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Herakles

 

Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: ‘Ηρακλης (Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: HER-a-kleez

Means "glory of Hera" from the name of the goddess HERA combined with Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory". This was the name of a hero in Greek and Roman mythology, the son of Zeus and the mortal woman Alkmene. He completed twelve labours in order to become a god.

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