Ἡρακλῆς
Ancient Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- Ἡρακλέης (Hērakléēs) — Poetic, uncontracted
Etymology
editFrom Ἥρᾱ (Hḗrā, “Hera”) + -κλῆς (-klês, “glory”). Compare Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /hɛː.ra.klɛ̂ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /(h)e̝.raˈkle̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /i.raˈklis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /i.raˈklis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /i.raˈklis/
Proper noun
editἩρακλῆς • (Hēraklês) m (genitive Ἡρακλέους); third declension
Inflection
editCase / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Ἡρακλῆς ho Hēraklês | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Ἡρακλέους toû Hērakléous | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Ἡρακλεῖ tôi Hērakleî | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Ἡρακλέᾱ tòn Hērakléā | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Ἡράκλεις Hērákleis | ||||||||||||
Notes: |
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Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | Ἡρακλέης Hērakléēs | ||||||||||||
Genitive | Ἡρακλῆος / Ἡρακλέος Hēraklêos / Hērakléos | ||||||||||||
Dative | Ἡρακλῆῐ̈ / Ἡρακλέῐ̈ Hēraklêï / Hērakléï | ||||||||||||
Accusative | Ἡρακλῆᾰ / Ἡρακλέᾱ Hēraklêa / Hērakléā | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Ἡράκλεες Hēráklees | ||||||||||||
Notes: |
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Derived terms
edit- ἡράκλειος (hērákleios)
- Ἡράκλειος (Hērákleios)
- Ἡράκλεια (Hērákleia)
- Ἡράκλειαι (Hērákleiai)
- Ἡράκλειον (Hērákleion)
- Ἡρακλείδης (Hērakleídēs)
- Ἡρακλεώτης (Hērakleṓtēs)
- Ἡρακλεῶτις (Hērakleôtis)
- Ἡράκλανον (Hēráklanon)
Descendants
editHistorically, there have been two dominant forms of the name in other languages—one based on the Greek form (Heracles), and the other based on the Latin form Herculēs. The Latin form was adapted from the Etruscan form 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄 (hercle), which was adapted from Greek. When used together, Heracles specifically refers to the figure in Greek mythology, and Hercules specifically refers to the adaptation of the figure in Roman mythology. However, in many languages, the dominant form (whether from Greek or Latin) is used interchangeably to refer to either mythology context. In particular, in English, the Latin form Hercules is most common.
Language | Heracles | Hercules |
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Arabic | هِرَقْل (hiraql) | هَرْقُل (harqul) |
Basque | Herakles | Herkules |
Bulgarian | Херакъл (Herakǎl) | Херкулес (Herkules) |
Catalan | Hèracles | Hèrcules |
Coptic | ⲏⲣⲁⲕⲗⲁⲥ (ēraklas) | |
Czech | Héraklés | Herkules |
Danish | Herakles | Herkules, Hercules |
English | Heracles | Hercules |
Esperanto | Heraklo | Herkulo |
Estonian | Herakles | |
Etruscan | 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄 (hercle) | |
Finnish | Herakles | Herkules |
French | Héraclès | Hercule |
Georgian | ჰერაკლე (heraḳle) | |
German | Herakles | Herkules |
Greek | Ηρακλής (Iraklís) | |
Hebrew | הראקלס (Heraqles) | הרקולס (Herqules) |
Hungarian | Héraklész | |
Indonesian | Herakles | Herkules |
Irish | Earcail | |
Italian | Eracle | Ercole |
Japanese | ヘラクレス (Herakuresu) | ヘルクレス (Herukuresu) |
Korean | 헤라클레스 (Herakeulleseu) | |
Latin | Hēraclēs | Herculēs |
Lithuanian | Heraklis | Herkuliu |
Luxembourgish | Herakles | |
Norwegian | Herakles | Herkules |
Polish | Herakles | Herkules |
Portuguese | Héracles | Hércules |
Romanian | Heracle | Hercule |
Russian | Геракл (Gerakl) | Геркулес (Gerkules) |
Serbo-Croatian | Heraklo/Херакло; Herakle/Херакле | Herkul/Херкул |
Sicilian | Èracli | Èrculi |
Slovak | Herakles | Herkulom |
Slovenian | Heraklej | |
Spanish | Heracles | Hércules |
Swedish | Herakles | Hercules |
Tagalog | Hraklís | Hercules |
Turkish | Herakles | Herkül |
Ukrainian | Геракл (Herakl) | Геркулес (Herkules) |
Upper Sorbian | Herkules | |
Welsh | Heracles | Ercwlff |
References
edit- “Ἡρακλῆς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ἡρακλῆς in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,012
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