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  • 1 Pillars of Hercules

    the Pillars of Hercules — Гибралтарский пролив, у римлян Гибралтар назывался Геркулесовыми столбами, у греков — Столбами Геракла

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  • 2 Pillars of Hercules

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  • 3 Hercules

    Hercŭles, is and i (the latter in Cic. Ac. 2, 34, 108 Goer.; cf. Plin. ap. Charis. p. 107 P.:

    Herculei,

    Cat. 55, 13), m., = Hêraklês, Etrusc. HERCLE (whence, by the insertion of a connecting vowel, the Latin form arose; cf. Alcumena for Alkmênê; v. also under B. the voc. hercle), son of Jupiter and Alcmena, husband of Dejanira, and, after his deification, of Hebe, the god of strength, and the guardian of riches, to whom, therefore, tithes were offered; he was also the guide of the Muses (Musagetes); the poplar was sacred to him, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; Varr. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 8, 564; Varr. L. L. 6, § 54 Müll.; Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 80; 2, 2, 62; Ov. M. 8, 364; 9, 13 sq.; Hor. C. 3, 14, 1; 4, 5, 36; Suet. Aug. 29; cf. with Ov. F. 6, 797 sq.:

    neque Herculi quisquam decumam vovit umquam, si sapiens factus esset,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 36, 88:

    superavit aerumnis suis aerumnas Herculis,

    Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 2: Herculis Columnae, the Pillars of Hercules, i. e. the promontories between which is the Strait of Gibraltar, Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 167; Curt. 10, 1, 8 et saep.—In gen. plur.:

    et Herculum et Mercuriorum disciplinae,

    Tert. Spect. 11 fin. —Prov.: Herculi quaestum conterere, i. e. to squander everything (even the tithes of Hercules), Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 68:

    personam Herculis et cothurnos aptare infantibus,

    Quint. 6, 1, 36.—
    B.
    Transf., analog. with the Greek Hêrakleis and Hêrakles, in voc. hercŭles, and more freq. hercŭle or hercle; also with a prefixed me: mĕ-hercŭles, mehercŭle (also separately: me hercule), and mĕhercle, as an oath or asseveration, by Hercules!
    (α).
    Hercules and mehercules:

    et, hercules, hae quidem exstant,

    Cic. Brut. 16, 61; cf. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 4, 1; Poll. ib. 10, 33, 7:

    licet, hercules, undique omnes in me terrores impendeant,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 11, 31; Vell. 2, 52, 2:

    neque, mehercules, hoc indigne fero,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 48, 141:

    cui, mehercules, hic multum tribuit,

    id. Fam. 6, 5, 3; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 3:

    at, mehercules, narrabit quod quis voluerit,

    Phaedr. 3, 17, 8.—
    (β).
    Hercule and mehercule, by Hercules! (in class. prose most freq.; cf.

    also: impetratum est a consuetudine, ut peccare suavitatis causa liceret: et pomeridianas quadrigas quam postmeridianas libentius dixerim, et mehercule quam mehercules,

    Cic. Or. 47, 157):

    et hercule ita fecit,

    id. Lael. 11, 37:

    et hercule,

    id. Fam. 2, 18, 2; Quint. 2, 5, 4; 2, 16, 12; 10, 2, 3;

    12, 6, 4 al.: ac me quidem, ut hercule etiam te ipsum, Laeli, cognitio ipsa rerum delectat,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 13:

    non hercule, Scipio, dubito quin, etc.,

    id. ib. 1, 23; id. Quint. 3, 13; id. Att. 2, 7, 3:

    sed hercule facile patior datum tempus, in quo, etc.,

    id. ib. 16, 16, C, 10; Quint. 1, 4, 7; 12, 1, 7:

    atqui nactus es, sed me hercule otiosiorem opera quam animo,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 9:

    dicam me hercule,

    id. ib. 1, 19:

    non me hercule, inquit,

    id. ib. 1, 38:

    non mehercule,

    Quint. 6, 1, 43; 6, 3, 74:

    cognoscere me hercule, inquit, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 48 Mai. N. cr.:

    ita mehercule attendi, nec satis intellexi, etc.,

    id. Leg. 3, 14, 33 Mos. N. cr.; id. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 144:

    vere mehercule hoc dicam,

    id. Planc. 26, 64: et mehercule ego antea mirari solebam, etc., id. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 33; id. Att. 5, 16, 3:

    mihi mehercule magnae curae est aedilitas tua,

    id. Fam. 2, 11, 2:

