Hercules
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The Indonesian Air Force said it was bringing 13 tons of emergency aid airlifted in two Hercules transport planes and a Boeing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 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 Hercules bench set, composed of five seats made from the same slab of eucalyptus, $12,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 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
Achelous took the form of a bull and attacked him fiercely, but Hercules was used to subduing bulls.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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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
Famed Nova Herculis of 1934 became one of the twelve brightest stars, but it started from the 14th magnitude.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Thus doing, though you be libertino patre natus, you shall suddenly grow Herculis proles: Si quid mea carmina possunt.
From English literary criticism by Various