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ALCIDES
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• ALCIDES (noun)
The noun ALCIDES has 1 sense:
1. (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
Familiarity information: ALCIDES used as a noun is very rare.
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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