    servi mehercule mei, si me isto pacto metuerent, etc.,

    id. Cat. 1, 7, 17.—
    (γ).
    Hercle and mehercle (the former esp. freq. in Plaut. and Ter.; the latter very rare): malo hercle magno suo convivat, Enn. ap. Non. 474, 22 (Sat. v. 1 Vahl.):

    obsecro hercle, quantus et quam validus est,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 143; id. ib. 173:

    tanto hercle melior,

    id. Bacch. 2, 2, 33:

    mihi quidem hercle non fit verisimile,

    Ter. And. 1, 3, 20:

    nescio hercle,

    id. Eun. 2, 3, 13; id. Phorm. 1, 2, 87:

    perii hercle,

    id. Eun. 5, 2, 66; 5, 6, 14; id. Heaut. 4, 4, 14:

    non hercle,

    id. Phorm. 5, 7, 76:

    per hercle rem mirandam (i. e. permirandam) Aristoteles dicit,

    Gell. 3, 6, 1.—With intensive particles:

    heu hercle,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 41:

    scite hercle sane,

    id. Trin. 3, 3, 53; cf.:

    sane quidem hercle,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 4, 8:

    minime, minime hercle vero!

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 23; cf.:

    minime hercle,

    Cic. Lael. 9, 30:

    haudquaquam hercle, Crasse, mirandum est, etc.,

    id. de Or. 3, 22, 82:

    pulchre mehercle dictum et sapienter,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 26; 1, 1, 22.
    II.
    Derivv.
    A.
    Hercŭlĕus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hercules, Herculean:

    domiti Herculea manu Telluris juvenes,

    Hor. C. 2, 12, 6:

    labor,

    id. ib. 1, 3, 36:

    coronae arbos,

    i. e. the poplar, Verg. G. 2, 66; cf.:

    umbra populi,

    id. A. 8, 276:

    leo,

    the lion's skin worn by Hercules, Val. Fl. 1, 263:

    Oete,

    on which Hercules burned himself, Luc. 3, 178:

    hospes,

    i. e. Croto, by whom Hercules was hospitably entertained, Ov. M. 15, 8:

    ternox,

    in which Hercules was begotten, Stat. Th. 12, 301:

    hostis,

    i. e. Telephus, son of Hercules, Ov. R. Am. 47:

    gens,

    i. e. the family of the Fabians sprung from Hercules, id. F. 2, 237; so,

    penates,

    Sil. 7, 44:

    sacrum,

    instituted by Evander in honor of Hercules, Verg. A. 8, 270:

    Trachin,

    built by Hercules, Ov. M. 11, 627:

    urbs,

    the city of Herculaneum, built by Hercules, id. ib. 15, 711.—Hence also:

    litora,

    near Herculaneum, Prop. 1, 11, 2:

    Tibur,

    i. e. where Hercules was worshipped, Mart. 1, 13, 1; 4, 62:

    astrum,

    i. e. the constellation of the Lion, id. 8, 55, 15: fretum, i. e. the Pillars of Hercules, (Strait of Gibraltar), Sil. 1, 199;

    also: metae,

    Luc. 3, 278.—
    B.
    Hercŭlā-nĕus, a, um, adj., the same: pars, i. e. the tithes (dedicated to Hercules), the tenth part, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 11.—Also to denote things large of their kind:

    formicae,

    Plin. 30. 4, 10, §

    29: urtica,

    id. 21, 15, 55, § 92:

    nodus,

    Sen. Ep. 87, 33:

    nymphaea,

    App. Herb. 67:

    sideritis,

    id. ib. 72:

    machaera,

    Capitol. Pertin. 8.—
    C.
    Hercŭlānus, a, um, adj., the same: pes, i. e. long, large (cf. in the preced.), Gell. 1, 1, 3.—
    D.
    Acc. to the Gr. form Hēraclēus or Hēra-clĭus, a, um, adj., = Hêrakleios or Hêraklios, the same:

    fabulae,

    Juv. 1, 52 (al. acc. to the MSS. Herculeias).—
    E.
    Hēraclī-des, ae, m., = Hêrakleidês, a male descendant of Hercules, Heraclid:

    exclusi ab Heraclīdis Orestis liberi,

    Vell. 1, 2 fin. —
    F.
    Hercŭlĭus, i, m., a surname of the emperor Maximinianus, and hence, Her-cŭlĭāni, ōrum, m., his guards, Amm. 22, 3, 2; 25, 6, 2.

