The hero Hercules, son of the god Zeus by a human mother, was famous for his superhuman strength. As penance for a madness-induced murder spree (the victims were his family), he …

HERCULEAN definition: requiring the great strength of a Hercules; very hard to perform. See examples of herculean used in a sentence.

It took herculean efforts to survive the ordeal of fighting in such inhospitable space.

Definition of Herculean adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. requiring extraordinary strength or exertion: a herculean task. 2. of enormous strength, courage, or size. 3. (cap.) of or pertaining to Hercules.

Hercules (/ ˈhɜːrkjʊˌliːz /, US: /- kjə -/) [2] is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous …

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Things that take great strength — like throwing a boulder or finishing math homework — are sometimes called herculean in honor of Herculues, the hero from Greek mythology.

her•cu•le•an (hûr′kyə lē′ ən, hûr kyo̅o̅′ lē ən), adj. requiring the great strength of a Hercules; very hard to perform: Digging the tunnel was a herculean task. having enormous strength, courage, …

[cap. or lowercase] Very difficult or dangerous: in allusion to the Herculean labors: as, a herculean task. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.