Hercules (disambiguation)

Hercules (disambiguation)
Hercules is the Roman adaptation of the Greek mythological hero Heracles.
Hercules may also refer to:
Animals
Hercules beetle
Hercules (bear) (1975–2001), Scottish wrestling bear
Hercules (liger), the world's largest living cat
Hercules moth, of family Saturniidae
Hercules parrot, an extinct giant parrot species from New Zealand
Arts and entertainment
Fictional characters
Hercules (comics), various versions of the mythical hero in comics
Hercules (Disney character)
Hercules (TUGS), in the British children's television series TUGS
Hercules Grytpype-Thynne, a character from the British 1950s comedy radio programme The Goon Show
Hercules, a superhero in the 1970s Filmation animated cartoon Space Sentinels
Film
Hercules (1958 film), starring Steve Reeves
Hercules (1983 film), starring Lou Ferrigno
The Adventures of Hercules (1985 film), sequel to the 1983 film
Hercules (1997 film), a Disney animated film
Hercules (2014 film), an action-adventure film starring Dwayne Johnson
Television
The Mighty Hercules, a 1963–1966 Canadian-American animated television show
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, a 1995–1999 American syndicated action television series starring Kevin Sorbo
Hercules (1998 TV series), based on the 1997 Disney film
Hercules (miniseries), a 2005 American television miniseries that aired on NBC
Music
Hercules (Handel), a music drama by George Frideric Handel
"Hercules", a 1973 song by Aaron Neville
"Hercules", a song by Midnight Oil from their 1985 EP Species Deceases
Hercules (soundtrack), for the 1997 Disney film
"Hercules", a song from Elton John's 1972 album Honky Château
"Hercules", a song from George Watsky's 2009 album Watsky
"Hercules", a song from Young Thug's 2016 mixtape I'm Up
Video games
Hercules (1984 video game), for home computers
Disney's Hercules (video game), 1997, based on the Disney film
Other arts and entertainment
Hercules (franchise), a Disney media franchise
Hercules (musical), 2019, based on the 1997 Disney film
Hercules (Piero della Francesca), a 15th-century fresco
Hercules (Seneca), a play
Astronomy
Hercules (constellation), in the northern hemisphere
Hercules (dwarf galaxy), near the Milky Way galaxy
Hercules Superclusters
Hercules Cluster
Hercules (crater), a lunar impact crater
Businesses
Hercules (Bulgarian company), a defunct maker of commercial vehicles
Hercules (nightclub), Helsinki, Finland
Hercules (vehicles), a Greek manufacturer of farm vehicles
Hercules Computer Technology, a former computer peripheral manufacturer
Hercules Cycle and Motor Company, a former British bicycle manufacturer
Hercules Engine Company, in Canton, Ohio, US
Hercules Gas Engine Company, in Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Hercules Inc., a chemical company which merged with and became Ashland, Inc.
Military
HMS Hercules, any of several Royal Navy ships
Hughes H-4 Hercules, a prototype strategic airlift flying boat
Lockheed C-130 Hercules, an American military transport aircraft
Bristol Hercules, a British aircraft engine
Nike Hercules, a surface-to-air missile used by US and NATO armed forces
M88 Hercules, a US Army armored battlefield recovery vehicle
People
Mononym or professional name
Hercules (gangster) (born 1960s), Indonesian crime boss
Hercules (wrestler), WWF professional wrestler Ray Fernandez (1956–2004)
Ruben Cruz (1950–2020), Puerto Rican professional wrestler known by his ring name, Hercules Ayala
Richard Sandrak (born 1992), American bodybuilder known as Little Hercules
Given name
Hércules Brito Ruas (born 1939), Brazilian footballer known as Brito
Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821–1906), English artist
Hercules Burnett (1865–1936), Major League Baseball player
Hércules de Miranda (1912–1982), Brazilian footballer
Hércules Florence (1804–1879), French-Brazilian painter and inventor
Hercules Huncks (died 1660), English soldier, one of the Regicides of King Charles I
Hercules Kyvelos (born 1975), Canadian welterweight boxer
Sir Hercules Langrishe, 1st Baronet (1729–1811), Irish politician
Sir Hercules Langrishe, 5th Baronet (1859–1943), Irish soldier, sailor and yachtsman
Hercules Linton (1836–1900), Scottish shipbuilder and designer
Hercules Mata'afa (born 1995), American football player
Hercules Mulligan, (1740–1825), tailor and spy for the patriot forces in the American Revolutionary War
Hércules Pereira do Nascimento (born 2000), Brazilian footballer
Hercules Posey (1748–1812), slave owned by George Washington
Hercules Read (Charles Hercules Read, 1857–1929), British archaeologist and curator at the British Museum
Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead (1824–1897), the 5th governor of Hong Kong
Hercules Ross (1745–1816), Scottish merchant involved in the campaign for the abolition of the slave trade
Hercules Seghers (1589–1638), Dutch painter and printmaker
Hercules Taylour (1759–1790), Irish soldier and politician
Surname
Kylie Hercules (born 1989), Saint Helena politician and official
Olia Hercules (born 1984), London-based Ukrainian chef, food writer and food stylist
Places
Hercules, California, a small town
Hercules, Missouri, an unincorporated community
Mount Hercules, Antarctica
Port Hercules, Monaco
Teams
Hércules (Salvadoran football club)
Hércules CF, a football team based in Alicante, Spain
JS Hercules, a football team based in Oulu, Finland
USV Hercules, a football club based in Utrecht, Netherlands
Technology
Nikon NASA F4, one of the first digital cameras, used by NASA as HERCULES
Hercules (emulator), an IBM mainframe emulator
Hercules (processors), a line of safety microcontrollers from Texas Instruments
Hercules Graphics Card, and early graphics card for the IBM PC
Hercules PSU, a power supply unit for audiophile turntables
Transportation
de Havilland Hercules, 1920s British airliner and mailplane
Fletcher Hercules, American ultralight trike aircraft
Hercules (1872–1889), one of the ten South Devon Railway Buffalo class steam locomotives
Hercules, one of the GWR 3031 Class locomotives run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915
, various ships
, several steamships
Hercules (motorcycle), built by Sachs Motorcycles
Hercules (locomotive), built in 1838 for the Beaver Meadow Railroad
Hughes H-4 Hercules, better known as the "Spruce Goose", American 1940s prototype flying boat, the largest ever built
Paladin Hercules, American powered parachute design
Hercules Cycles, brand of bicycles produced by Tube Investments of India
Hercules station, proposed train station and ferry terminal for Hercules, California
Other
Judge Hercules, a metaphorical "ideal judge" posited by legal philosopher Ronald Dworkin
Hercules (roller coaster), former structure in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Hercules (tree), a giant sequoia in the Mountain Home Grove, California
Winter Storm Hercules, designated by The Weather Channel in the United States in 2014
Resupply Depot Hercules, an orbiting space station concept by Bigelow Aerospace
Hercules silver mine, in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains, Idaho
the "Hercules gene", a popular name for variants of the MSTN gene coding for myostatin
See also
Pillars of Hercules, the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar
Temple of Hercules (disambiguation)
Farnese Hercules, an ancient sculpture made for the Baths of Caracalla in Rome
Hercules the Archer, a 1909 sculpture by Antoine Bourdelle
Herkules (disambiguation)
Hercule (disambiguation)
Ercole (disambiguation), Italian form of the name