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  • 4 Hercules' Pillars

    (Hercules' Pillars (тж. the Pillars of Hercules))

    The Mediterranean squadron... was vainly struggling to pass the pillars of Hercules. (Th. Macaulay, ‘The History of England’, ch. XVIII) — Средиземноморская эскадра... никак не могла выйти за Геркулесовы Столбы.

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  • 5 Hércules

    m.
    Hercules.
    * * *
    1 figurado Hercules
    * * *
    SM
    1) (Mit) Hercules
    2) [de circo] strong man
    * * *
    Ex. Hercules was the Roman name for the greatest hero of Greek mythology -- Heracles.
    * * *

    Ex: Hercules was the Roman name for the greatest hero of Greek mythology -- Heracles.

    * * *
    Hercules
    los trabajos de Hércules the labors of Hercules
    * * *
    Mitol Hercules;
    las Columnas de Hércules [el estrecho de Gibraltar] the Pillars of Hercules;
    los trabajos de Hércules the labours of Hercules

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  • 6 Hercules

    ['hɜːkjʊliːz]
    nome proprio Ercole
    * * *
    Hercules /ˈhɜ:kjʊli:z/
    n.
    (mitol., astron.) Ercole
    ● (fig.) a Hercules, un ercole; un uomo di forza erculea □ (geogr., stor.) the Pillars of Hercules, le Colonne d'Ercole.
    (First names) Hercules /ˈhɜ:kjʊli:z/
    m.
    * * *
    ['hɜːkjʊliːz]
    nome proprio Ercole

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  • 7 Herculiani

    Hercŭles, is and i (the latter in Cic. Ac. 2, 34, 108 Goer.; cf. Plin. ap. Charis. p. 107 P.:

    Herculei,

    Cat. 55, 13), m., = Hêraklês, Etrusc. HERCLE (whence, by the insertion of a connecting vowel, the Latin form arose; cf. Alcumena for Alkmênê; v. also under B. the voc. hercle), son of Jupiter and Alcmena, husband of Dejanira, and, after his deification, of Hebe, the god of strength, and the guardian of riches, to whom, therefore, tithes were offered; he was also the guide of the Muses (Musagetes); the poplar was sacred to him, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; Varr. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 8, 564; Varr. L. L. 6, § 54 Müll.; Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 80; 2, 2, 62; Ov. M. 8, 364; 9, 13 sq.; Hor. C. 3, 14, 1; 4, 5, 36; Suet. Aug. 29; cf. with Ov. F. 6, 797 sq.:

    neque Herculi quisquam decumam vovit umquam, si sapiens factus esset,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 36, 88:

    superavit aerumnis suis aerumnas Herculis,

    Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 2: Herculis Columnae, the Pillars of Hercules, i. e. the promontories between which is the Strait of Gibraltar, Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 167; Curt. 10, 1, 8 et saep.—In gen. plur.:

    et Herculum et Mercuriorum disciplinae,

    Tert. Spect. 11 fin. —Prov.: Herculi quaestum conterere, i. e. to squander everything (even the tithes of Hercules), Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 68:

    personam Herculis et cothurnos aptare infantibus,

    Quint. 6, 1, 36.—
    B.
    Transf., analog. with the Greek Hêrakleis and Hêrakles, in voc. hercŭles, and more freq. hercŭle or hercle; also with a prefixed me: mĕ-hercŭles, mehercŭle (also separately: me hercule), and mĕhercle, as an oath or asseveration, by Hercules!
    (α).
    Hercules and mehercules:

    et, hercules, hae quidem exstant,

    Cic. Brut. 16, 61; cf. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 4, 1; Poll. ib. 10, 33, 7:

    licet, hercules, undique omnes in me terrores impendeant,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 11, 31; Vell. 2, 52, 2:

    neque, mehercules, hoc indigne fero,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 48, 141:

    cui, mehercules, hic multum tribuit,

    id. Fam. 6, 5, 3; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 3:

    at, mehercules, narrabit quod quis voluerit,

    Phaedr. 3, 17, 8.—
    (β).
    Hercule and mehercule, by Hercules! (in class. prose most freq.; cf.

    also: impetratum est a consuetudine, ut peccare suavitatis causa liceret: et pomeridianas quadrigas quam postmeridianas libentius dixerim, et mehercule quam mehercules,

    Cic. Or. 47, 157):

    et hercule ita fecit,

    id. Lael. 11, 37:

    et hercule,

    id. Fam. 2, 18, 2; Quint. 2, 5, 4; 2, 16, 12; 10, 2, 3;

