While the original PS2 version of Heracles Chariot Racing came out too long after Disney's Hercules to be deemed a direct knock-off, it serves a similar purpose to those lesser animated entries, recreating that film's atmosphere and style enough to appeal to younger and less discriminating gamers. (shelfabuse.com)
Hercules Heracles is the all-rounder, and will be a good choice for beginners, but overall the roster caters for every racing style. (shelfabuse.com)
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Heracles was the greatest of Hellenic chthonic heroes, but unlike other Greek heroes, no tomb was identified as his. (wikipedia.org)
More than two thousand years ago, Greek people believed that a particular group of stars represented the figure of Heracles, the most famous Greek hero. (windows2universe.org)
This book uses the mythological hero Heracles as a lens for investigating the nature of heroic violence in Archaic and Classical Greek literature, from Homer through to Aristophanes. (bloomsbury.com)
The Violent Hero offers a comprehensive study of Herakles' violent nature and behaviour and its ramifications for Greek culture, literature, and arts. (bloomsbury.com)
Lu Hsu's close readings are good starting points for taking students through the different manifestations of Heracles in classical Greek literature. (bloomsbury.com)
Heracles , the most famous Greek hero, was ordered by the king, Euryshtheus, to kill the Nemean lion. (windows2universe.org)
A wine made from this Greek grape is sometimes known as the " Blood of Heracles ," because legends claim that Heracles drank this wine either before or after slaying the terrible Nemean lion . (blogspot.com)
The limestone statuette of Heracles- Melqart, from the early 5th century B.C., is a sign of the religious and cultural contamination that occurred on the island of Cyprus between oriental gods (Melqart was worshipped in the Phoenician world) and figures from Greek mythology, such as Heracles. (museobarracco.it)
The Greek divine hero Heracles, carrying a huge burden. (humplex.com)
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Analogy with the myth of the Hydra and Heracles. (drogriporter.hu)
Nemea is located in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese and is famed in the myth of the Labors of Heracles. (blogspot.com)
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Heracles' role as a culture hero, whose death could be a subject of mythic telling (see below), was accepted into the Olympian Pantheon during Classical times. (wikipedia.org)
Several poleis provided two separate sanctuaries for Heracles, one recognizing him as a god, the other only as a hero. (wikipedia.org)
As the son of Zeus, accomplisher of great tasks, and civilizing agent, Heracles appears an archetypal hero, central to any number of myths and whose deeds dominate artistic representation. (open.ac.uk)
Heracles comes across as a quintessential hero who metes out and endures suffering, while simultaneously appearing outlandish, excessive, and one of a kind. (open.ac.uk)
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Heracles carrying his son Hyllus looks at the centaur Nessus , who is about to carry Deianira across the river on his back. (wikipedia.org)
Heracles attacks the centaur Nessus who has abducted his bride Deianira. (theoi.com)
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AZ Alkmaar Marco van Basten's reign as AZ head coach started smoothly as his side recorded a straightforward 3-0 win at Heracles. (fourfourtwo.com)
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However, maybe the wine should be known as the " Blood of the Lion " as another of the legends claim that the grape vines were splattered with the blood of the Nemean Lion after Heracles killed it. (blogspot.com)
The first mission for Heracles was to slaw the Nemean lion and bring its pelt back to the King. (blogspot.com)
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It is possible that the myths surrounding Heracles were based on the life of a real person or several people whose accomplishments became exaggerated with time. (wikipedia.org)
It focuses on the passage from Freudian theory to Kleinian, and therefore on the conceptualization of life and death drives (Eros versus Thanatos, creativity versus envy) to approach, through the myths of Sisyphus and Heracles, the question of the articulation of drives. (bvsalud.org)
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The ancient Greeks celebrated the festival of the Heracleia, which commemorated the death of Heracles, on the second day of the month of Metageitnion (which would fall in late July or early August). (wikipedia.org)
There were ancient towns and cities that also adopted Heracles as a patron deity, contributing to the spread of his cult. (wikipedia.org)
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The diverse character of Heracles' violent acts reveals an enduring tension in understanding violence: is violence a negative individual trait, that is to say the manifestation of an internal state of hostility? (bloomsbury.com)
