Hercules' choice

noun

toil and duty chosen in preference to ease and pleasure

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Meanings

noun
  1. toil and duty chosen in preference to ease and pleasure

Origin

From a famous story in Xenophon's Memorabilia.

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Hercules' choice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hercules'%20choice

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