Twelve Labours of Hercules

proper noun

Twelve tasks carried out by the Greek hero Herakles (romanized as Hercules) as his penance.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. GreekRomanhuman sciencesTwelve tasks carried out by the Greek hero Herakles (romanized as Hercules) as his penance.

Translations

Italian dodici fatiche di Ercole
  • dodici fatiche di Ercolethe series of labours
Portuguese doze trabalhos de Hércules
  • doze trabalhos de Hérculesthe series of labours
Russian двена́дцать по́двигов Гера́кла
  • двена́дцать по́двигов Гера́кла (dvenádcatʹ pódvigov Gerákla)the series of labours
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