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Hercules

[hur-kyuh-leez] / ˈhɜr kjəˌliz /






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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

A local farmer told AFP news agency that he had heard a loud bang before the Hercules crashed into trees near his home.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

The Hercules aircraft went down shortly after departure from Puerto Leguizamo, near the southern border with Ecuador, strewing burning wreckage on the jungle floor.

From Barron's Mar. 23, 2026

Hercules sought him madly everywhere, shouting his name and plunging deeper and deeper into the forest away from the sea.

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

Therefore the doubling of the Nova Herculis lines indicated motions both toward Earth and away from Earth.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Monaco, or Portus Herculis Monœci, was well known to the ancients," said the Professor.

From Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu by Woolson, Constance Fenimore




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