Hercules (disambiguation)

Hercules is the Roman adaptation of the Greek mythological hero Heracles.

Mythology

Animals

Hercules beetle
Hercules (bear), the Scottish wrestling bear
Hercules (liger), the world's largest living cat
Hercules moth, of family Saturniidae
Hercules parrot, a giant fossil parrot species from New Zealand

Astronomy

Hercules (constellation), in the northern hemisphere
- Hercules (dwarf galaxy), near the Milky Way galaxy
- Hercules Superclusters
  - Hercules Cluster
Hercules (crater), a lunar impact crater

Companies and corporations

Hercules Computer Technology, a multi-national computer product manufacturer
Hercules (vehicles), a Greek manufacturer of farm vehicles
Hercules Engine Company, in Canton, Ohio, US
Hercules Gas Engine Company, in Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Hercules Inc., a chemical company which merged with and became Ashland, Inc.
Hercules Cycle and Motor Company, a former British bicycle manufacturer

Media

Film

Hercules (1958 film), starring Steve Reeves
- Hercules Unchained, a 1959 sequel starring Steve Reeves
Hercules in New York, Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1970 film debut
Hercules (1983 film), starring Lou Ferrigno
- The Adventures of Hercules, 1985 sequel, also starring Lou Ferrigno
Hercules Returns, a 1993 Australian comedy film
Hercules (1997 film), a Disney animated film
The Legend of Hercules, a 2014 action-adventure film
Hercules (2014 film), an action-adventure film starring Dwayne Johnson.

Television

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, a 1995–1999 American action television series, starring Kevin Sorbo, that aired in syndication
Hercules (1998 TV series), a 1998–1999 American animated television series, based on the 1997 Disney film of the same name, that aired on ABC and in syndication
Hercules (miniseries), a 2005 American television miniseries that aired on NBC
Young Hercules, a 1998–1999 American-New Zealand television series that aired on Fox Kids
The Mighty Hercules, a 1963 animated television series
The Sons of Hercules, a 1970s television series
Spiff and Hercules, an animated TV series based on the eponymous comic strip

Music

Hercules (Handel), a music drama by George Frideric Handel
"Hercules", a 1973 song by Aaron Neville
"Hercules", a song by Midnight Oil, from their 1985 EP Species Deceases
Hercules (soundtrack), for the animated Disney film
"Hercules", a song from Elton John's 1972 album Honky Château
"Hercules", a song from George Watsky's 2009 album, "Watsky"

Video games

Hercules (1984 video game), for home computers
Disney's Hercules (video game), 1997, based upon the Disney adaptation
Herc's Adventures, 1997, for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation
Hercules, God of War (game character)

Other media

Berserker (Fate/stay night), a visual novel and anime character, depicted as Hercules or Heracles
Hercules (franchise), a Disney media franchise
Hercules (musical), a 2019 broadway musical based on the 1997 Disney animated film

People

Hercules (chef), slave belonging to George Washington
Hercules (gangster) (born 1960s), Indonesian crime boss
Hércules Brito Ruas (born 1939), former Brazilian footballer
Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821–1906), English artist
Hercules Burnett (1865–1936), Major League Baseball player
Hércules de Miranda (1912–1982), Brazilian footballer
Hércules Florence (1804–1879), French-Brazilian painter and inventor
Hercules Huncks (died 1660), one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England
Hercules Kyvelos (born 1975), Canadian welterweight boxer
Hercules Linton (1836–1900), Scottish shipbuilder and designer
Hercules Mata'afa (born 1995), American football player
Hercules Mulligan, (1740–1825), tailor and spy for the patriot forces in the American Revolutionary War
Sir Hercules Read (1857–1929), British archaeologist and curator at the British Museum
Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead (1824–1897), the 5th governor of Hong Kong
Hercules Ross (1745–1816), Scottish merchant involved in the campaign for the abolition of the slave trade
Hercules Seghers (1589–1638), Dutch painter and printmaker
Hercules Taylour (1759–1790), Irish soldier and politician
Herculez Gomez (born 1982), American soccer player
Ercole Dembowski (1812–1881), Italian astronomer
Erekle II (1720 or 1721–1798), king of Georgia in the Caucasus
Francis, Duke of Anjou (1555–1584), birth name Hercule François
Hercules (wrestler) (born Ray Fernandez, 1956–2004), WWF wrestler
Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey (1847–1914), Boer general
Ruben Cruz (1950–2020), a retired Puerto Rican wrestler known by his ring name Hercules Ayala

