# Hercules — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/hercules-whe-definition-discussion/2772>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [July 9, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/hercules-whe-definition-discussion/2772 "2012-07-09T14:12:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/hercules-whe-definition-discussion/2772/1 "2012-07-09T14:12:15Z")

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Hercules (Herakles) was a hero of Greek mythology famous for his great strength and endurance. Celebrated as an extraordinary mortal, his success in seemingly impossible labours won him an immortal place amongst the gods. As the greatest of heroes, he has been ascribed a multitude of adventures over the centuries which were probably originally connected to lesser, more local figures.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/hercules/](https://www.worldhistory.org/hercules/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/hercules-whe-definition-discussion/2772/2 "2026-07-28T21:31:08Z")

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