    12, 6, 4 al.: ac me quidem, ut hercule etiam te ipsum, Laeli, cognitio ipsa rerum delectat,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 13:

    non hercule, Scipio, dubito quin, etc.,

    id. ib. 1, 23; id. Quint. 3, 13; id. Att. 2, 7, 3:

    sed hercule facile patior datum tempus, in quo, etc.,

    id. ib. 16, 16, C, 10; Quint. 1, 4, 7; 12, 1, 7:

    atqui nactus es, sed me hercule otiosiorem opera quam animo,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 9:

    dicam me hercule,

    id. ib. 1, 19:

    non me hercule, inquit,

    id. ib. 1, 38:

    non mehercule,

    Quint. 6, 1, 43; 6, 3, 74:

    cognoscere me hercule, inquit, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 48 Mai. N. cr.:

    ita mehercule attendi, nec satis intellexi, etc.,

    id. Leg. 3, 14, 33 Mos. N. cr.; id. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 144:

    vere mehercule hoc dicam,

    id. Planc. 26, 64: et mehercule ego antea mirari solebam, etc., id. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 33; id. Att. 5, 16, 3:

    mihi mehercule magnae curae est aedilitas tua,

    id. Fam. 2, 11, 2:

    servi mehercule mei, si me isto pacto metuerent, etc.,

    id. Cat. 1, 7, 17.—
    (γ).
    Hercle and mehercle (the former esp. freq. in Plaut. and Ter.; the latter very rare): malo hercle magno suo convivat, Enn. ap. Non. 474, 22 (Sat. v. 1 Vahl.):

    obsecro hercle, quantus et quam validus est,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 143; id. ib. 173:

    tanto hercle melior,

    id. Bacch. 2, 2, 33:

    mihi quidem hercle non fit verisimile,

    Ter. And. 1, 3, 20:

    nescio hercle,

    id. Eun. 2, 3, 13; id. Phorm. 1, 2, 87:

    perii hercle,

    id. Eun. 5, 2, 66; 5, 6, 14; id. Heaut. 4, 4, 14:

    non hercle,

    id. Phorm. 5, 7, 76:

    per hercle rem mirandam (i. e. permirandam) Aristoteles dicit,

    Gell. 3, 6, 1.—With intensive particles:

    heu hercle,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 41:

    scite hercle sane,

    id. Trin. 3, 3, 53; cf.:

    sane quidem hercle,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 4, 8:

    minime, minime hercle vero!

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 23; cf.:

    minime hercle,

    Cic. Lael. 9, 30:

    haudquaquam hercle, Crasse, mirandum est, etc.,

    id. de Or. 3, 22, 82:

    pulchre mehercle dictum et sapienter,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 26; 1, 1, 22.
    II.
    Derivv.
    A.
    Hercŭlĕus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hercules, Herculean:

    domiti Herculea manu Telluris juvenes,

    Hor. C. 2, 12, 6:

    labor,

    id. ib. 1, 3, 36:

    coronae arbos,

    i. e. the poplar, Verg. G. 2, 66; cf.:

    umbra populi,

    id. A. 8, 276:

    leo,

    the lion's skin worn by Hercules, Val. Fl. 1, 263:

    Oete,

    on which Hercules burned himself, Luc. 3, 178:

    hospes,

    i. e. Croto, by whom Hercules was hospitably entertained, Ov. M. 15, 8:

    ternox,

    in which Hercules was begotten, Stat. Th. 12, 301:

    hostis,

    i. e. Telephus, son of Hercules, Ov. R. Am. 47:

    gens,

    i. e. the family of the Fabians sprung from Hercules, id. F. 2, 237; so,

    penates,

    Sil. 7, 44:

    sacrum,

    instituted by Evander in honor of Hercules, Verg. A. 8, 270:

    Trachin,

    built by Hercules, Ov. M. 11, 627:

    urbs,

    the city of Herculaneum, built by Hercules, id. ib. 15, 711.—Hence also:

    litora,

    near Herculaneum, Prop. 1, 11, 2:

