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ALCIDES

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Overview

ALCIDES (noun)
  The noun ALCIDES has 1 sense:

1. (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortalityplay

  Familiarity information: ALCIDES used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


ALCIDES (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Alcides; Heracles; Herakles; Hercules

Instance hypernyms:

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Domain category:

classical mythology (the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks)


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