Heracles, also known as Hercules, is a Greek and Roman mythological hero known for his strength and far-ranging adventures. He is one of the most commonly portrayed figures from classical mythology in the popular culture of the 20th and 21st centuries.

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• The Mighty Hercules, an animated series produced in 1963 by Adventure Cartoon Productions in connection with Trans-Lux Television.
• Space Sentinels (1977)
• The Freedom Force (TV Series) (1978)
• Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, a TV series and several made-for-television movies in 1995–1999 starring Kevin Sorbo.
• Hercules: The Animated Series, a TV series based upon the 1997 Disney film.
• Young Hercules, a spin-off of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys which aired on Fox Kids from September 12, 1998, to May 12, 1999, starring Ryan Gosling.
• Hercules (TV miniseries), a 2005 television mini-series done by Hallmark Entertainment.
• Hercules is the mentor and ancestor of Herry Hercules from Class of the Titans.
• Hercules appears in the BBC One series Atlantis where he is portrayed by Mark Addy.
• Hercules appears in the ABC fantasy drama Once Upon a Time, portrayed by Jonathan Whitesell.
• Hercules appears in the animated series DuckTales reboot, this version of him is depicted as a stork.

• Hercules (1979), Popularly considered to be the largest pinball machine made, Hercules was an oversized pinball machine released by Atari.^[6]
• The Return of Heracles (1983) is a video game designed by Stuart Smith and released for Atari 8-bit and Commodore 64 computers. It is a turn-based adventure/rpg designed around the Twelve Labours of Heracles, though you could play as any or all of several characters including Pegasus and Achilles. Its design is similar to Smith's earlier game Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
• Hercules is the title character of the Hercules no Eikō series (1987-2008)
  • Glory of Heracles (2008), a video game for the Nintendo DS, in which you play a boy who lost his memories but is believed to be Heracles. Along his journey, he finds that others have also lost their memories and also believes they are Heracles. The game's story plot does not reflect the actual story of the mythology.
• Disney's Hercules (1997), based on the animated film of the same name.
  • A variation of the Disney version appears as a supporting character in Kingdom Hearts (2002) (voiced by Sean Astin), Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004), Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (voiced by Tate Donovan), Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (2009), Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (2010) (voiced by Josh Keaton), Kingdom Hearts coded (2008), and Kingdom Hearts III (2019) (voiced by Tate Donovan).
• Herc's Adventures (1997) is a comedy adventure-role-playing video game on the PlayStation where you must complete many tasks, many of which are not actually credited to Hercules anywhere else (such as slaying Medusa).
• Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (2000), based upon the TV series of the same name. Released to Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color. The game pits Hercules against his evil half-brother Ares.
• Empire Earth (2001) features a character named Hierakles in the first mission of the Greek campaign, where he is the chieftain of an Anatolian tribe who must lead his people to Thessaly before the winter season sets in.
• Hercules (as Heracles) is a hero character in Age of Mythology (2002) and Age of Empires: Mythologies (2008) for the Nintendo DS.
• In the Japanese visual novel Fate/stay night (2004) as well as its anime adaptation, Heracles appears as the Berserker servant (voiced by Tadahisa Saizen), one of seven heroic spirits summoned to fight in the Holy Grail War. He has twelve lives to represent the twelve labors he underwent for immortality.
• Heracles: Battle with the Gods (2006) is a Nintendo DS & PlayStation 2 game where he must free Pegasus from the clutches of his uncle the evil god Poseidon.
• DragonFable (2006) by Artix Entertainment features a parody of the 12 labours in the form of a quest chain set by a chicken/cow god named Zeuster.
• Rise of the Argonauts (2008), a video game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Hercules appears as one of Jason's Argonauts during the game, as a NPC party character.
• God of War III (2010), Hercules is a boss character and half-brother of the main character Kratos. He is portrayed as sinister and jealous of Kratos, believing Kratos was Zeus' favored son and comparing Kratos' tasks to have been more intense than Hercules' Twelve Labours. Hercules fights Kratos to claim the throne as God of War, which was left vacant after Zeus stripped Kratos of his powers, declaring it his thirteenth unofficial and final labour. He was voiced by Kevin Sorbo, who "reprised" the role from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Kratos himself has some similarities to Hercules, specifically performing tasks for the gods to gain atonement for slaying his own family.
• God of War: Ascension (2013), Hercules appears in the multiplayer mode on the map called Forum of Hercules, modeled after the location of the boss fight in God of War III. Here, he acts as an environmental obstacle for players, and is the final boss for the Trials of the Gods game mode. Kevin Sorbo reprised the role.
• Smite (2014), a video game in which he is known as the "Champion of Rome". He is depicted as a tall broad-shouldered man in his thirties with a tiny head and a humongous club. He also has another appearance, called a 'skin', which allow players to battle as a buff Kevin Sorbo with a beard and make exaggerated jokes about sorbets.
• Assassin's Creed Odyssey DLC "The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades" (2019), a video game in which the protagonist fights Hercules armed with his club, in Tartarus.
• In Civilization VI, Hercules appears as a summonable hero in the Heroes and Legends game mode.