    Tibur,

    i. e. where Hercules was worshipped, Mart. 1, 13, 1; 4, 62:

    astrum,

    i. e. the constellation of the Lion, id. 8, 55, 15: fretum, i. e. the Pillars of Hercules, (Strait of Gibraltar), Sil. 1, 199;

    also: metae,

    Luc. 3, 278.—
    B.
    Hercŭlā-nĕus, a, um, adj., the same: pars, i. e. the tithes (dedicated to Hercules), the tenth part, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 11.—Also to denote things large of their kind:

    formicae,

    Plin. 30. 4, 10, §

    29: urtica,

    id. 21, 15, 55, § 92:

    nodus,

    Sen. Ep. 87, 33:

    nymphaea,

    App. Herb. 67:

    sideritis,

    id. ib. 72:

    machaera,

    Capitol. Pertin. 8.—
    C.
    Hercŭlānus, a, um, adj., the same: pes, i. e. long, large (cf. in the preced.), Gell. 1, 1, 3.—
    D.
    Acc. to the Gr. form Hēraclēus or Hēra-clĭus, a, um, adj., = Hêrakleios or Hêraklios, the same:

    fabulae,

    Juv. 1, 52 (al. acc. to the MSS. Herculeias).—
    E.
    Hēraclī-des, ae, m., = Hêrakleidês, a male descendant of Hercules, Heraclid:

    exclusi ab Heraclīdis Orestis liberi,

    Vell. 1, 2 fin. —
    F.
    Hercŭlĭus, i, m., a surname of the emperor Maximinianus, and hence, Her-cŭlĭāni, ōrum, m., his guards, Amm. 22, 3, 2; 25, 6, 2.

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  • 8 Herculius

    Hercŭles, is and i (the latter in Cic. Ac. 2, 34, 108 Goer.; cf. Plin. ap. Charis. p. 107 P.:

    Herculei,

    Cat. 55, 13), m., = Hêraklês, Etrusc. HERCLE (whence, by the insertion of a connecting vowel, the Latin form arose; cf. Alcumena for Alkmênê; v. also under B. the voc. hercle), son of Jupiter and Alcmena, husband of Dejanira, and, after his deification, of Hebe, the god of strength, and the guardian of riches, to whom, therefore, tithes were offered; he was also the guide of the Muses (Musagetes); the poplar was sacred to him, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; Varr. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 8, 564; Varr. L. L. 6, § 54 Müll.; Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 80; 2, 2, 62; Ov. M. 8, 364; 9, 13 sq.; Hor. C. 3, 14, 1; 4, 5, 36; Suet. Aug. 29; cf. with Ov. F. 6, 797 sq.:

    neque Herculi quisquam decumam vovit umquam, si sapiens factus esset,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 36, 88:

    superavit aerumnis suis aerumnas Herculis,

    Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 2: Herculis Columnae, the Pillars of Hercules, i. e. the promontories between which is the Strait of Gibraltar, Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 167; Curt. 10, 1, 8 et saep.—In gen. plur.:

    et Herculum et Mercuriorum disciplinae,

    Tert. Spect. 11 fin. —Prov.: Herculi quaestum conterere, i. e. to squander everything (even the tithes of Hercules), Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 68:

    personam Herculis et cothurnos aptare infantibus,

    Quint. 6, 1, 36.—
    B.
    Transf., analog. with the Greek Hêrakleis and Hêrakles, in voc. hercŭles, and more freq. hercŭle or hercle; also with a prefixed me: mĕ-hercŭles, mehercŭle (also separately: me hercule), and mĕhercle, as an oath or asseveration, by Hercules!
    (α).
    Hercules and mehercules:

    et, hercules, hae quidem exstant,

    Cic. Brut. 16, 61; cf. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 4, 1; Poll. ib. 10, 33, 7:

    licet, hercules, undique omnes in me terrores impendeant,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 11, 31; Vell. 2, 52, 2:

    neque, mehercules, hoc indigne fero,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 48, 141:

    cui, mehercules, hic multum tribuit,

    id. Fam. 6, 5, 3; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 3:

    at, mehercules, narrabit quod quis voluerit,

    Phaedr. 3, 17, 8.—
    (β).
    Hercule and mehercule, by Hercules! (in class. prose most freq.; cf.

    also: impetratum est a consuetudine, ut peccare suavitatis causa liceret: et pomeridianas quadrigas quam postmeridianas libentius dixerim, et mehercule quam mehercules,

    Cic. Or. 47, 157):

    et hercule ita fecit,

    id. Lael. 11, 37:

    et hercule,

    id. Fam. 2, 18, 2; Quint. 2, 5, 4; 2, 16, 12; 10, 2, 3;

