Hercules (disambiguation)

In classical mythology, Hercules, called Heracles by the Greeks, was a hero son of the god Jupiter and the mortal Alcmene. The name Hercules may also refer to:

People

• Hercules' own name.
• Hercules de Macedonia (326 - 309 BC), son of Alexander the Great and Barsine.
• Hercules I de Este (1431-1505), Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1471 until his death.
• Hercules II de Este (1508-1559), Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1534 until his death.
• Hercules III de Este (1727-1803), Duke of Modena and Reggio between 1780 and 1796.

Sports

• Hercules Football Club, Spanish football team.
• Hercules Club de Fútbol B, subsidiary team of Hércules CF.
• Hercules CF Feminine, Spanish female football team.
• Hercules de Hospitalet, baseball team from Spain.
• Hercules is also the name of a historic football team from El Salvador.

Music

• Ercole lover, opera by Francesco Cavalli.
• Hercules (Händel)
• Ercole su'l Termodonte, Baroque opera by Vivaldi

Fiction

Cinema

• Hercules, (1958), film starring Steve Reeves.
• Hercules (1983), film directed by Luigi Cozzi, starring Lou Ferrigno.
• Hercules, 1997 Disney film.
• Hercules: The Origin of Legend, 2014 film by Renny Harlin.
• Hercules, 2014 film by Brett Ratner.

Series

• Mighty Hercules, 1963 animated series.
• Hercules television series: The Legendary Journeys starring Kevin Sorbo.
• Hercules (1998) animated series based on the Disney film.

Literature

• Hercules DC Comics character freely based on mythological Hercules.
• Hercules is a Marvel Comics character freely based on mythological Hercules.
• Hercules Poirot, detective of many novels by Agatha Christie.

Ships

• The Hercules frigate, flagship of the United Provinces of the River of La Plata.
• The Hercules steam from the Argentine Navy.
• HMS Hercules (disambiguation): 6 ships from the British Roayl Navy.

Aviation

• The Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport plane.
• The eight Hughes H-4 Hercules engines.

Astronomy

• Asteroid (5143) Heracles
• Moon Crater Hercules
• Constellation of Hercules

Others

• The city of Hercules (California, United States).
• The town of Hércules (Coahuila, Mexico).
• Hercules, sculpture by Michelangelo.
• Hercules beetle.
• The emulator mainframes IBM Hercules.
• Hercules Tower. Roman light. The nail.