Hercules
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But the charming, softie Stallone we see in “I Am Rocky” seems like a character from mythology, a Hercules lacking the prickly complexities that Stallone himself detailed in his recent memoir.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
The expedition used the remotely operated vehicle Hercules, which recorded extensive video footage that was later archived for public access and annotated by researchers at UH Mānoa.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
The crash is the second time a Hercules C-130 has been involved in a deadly accident in as many months.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
The crash is the second by a C-130 Hercules aircraft in South America in under a month.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
He told Hercules he could keep on holding up the sky, for Atlas himself would take the apples to Eurystheus.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Nova V1674 Herculis was one of the fastest ever recorded, rising and fading within days.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 31, 2025
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt will run the 100 meters at the Herculis EBS meeting in Monaco on July 21, two weeks before his final world championships appearance in London, organizers said on Wednesday.
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2017
Bernard Lagat, a former Washington State standout, improved his American record in the 5,000 meters when he finished second in the Diamond League Herculis meet in Monaco.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2011
Such a one was Nova Herculis, the famed "new star" of 1934.
From Time Magazine Archive
Alpha Herculis, Antares, and Mira, together with orange and reddish stars and most of the variable stars, belong in type III.
From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David Peck Todd
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