    12, 6, 4 al.: ac me quidem, ut hercule etiam te ipsum, Laeli, cognitio ipsa rerum delectat,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 13:

    non hercule, Scipio, dubito quin, etc.,

    id. ib. 1, 23; id. Quint. 3, 13; id. Att. 2, 7, 3:

    sed hercule facile patior datum tempus, in quo, etc.,

    id. ib. 16, 16, C, 10; Quint. 1, 4, 7; 12, 1, 7:

    atqui nactus es, sed me hercule otiosiorem opera quam animo,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 9:

    dicam me hercule,

    id. ib. 1, 19:

    non me hercule, inquit,

    id. ib. 1, 38:

    non mehercule,

    Quint. 6, 1, 43; 6, 3, 74:

    cognoscere me hercule, inquit, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 48 Mai. N. cr.:

    ita mehercule attendi, nec satis intellexi, etc.,

    id. Leg. 3, 14, 33 Mos. N. cr.; id. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 144:

    vere mehercule hoc dicam,

    id. Planc. 26, 64: et mehercule ego antea mirari solebam, etc., id. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 33; id. Att. 5, 16, 3:

    mihi mehercule magnae curae est aedilitas tua,

    id. Fam. 2, 11, 2:

    servi mehercule mei, si me isto pacto metuerent, etc.,

    id. Cat. 1, 7, 17.—
    (γ).
    Hercle and mehercle (the former esp. freq. in Plaut. and Ter.; the latter very rare): malo hercle magno suo convivat, Enn. ap. Non. 474, 22 (Sat. v. 1 Vahl.):

    obsecro hercle, quantus et quam validus est,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 143; id. ib. 173:

    tanto hercle melior,

    id. Bacch. 2, 2, 33:

    mihi quidem hercle non fit verisimile,

    Ter. And. 1, 3, 20:

    nescio hercle,

    id. Eun. 2, 3, 13; id. Phorm. 1, 2, 87:

    perii hercle,

    id. Eun. 5, 2, 66; 5, 6, 14; id. Heaut. 4, 4, 14:

    non hercle,

    id. Phorm. 5, 7, 76:

    per hercle rem mirandam (i. e. permirandam) Aristoteles dicit,

    Gell. 3, 6, 1.—With intensive particles:

    heu hercle,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 41:

    scite hercle sane,

    id. Trin. 3, 3, 53; cf.:

    sane quidem hercle,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 4, 8:

    minime, minime hercle vero!

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 23; cf.:

    minime hercle,

    Cic. Lael. 9, 30:

    haudquaquam hercle, Crasse, mirandum est, etc.,

    id. de Or. 3, 22, 82:

    pulchre mehercle dictum et sapienter,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 26; 1, 1, 22.
    II.
    Derivv.
    A.
    Hercŭlĕus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hercules, Herculean:

    domiti Herculea manu Telluris juvenes,

    Hor. C. 2, 12, 6:

    labor,

    id. ib. 1, 3, 36:

    coronae arbos,

    i. e. the poplar, Verg. G. 2, 66; cf.:

    umbra populi,

    id. A. 8, 276:

    leo,

    the lion's skin worn by Hercules, Val. Fl. 1, 263:

    Oete,

    on which Hercules burned himself, Luc. 3, 178:

    hospes,

    i. e. Croto, by whom Hercules was hospitably entertained, Ov. M. 15, 8:

    ternox,

    in which Hercules was begotten, Stat. Th. 12, 301:

    hostis,

    i. e. Telephus, son of Hercules, Ov. R. Am. 47:

    gens,

    i. e. the family of the Fabians sprung from Hercules, id. F. 2, 237; so,

    penates,

    Sil. 7, 44:

    sacrum,

    instituted by Evander in honor of Hercules, Verg. A. 8, 270:

    Trachin,

    built by Hercules, Ov. M. 11, 627:

    urbs,

    the city of Herculaneum, built by Hercules, id. ib. 15, 711.—Hence also:

    litora,

    near Herculaneum, Prop. 1, 11, 2:

    Tibur,

    i. e. where Hercules was worshipped, Mart. 1, 13, 1; 4, 62:

    astrum,

    i. e. the constellation of the Lion, id. 8, 55, 15: fretum, i. e. the Pillars of Hercules, (Strait of Gibraltar), Sil. 1, 199;

    also: metae,

    Luc. 3, 278.—
    B.
    Hercŭlā-nĕus, a, um, adj., the same: pars, i. e. the tithes (dedicated to Hercules), the tenth part, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 11.—Also to denote things large of their kind:

    formicae,

    Plin. 30. 4, 10, §

    29: urtica,

    id. 21, 15, 55, § 92:

