Hercule may refer to:
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
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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
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Hercule Flambeau, in the Father Brown mysteries by G. K. Chesterton
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Hercule (''Dragon Ball'') or Mr. Satan, in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise
* Hercule, from the comic book ''
Pif et Hercule''
People
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Hercule, Duke of Montbazon (1568–1654), French peer
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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
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Hercule Corbineau (1780–1823), French soldier
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Hercule Dupré (1844–1927), Canadian farmer, lumber merchant, and political figure
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Hercule Mériadec, Duke of Rohan-Rohan (1669–1749)
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Hercule Mériadec, Prince of Guéméné (1688–1757)
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Hercule Nicolet
Hercule Nicolet (18 January 1801 Neuchâtel – 16 September 1872) born Louis-Ami-Hercule Nicolet, was a Switzerland, Swiss lithography, lithographer, natural history illustrator, librarian at ''École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort'' from 186 ...
(1801–1872), Swiss lithographer, natural history illustrator, librarian, and entomologist
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Hercule de Serre
Pierre François Hercule, comte de Serre (12 March 1776 – 21 July 1824) was a French soldier, lawyer and politician. He was a deputy from 1815 to 1824, and was Minister of Justice in three successive cabinets from 1818 to 1821. He sat on the cen ...
(1776–1824), French soldier, lawyer, and politician
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Hercule-Louis Turinetti, marquis of Prié
Ercole Giuseppe Lodovico Turinetti, marchese di Priero e di Pancalieri also marchese di Priè (in Italian) or Hercule-Louis Turinetti, marquis de Prié (in French) (Turin, 27 November 1658 – Vienna, 12 January 1726), was interim Governor of th ...
(1658–1726), Dutch noble
Other uses
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''Hercule'' (film), a 1938 French comedy film
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French ship ''Hercule'', nineteen ships of the French Navy
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''Hercule''-class ship of the line, led by the ''Hercule'' of 1836
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''Hercule'' (hydrogen balloon), a 1795 observation balloon, companion to ''
L'Intrépide
''L'Intrépide'' ("The Intrepid") is a hydrogen balloon of the '' Compagnie d'Aérostiers'' (French Aerostatic Corps) and is the oldest preserved manned aircraft in Europe.Information plaque displayed in the '' Heeresgeschichtliches Museum'': ...
'', used by the Compagnie d'Aérostiers (French Aerostatic Corps)
See also
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Hercules (disambiguation) Hercules is the Roman adaptation of the Greek mythological hero Heracles.
Hercules may also refer to:
Animals
* Hercules beetle
* Hercules (bear) (1975–2001), Scottish wrestling bear
* Hercules (liger), the world's largest living cat
* Hercul ...
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Herkules (disambiguation) Herkules may refer to:
* Junkers Ju 352 Herkules, a German World War II transport aircraft
* Operation Herkules, a proposed World War II invasion of Malta by the Axis
* Maschinenfabrik Herkules, a German manufacturer of machine tools
* IF Herkul ...
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Heracles (disambiguation)
Heracles is the Greek version of Hercules, a legendary figure from Greek mythology
Herakles may also refer to:
People and characters
* Héracles (born 1992), Brazilian soccer player
* House of Heracles, the mythical descendants of the legendar ...
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Herakles (disambiguation)
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Ercole (disambiguation)
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