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In old Roman stories, Hercules is a hero famous for huge strength. The tales say the gods made him do twelve almost impossible jobs — killing a lion with his hands, cleaning vast dirty stables, dangerous animals, and so on. People call those jobs the Labours of Hercules.
In old Roman stories在古羅馬的故事裡 Hercules海克力斯 is a hero famous for huge strength是個以驚人力氣聞名的英雄。The tales故事裡 say the gods made him do twelve almost impossible jobs說眾神要他完成十二件幾乎不可能的任務 killing a lion with his hands像是徒手殺死一頭獅子 cleaning vast dirty stables清理龐大骯髒的馬廄 fetching dangerous animals抓來危險的動物 and so on等等。People大家 call those jobs把這些任務稱作 the Labours of HerculesLabours of Hercules（海克力斯的十二項任務）。
The Greeks told the same stories first, but they called him (Heracles in English spelling). Hercules is the Roman name, and it is the one English mostly uses.
The Greeks希臘人 told the same stories first最早講這些故事的是希臘人 but they called him但他們叫他 Herakles (Heracles in English spelling)Herakles（英文拼法作Heracles）。Hercules海克力斯（Hercules）這個名字 is the Roman name是羅馬時代的稱呼 and it is the one English mostly uses而英文大多用的也是這一個。
Though actually, he is not just “a strong man” in the old stories: he is hot-tempered, he suffers, and some of the labours are clever as much as they are muscular.
Though actually不過其實 he他 is not just “a strong man” in the old stories在古老的故事裡並不只是「一個大力士」 he他 is hot-tempered脾氣暴躁 he suffers也會受苦 and some of the labours are clever as much as they are muscular而且有些任務靠的是聰明，不只是蠻力。
In later English, people stretch the name. They may call a very strong man a Hercules, and they talk about a task when a job feels almost too hard. Everyday talk uses that adjective more than the name itself.
In later English後來的英文裡 people人們 stretch the name把這個名字延伸使用。They大家 may call a very strong man可能會把一個非常強壯的人 a Hercules稱作a Hercules and they talk about也會說 a Herculean task一件Herculean task（艱鉅任務） when a job feels almost too hard當一件事幾乎難到不可能。Everyday talk日常對話裡 uses that adjective more than the name itself用那個形容詞（Herculean）比用這個名字本身還多。
The word is a name, so it stays capitalised when you mean the hero.
The word這個字 is a name是個名字 so所以 when you mean the hero指那位英雄的時候 it stays capitalised字首要大寫。
組成From Latin Herculēs, from Etruscan hercle, from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês). The Greek name is often tied to Hera (the goddess) and kléos (glory); one scholarly view traces the first piece further back to a very old word for year or season. Scholars do not all agree on the exact pieces.
原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Herculesname/ˈhɜːkjəliːz/
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human-sciencesmysticismmythologyThe Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his twelve labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.
- THere were many Hercules'''’s, but (as Tully ſays, de Nat. Deor. lib. 3.) the famous Actions of them all are aſcrib’d to him who was the Son of Jupiter, by Alcmena, the Wife of Amphitryo King of Thebes.
- THere were many Hercules'''’s amongſt the Antients; Varro enumerates Forty four. The moſt famous were, Hercules Marguſanus, Hercules Ogmius, who was the Symbol of Eloquence amongſt the Gauls; Hercules Pollens, Hercules Thebanus, firſt called Alcides, Hercules' Tyrius, or Egyptian; and there were two of them; the Elder called Melicarthus, or Eſau, the Founder of the City of Tyre; and the Younger, who Subdu’d Geryon, and was Worſhipped in Sidon in Spain.
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astronomynatural-sciencesA summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero, lying between the constellations Lyra and Corona Borealis.
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astronomynatural-sciencesA crater in the first quadrant on the moon.
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rareA male given name from Ancient Greek.
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A city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
Herculesnoun/ˈhɜːkjəliːz/
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A Hercules beetle.
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A man with Herculean attributes.
- For the immaculate gentleman her cries had lured to what was to have been his death had been suddenly metamorphosed into a demon of revenge. Instead of soft muscles and a weak resistance, she was looking upon a veritable Hercules gone mad.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。