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was part of the original composition: "once people knew of Heracles' admission to Olympus, they would not tolerate his presence in the underworld", remarks Friedrich Solmsen, noting that the interpolated verses represent a compromise between conflicting representations of Heracles. (wikipedia.org)
Herodotus) and artists encouraged worship such as the painters during the time of the Peisistratos, who often presented Heracles entering Olympus in their works. (wikipedia.org)
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Finally Heracles cut off Hydra's final, immortal head and placed it - still alive and writhing-under a great rock. (drogriporter.hu)
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When the beast was dead, Heracles used its pelt as a coat and the head as a helmet. (windows2universe.org)
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Heracles on the kline in the presence of Athena. (ancientrome.ru)
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When Heracles reached the cave where the beast was living, he realized all his weapons were useless against the lion. (windows2universe.org)
Heracles was famous for his great victories as much as for his notorious failures. (bloomsbury.com)
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A new report exposes the significant discrepancies between how Herakles Farms has represented their palm oil plantation project in Cameroon to the public and what it is telling prospective investors and creditors. (oaklandinstitute.org)
Cameroon President Paul Biya has given final approval to New York venture capital firm Herakles Capital to start work on a 20 000 hectare palm oil plantation, despite opposition from locals and conservation groups. (oaklandinstitute.org)
The government asked Herakles in June to reduce the size of the plantation to 20 000ha. (oaklandinstitute.org)
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The mixed results of these strategies also demonstrate how the figure of Heracles inherently - and stubbornly - resists reform. (bloomsbury.com)
The panel depicts a large figure of Heracles, naked except for a large cloak, and holding a spear and he is supported by a smaller, fully dressed figure, who appears to tweak Herakles' left nipple. (vam.ac.uk)
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Herakles' palm oil project in the South West forest region of Cameroon has been mired in controversy after environmental campaigners including Greenpeace and WWF said it violated Cameroon's laws and could endanger wildlife and deprive locals of their livelihoods. (oaklandinstitute.org)
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Heracles killed the lion by strangling it with his bare hands. (windows2universe.org)
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Heracles committed a great crime and in order to be forgiven, he had to perform twelve difficult tasks. (windows2universe.org)
Eventually, Heracles temporarily stunned it with a club and then he used his great strength to strangle it to death. (blogspot.com)
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Backroom Bullying: The Role of the United States Government in the Herakles Farms' Land Grab in Cameroon, shows how bullying by US government officials may have played a critical role in the granting of nearly 20,000 ha by the Cameroonian government to the US-based firm Herakles Farms in 2013, instead of the cancellation of clearly flawed project. (oaklandinstitute.org)
The government said Herakles would invest about 260 billion CFA francs in the project. (oaklandinstitute.org)
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A reassessment of Ptolemy's descriptions of the island of Malta attempted to link the site at Ras ir-Raħeb with a temple to Heracles, but the arguments are not conclusive. (wikipedia.org)
At the same price as a retro release Heracles Chariot Racing offers enough to keep even the most jaded gamer entertained for a few weeks, and will appeal to anyone who appreciates the mythological monsters and locations… or just fancies a break from Nintendo's ubiquitous moustachioed mascot. (shelfabuse.com)
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or: surveyor), who was chief of the club for the fifth time in an irreproachable manner, used his own resources to dedicate this, together with the table, to Herakles for the most sacred guild ( synergion ). (philipharland.com)
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Conclusion: Which Path Did Heracles Choose? (bloomsbury.com)
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Some sources explained that the cult of Heracles persisted because of the hero's ascent to heaven and his suffering, which became the basis for festivals, ritual, rites, and the organization of mysteries. (wikipedia.org)
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The assault on the Heracles forces the ship to flee to Deep Space K-7 while the ship's Captain, Vausees Vax, and an away team led by her are stranded on the surface. (bravofleet.com)
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The core of the story of Heracles has been identified by Walter Burkert as originating in Neolithic hunter culture and traditions of shamanistic crossings into the netherworld. (wikipedia.org)