…a hero of superhuman strength and courage who performed twelve immense tasks or ‘labours’ imposed on him and who after death was ranked among the gods…
…a very large tropical American rhinoceros beetle, the male of which has two long curved horns extending from the head and one from the thorax…
…either of two tall prickly shrubs or small trees of the US:…
…an ancient name for two promontories on either side of the Strait of Gibraltar (the Rock of Gibraltar and Mount Acho in Ceuta), held by legend to have been parted by the arm of Hercules…
…a very large tropical American rhinoceros beetle, the male of which has two long curved horns extending from the head and one from the thorax…
…(b.1947), English pop and rock singer, pianist, and songwriter; born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; full name Sir Elton Hercules John. His many hit songs include ‘Your Song’ (1970) and ‘Nikita’ (1985). His tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, ‘Candle in the Wind’ (1997), became the highest-selling single in history…
