Both Uses of
Hercules
in
A Midsummer Night's Dream
- HIPPOLYTA I was with Hercules and Cadmus once When in a wood of Crete they bay'd the bear With hounds of Sparta: never did I hear Such gallant chiding; for, besides the groves, The skies, the fountains, every region near Seem'd all one mutual cry: I never heard So musical a discord, such sweet thunder.†
Scene 4.1
- We'll none of that: that have I told my love, In glory of my kinsman Hercules.†
Scene 5.1 *
Definition:
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(Hercules) mythological Roman hero famous for his strength and for performing 12 immense labors to gain immortality