Both Uses
Hercules
in
Fahrenheit 451
(Edited)
- Do you know the legend of Hercules and Antaeus, the giant wrestler, whose strength was incredible so long as he stood firmly on the earth.
p. 79.9 *Hercules = mythological Roman hero famous for his strength
- But when he was held, rootless, in mid-air, by Hercules, he perished easily.
p. 79.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(Hercules) mythological Roman hero famous for his strength and for performing 12 immense labors to gain immortality
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)