Herakles

Herakles

1. Alternative spelling of Heracles.
   • 2011, Alexandra Alexandridou, The Early Black-Figured Pottery of Attika in Context (c. 630-570 bce) (Monumenta Graeca et Romana; 17), Brill, →ISBN, page 67, column 2:

     The addition of inscribed names can indicate that the symposion is mythological, as on the Eurytios krater, where Herakles is depicted banqueting as a guest of the king (Paris, Musée du Louvre, E635, Payne, 1931: pl. 27).

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês)

• IPA^(key): /ˈherɑkles/, [ˈhe̞rɑ̝kle̞s̠]
• Rhymes: -erɑkles
• Syllabification^(key): He‧rak‧les
• Hyphenation^(key): He‧rak‧les

Herakles

1. (Greek mythology) Heracles, Hercules

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês). Doublet of Herkules.

• IPA^(key): /xɛˈra.klɛs/

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• Rhymes: -aklɛs
• Syllabification: He‧ra‧kles

Herakles m pers (related adjective heraklesowy)

1. (uncountable, Greek mythology) Heracles (Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength; most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family)

   Synonym: Herkules

2. (countable, rare) a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Heracles

• Herakles in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Herakles in PWN's encyclopedia

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛraklɛs/

Herakles m pers (genitive singular Heraklesa, Herakla, declension pattern of chlap)

1. (Greek mythology) Hercules

• “Herakles”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025