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HERAKLES

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Greek Mythology

Other Scripts: ‘Ηρακλης (Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: HER-ə-kleez (English)   [key]

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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