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Barça hits five past Sevilla; Heracles scores Puskás worthy goal in thriller with Ajax
Barcelona remains three points clear of bitter rival Real Madrid at the top of La Liga after a huge 5-1 home win over Sevilla.
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Matias Grez, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Take the familiar story of the Greek hero Heracles (also known as Hercules).
—Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
The genre’s most notable monster is the Hydra, defeated by Hercules (also known as Heracles) of Greek myth and Disney fame.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
That’s why the legend of Heracles, who tramples these natural orders of Earth, is so mystifying and disturbing.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
The most famous of these, perhaps, is the Greek myth in which Hera pushes away the baby Heracles from her bosom, and her breast milk spills from horizon to horizon.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Aug. 2023
According to myth, the city was the birthplace of the god Heracles—Hercules to the Romans—who fought battles alongside a kinsman named Iolaus.
—James Romm, WSJ, 29 July 2021
According to the myth, when Hera was nursing Heracles (Hercules), the infant spilled some of the milk and streaked it across the sky.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2023
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Matias Grez, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Take the familiar story of the Greek hero Heracles (also known as Hercules).
—Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
The genre’s most notable monster is the Hydra, defeated by Hercules (also known as Heracles) of Greek myth and Disney fame.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
That’s why the legend of Heracles, who tramples these natural orders of Earth, is so mystifying and disturbing.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
The most famous of these, perhaps, is the Greek myth in which Hera pushes away the baby Heracles from her bosom, and her breast milk spills from horizon to horizon.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Aug. 2023
According to myth, the city was the birthplace of the god Heracles—Hercules to the Romans—who fought battles alongside a kinsman named Iolaus.
—James Romm, WSJ, 29 July 2021
According to the myth, when Hera was nursing Heracles (Hercules), the infant spilled some of the milk and streaked it across the sky.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2023
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“Heracles.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Heracles. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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