How to Use Hercules in a Sentence

Hercules

noun

• Legend has it this town on the Coast of the Gods was founded by Hercules.
  — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
• Richard, Hercules and Willam Tindal; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
  — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024
• Mohsen looked like Hercules and fought like him en route to the easy victory.
  — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
• In 2022, fragments of a statue of Hercules were unearthed at the site.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
• The video the Super Hercules soar towards the smoke and drop fire retardant on the Palisades Fire.
  — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
• The suspect, a 31-year-old Hercules man, was spotted by police driving away from the scene.
  — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
• The vessel will be easy to spot in Monaco’s Port Hercules, thanks to its powder-blue, orange, and white hull.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2024
• But policing thousands of people in a small space would seem to be a labor Hercules would turn his back on.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
• Turning off the ignition will require the strength of Hercules.
  — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
• And up above a subterranean pool stands a statue of Hercules, bow drawn for battle.
  — Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024
• Cannon went as Hercules and Scott dressed as the red-haired Megara, while their daughter Halo went as an angel.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023
• Another sideshow with fireworks and cars spinning donuts took place near Hercules, on Franklin Canyon Road near the golf course.
  — Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
• When Alcmene gave birth (by Zeus) to Hercules, Hera sent two snakes to kill him in his cradle, though the infant strangled them with his bare hands.
  — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
• One of the most impressive innovations Brady shared is the Hercules drive unit.
  — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
• One of the most important towns on the Coast of the Gods, Tropea was supposedly founded by Hercules.
  — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023
• From the same zoo in Australia that gave us giant spiders Hercules and Colossus comes an arachnid that is ... even bigger.
  — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
• The new Disney Destiny ship will be getting a Hercules stage musical on board.
  — Natasha Chen, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
• But then, just as Hercules crossed over a ridge, a curious sight floated across the screen: small, almost iridescent bulbs clinging to the seamount wall.
  — Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
• The arachnid, named Hercules, was handed over by a member of the public through the park's funnel-web antivenom program.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
• In body and soul, the formidable strength of Hercules meets a dash of Jethro Bodine’s affable naivety.
  — Christopher Knight, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
• The three posed together, with Alyssa dressed as Megara from Hercules while Halo was dressed as an angel in her first-ever costume.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
• Take the familiar story of the Greek hero Heracles (also known as Hercules).
  — Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
• The well is located near the Temple of Hercules in a sacred area of the archaeological site.
  — Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
• One nagging problem that the Globemaster shares with the Lockheed C-130 Hercules is its rear section, which is marked by an upswept rear when the cargo door is raised.
  — David Szondy, New Atlas, 2 Feb. 2025
• The complex is dominated by the Temple of Hercules and other cult buildings.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 7 June 2024
• The nova will appear in a small arc between the Boötes and Hercules constellations, and will be visible from the Northern Hemisphere.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
• In his June memo, Cirne wrote that the company is preparing to launch a new product this summer, codenamed Hercules.
  — oregonlive, 3 July 2020
• Two such remaining towers still exist around the Hercules Wilderness Area, 15 minutes away, which has 32 miles of hiking trails.
  — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2025
• Also next year, Hercules the musical is hitting London’s West End.
  — Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2024
• How exactly the motif spread to the broader world — and became wrapped up in the popular mythology of Hercules — remains unknown, Uehlinger said.
  — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024