    nodus,

    Sen. Ep. 87, 33:

    nymphaea,

    App. Herb. 67:

    sideritis,

    id. ib. 72:

    machaera,

    Capitol. Pertin. 8.—
    C.
    Hercŭlānus, a, um, adj., the same: pes, i. e. long, large (cf. in the preced.), Gell. 1, 1, 3.—
    D.
    Acc. to the Gr. form Hēraclēus or Hēra-clĭus, a, um, adj., = Hêrakleios or Hêraklios, the same:

    fabulae,

    Juv. 1, 52 (al. acc. to the MSS. Herculeias).—
    E.
    Hēraclī-des, ae, m., = Hêrakleidês, a male descendant of Hercules, Heraclid:

    exclusi ab Heraclīdis Orestis liberi,

    Vell. 1, 2 fin. —
    F.
    Hercŭlĭus, i, m., a surname of the emperor Maximinianus, and hence, Her-cŭlĭāni, ōrum, m., his guards, Amm. 22, 3, 2; 25, 6, 2.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Herculius

  • 9 me hercule

    Hercŭles, is and i (the latter in Cic. Ac. 2, 34, 108 Goer.; cf. Plin. ap. Charis. p. 107 P.:

    Herculei,

    Cat. 55, 13), m., = Hêraklês, Etrusc. HERCLE (whence, by the insertion of a connecting vowel, the Latin form arose; cf. Alcumena for Alkmênê; v. also under B. the voc. hercle), son of Jupiter and Alcmena, husband of Dejanira, and, after his deification, of Hebe, the god of strength, and the guardian of riches, to whom, therefore, tithes were offered; he was also the guide of the Muses (Musagetes); the poplar was sacred to him, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; Varr. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 8, 564; Varr. L. L. 6, § 54 Müll.; Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 80; 2, 2, 62; Ov. M. 8, 364; 9, 13 sq.; Hor. C. 3, 14, 1; 4, 5, 36; Suet. Aug. 29; cf. with Ov. F. 6, 797 sq.:

    neque Herculi quisquam decumam vovit umquam, si sapiens factus esset,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 36, 88:

    superavit aerumnis suis aerumnas Herculis,

    Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 2: Herculis Columnae, the Pillars of Hercules, i. e. the promontories between which is the Strait of Gibraltar, Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 167; Curt. 10, 1, 8 et saep.—In gen. plur.:

    et Herculum et Mercuriorum disciplinae,

    Tert. Spect. 11 fin. —Prov.: Herculi quaestum conterere, i. e. to squander everything (even the tithes of Hercules), Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 68:

    personam Herculis et cothurnos aptare infantibus,

    Quint. 6, 1, 36.—
    B.
    Transf., analog. with the Greek Hêrakleis and Hêrakles, in voc. hercŭles, and more freq. hercŭle or hercle; also with a prefixed me: mĕ-hercŭles, mehercŭle (also separately: me hercule), and mĕhercle, as an oath or asseveration, by Hercules!
    (α).
    Hercules and mehercules:

    et, hercules, hae quidem exstant,

    Cic. Brut. 16, 61; cf. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 4, 1; Poll. ib. 10, 33, 7:

    licet, hercules, undique omnes in me terrores impendeant,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 11, 31; Vell. 2, 52, 2:

    neque, mehercules, hoc indigne fero,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 48, 141:

    cui, mehercules, hic multum tribuit,

    id. Fam. 6, 5, 3; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 3:

    at, mehercules, narrabit quod quis voluerit,

    Phaedr. 3, 17, 8.—
    (β).
    Hercule and mehercule, by Hercules! (in class. prose most freq.; cf.

    also: impetratum est a consuetudine, ut peccare suavitatis causa liceret: et pomeridianas quadrigas quam postmeridianas libentius dixerim, et mehercule quam mehercules,

    Cic. Or. 47, 157):

    et hercule ita fecit,

    id. Lael. 11, 37:

    et hercule,

    id. Fam. 2, 18, 2; Quint. 2, 5, 4; 2, 16, 12; 10, 2, 3;

