Hercules

Meaning

Hercules, Heracles, heroic son of Zeus.

Translations

Ηρακλής

Herakles

هرقل الأمازيغي

Hèracles

Herakles

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈhɛr.kʊ.ɫeːs]
Etymology

Via the Etruscan 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄 (hercle), from the Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês), apparently cognate of Ἥρα (Hḗra, “Hera”) and, according to Haudry, from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”) + κλέος (kléos, “glory”).

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