Characters

Hercules, a superhero in the 1970s Filmation animated cartoon Space Sentinels
Hercules, a superhero in the 1970s Filmation animated cartoon The Freedom Force
Hercules (TUGS), a fictional character
Hercules Grytpype-Thynne, a character from the British 1950s comedy radio programme The Goon Show

Comics

Hercules (comics), any of various versions of the mythical hero in comics, including:

Places

Asia

Temple of Hercules (Amman), a Roman temple with fragments of a monumental sculpture in Amman, Jordan

Europe

Băile Herculane, a spa town in Romania where Hercules supposedly rested during his travels
Hercules monument (Kassel), the landmark of Kassel, Hesse, Germany
Tower of Hercules, an ancient Roman lighthouse at A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Via Heraclea (Herculean Way), an ancient trade route across Spain

Italy

Great Altar of Hercules, a temple of the Forum Boarium, Rome, Italy
Herculaneum, an ancient Roman town in Campania, Italy
Temple of Hercules Victor, a temple of the Forum Boarium, Rome, Italy
Temple of Heracles, Agrigento, in old Akragas in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

North America

Hercules, California, a small town
- Hercules station
Hercules, Missouri, an unincorporated community
Hercules Glades Wilderness, a wilderness area in Missouri
Hercules Mine, Idaho, a silver mine in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains

Teams

Hércules (Salvadoran team), a football team
Hércules CF, a football team based in Alicante, Spain
JS Hercules, a football team based in Oulu, Finland
USV Hercules, a football club based in Utrecht, Netherlands

Technology

Nikon NASA F4, one of the first digital cameras, used by NASA as HERCULES
Hercules (emulator), an IBM mainframe emulator
Hercules Graphics Card, a computer graphics controller card released in 1982
- Hercules InColor Card, a graphics controller card released in 1987
Bristol Hercules, an aircraft engine
MIM-14 Nike Hercules, a surface-to-air missile used by US and NATO armed forces
Hercules PSU, a power supply unit for audiophile turntables
Hercules (processors), a line of safety microcontrollers from Texas Instruments

Vehicles

de Havilland Hercules, a 1920s airliner and mailplane
Fletcher Hercules, an ultralight trike aircraft
Hercules (1872–1889), one of the ten South Devon Railway Buffalo class steam locomotives
Hercules, one of the GWR 3031 Class locomotives run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915
Hercules (ship), one of a number of vessels by that name
- Hercules (1907), a steam tug now preserved in San Francisco, California
- SS Hercules, any of several steamships
- HMS Hercules, any of several ships of the Royal Navy
Hercules (motorcycle), built by Sachs Motorcycles
Hercules (locomotive), built in 1838 for the Beaver Meadow Railroad
Hughes H-4 Hercules, or "Spruce Goose", the largest flying boat ever built
Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a military transport aircraft
- Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, an updated model of same
M88 Hercules, an armored battlefield recovery vehicle
Paladin Hercules, an American powered parachute design
Hercules Cycles, a brand of bicycles produced by Tube Investments of India

Other

Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae, a setting of Mass dedicated to Ercole d'Este I
Judge Hercules, a metaphorical "ideal judge" posited by legal philosopher Ronald Dworkin
Farnese Hercules, an ancient sculpture made for the Baths of Caracalla in Rome
Hercules the Archer, a 1909 sculpture by Antoine Bourdelle
Operation Herkules, the cancelled invasion of Malta in World War II
Hercules (tree), a giant sequoia in the Mountain Home Grove, California
Winter Storm Hercules, designated by The Weather Channel in the United States in 2014
Resupply Depot Hercules, an orbiting space station concept by Bigelow Aerospace

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