• Percy Jackson & the Olympians: in this series by Rick Riordan, Hercules is portrayed negatively in The Titan's Curse, receiving help in getting the Golden Apples but giving no credit to his helpmate, Zoe Nightshade. He appears again as a minor antagonist in The Heroes of Olympus: The Mark of Athena.
• In author Kevin Given's novel Last Rites: The Return of Sebastian Vasilis. Thor/Hercules is an immortal that was struck by lightning several times and is now a special needs immortal that refers to himself as "The Greek god Thor." While in ancient Greece he was revered as Heracles and then in Norway he was worshipped as the thunder god which has led to his confusion about the past.
• In Henry Lion Oldie's Achaean Cycle Heracles (along with his brother Iphicles) is the protagonist of "A Hero Must Be Alone". The novel omits his labours and focuses on Amphitryon's rivalry with Zeus which motivates him to raise both Heracles and Iphicles equally heroic, despite having to falsely admit that Heracles is Zeus's son. Heracles (or Iphicles, which is left unclear) also appears in Oldie's "Odysseus Son of Laertes".

• Hercules, a 1941 DC Comics appearance in the first Wonder Woman story
• Hercules, a 1958 Dell comic adapting the film from the same year
  • Hercules Unchained, a 1959 Dell comic adapting the sequel to the 1958 film
• The Mighty Hercules, a 1963 Gold Key comic based on the animated series of the same name
• Journey into Mystery Annual #1, a 1965 Marvel Comics comic which featured the debut of Hercules, a character who appeared in many other titles, including his own series
• Hercules: Adventures of the Man-God, a 1967 Charlton comic
• Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, a 1996 Topps comic based on the TV series of the same name
• Hercules, a 2008 Radical comic by Steve Moore

• In the manga One Piece, the character Kozuki Oden bears a resemblance to Heracles. They both possessed tremendous strength since infancy and had numerous affairs with women. Some of Oden's actions are even based on the Twelve Labors of Heracles:

1. Oden defeating the Mountain God is based on the fourth labor, the capture of the Erymanthian Boar.
2. Oden's attempt to help the Flower Capital citizens during a great drought by diverting a river to the city is based on the fifth labor, cleaning the Augean stables in a single day. Unlike Heracles, Oden's action ended in disaster.
3. Both were rejected and disowned by one of their family members (Heracles' nemesis was Hera and Oden was disowned by his father, Kozuki Sukiyaki).
4. Both were sailors (Heracles was part of the Argonauts and Oden sailed with the Whitebeard Pirates and Roger Pirates).
5. Both had fathers who were rulers of their respective domains (Heracles's father was Zeus, King and ruler of Olympus; Oden's father was the head of the Kozuki family and shogun of Wano).

• In the Shuumatsu no Valkirye manga and anime, Hercules is the fourth combatant to fight Jack the Ripper. This version was originally human, until the blood of Zeus drank and became a god. He is a defender of justice and humanity, who is respected and loved by human gods.

• Ercole amante (Hercules in Love) is an opera in five acts composed in 1660 by Francesco Cavalli.
• Hercules (Handel) is a musical drama composed in 1744 by George Frideric Handel.
• The Choice of Hercules (Handel) is an oratorio in three acts composed in 1750 by Handel.
• Hercule mourant (Hercules Dying) is a tragédie en musique in five acts composed in 1761 by Antoine Dauvergne.
• Hercules and Omphale or The Power of Love is a "classical extravaganza" which premiered at Royal St. James's Theatre in London on 26 December 1864. Written by William Brough, with music composed and arranged by Wallerstein, the piece was directed by Charles Matthews.
• "Hercules and his gifts" are mentioned in "Something Just Like This" by The Chainsmokers and Coldplay.
• Hercules (musical) is a 2019 broadway musical based on the 1997 Disney animated film.
• Hercules is mentioned in the song "Surface Pressure", performed by Jessica Darrow, in Disney's Encanto when Luisa says "Was Hercules ever like 'Yo I don't want to fight Cerberus'".^[7]

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• Lockheed C-130 Is a military transport aircraft also named Hercules
• 5143 Heracles a binary asteroid