nineteen ships of the French Navy ** ''Hercule''-class ship of the line, led by the ''Hercule'' of 1836 * ''Hercule'' (hydrogen balloon), a 1795 observation balloon, companion to '' L'Intrépide'', used by the Compagnie d'Aérostiers (French Aerostatic Corps)


See also

* * Hercules (disambiguation) * Herkules (disambiguation) * Heracles (disambiguation) * Herakles (disambiguation) * Ercole (disambiguation) {{disambiguation