    12, 6, 4 al.: ac me quidem, ut hercule etiam te ipsum, Laeli, cognitio ipsa rerum delectat,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 13:

    non hercule, Scipio, dubito quin, etc.,

    id. ib. 1, 23; id. Quint. 3, 13; id. Att. 2, 7, 3:

    sed hercule facile patior datum tempus, in quo, etc.,

    id. ib. 16, 16, C, 10; Quint. 1, 4, 7; 12, 1, 7:

    atqui nactus es, sed me hercule otiosiorem opera quam animo,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 9:

    dicam me hercule,

    id. ib. 1, 19:

    non me hercule, inquit,

    id. ib. 1, 38:

    non mehercule,

    Quint. 6, 1, 43; 6, 3, 74:

    cognoscere me hercule, inquit, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 48 Mai. N. cr.:

    ita mehercule attendi, nec satis intellexi, etc.,

    id. Leg. 3, 14, 33 Mos. N. cr.; id. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 144:

    vere mehercule hoc dicam,

    id. Planc. 26, 64: et mehercule ego antea mirari solebam, etc., id. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 33; id. Att. 5, 16, 3:

    mihi mehercule magnae curae est aedilitas tua,

    id. Fam. 2, 11, 2:

    servi mehercule mei, si me isto pacto metuerent, etc.,

    id. Cat. 1, 7, 17.—
    (γ).
    Hercle and mehercle (the former esp. freq. in Plaut. and Ter.; the latter very rare): malo hercle magno suo convivat, Enn. ap. Non. 474, 22 (Sat. v. 1 Vahl.):

    obsecro hercle, quantus et quam validus est,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 143; id. ib. 173:

    tanto hercle melior,

    id. Bacch. 2, 2, 33:

    mihi quidem hercle non fit verisimile,

    Ter. And. 1, 3, 20:

    nescio hercle,

    id. Eun. 2, 3, 13; id. Phorm. 1, 2, 87:

    perii hercle,

    id. Eun. 5, 2, 66; 5, 6, 14; id. Heaut. 4, 4, 14:

    non hercle,

    id. Phorm. 5, 7, 76:

    per hercle rem mirandam (i. e. permirandam) Aristoteles dicit,

    Gell. 3, 6, 1.—With intensive particles:

    heu hercle,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 41:

    scite hercle sane,

    id. Trin. 3, 3, 53; cf.:

    sane quidem hercle,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 4, 8:

    minime, minime hercle vero!

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 23; cf.:

    minime hercle,

    Cic. Lael. 9, 30:

    haudquaquam hercle, Crasse, mirandum est, etc.,

    id. de Or. 3, 22, 82:

    pulchre mehercle dictum et sapienter,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 26; 1, 1, 22.
    II.
    Derivv.
    A.
    Hercŭlĕus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hercules, Herculean:

    domiti Herculea manu Telluris juvenes,

    Hor. C. 2, 12, 6:

    labor,

    id. ib. 1, 3, 36:

    coronae arbos,

    i. e. the poplar, Verg. G. 2, 66; cf.:

    umbra populi,

    id. A. 8, 276:

    leo,

    the lion's skin worn by Hercules, Val. Fl. 1, 263:

    Oete,

    on which Hercules burned himself, Luc. 3, 178:

    hospes,

    i. e. Croto, by whom Hercules was hospitably entertained, Ov. M. 15, 8:

    ternox,

    in which Hercules was begotten, Stat. Th. 12, 301:

    hostis,

    i. e. Telephus, son of Hercules, Ov. R. Am. 47:

    gens,

    i. e. the family of the Fabians sprung from Hercules, id. F. 2, 237; so,

    penates,

    Sil. 7, 44:

    sacrum,

    instituted by Evander in honor of Hercules, Verg. A. 8, 270:

    Trachin,

    built by Hercules, Ov. M. 11, 627:

    urbs,

    the city of Herculaneum, built by Hercules, id. ib. 15, 711.—Hence also:

    litora,

    near Herculaneum, Prop. 1, 11, 2:

    Tibur,

    i. e. where Hercules was worshipped, Mart. 1, 13, 1; 4, 62:

    astrum,

    i. e. the constellation of the Lion, id. 8, 55, 15: fretum, i. e. the Pillars of Hercules, (Strait of Gibraltar), Sil. 1, 199;

    also: metae,

    Luc. 3, 278.—
    B.
    Hercŭlā-nĕus, a, um, adj., the same: pars, i. e. the tithes (dedicated to Hercules), the tenth part, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 11.—Also to denote things large of their kind:

    formicae,

    Plin. 30. 4, 10, §

    29: urtica,

    id. 21, 15, 55, § 92:

    nodus,

    Sen. Ep. 87, 33:

    nymphaea,

    App. Herb. 67:

    sideritis,

    id. ib. 72:

    machaera,

    Capitol. Pertin. 8.—
    C.
    Hercŭlānus, a, um, adj., the same: pes, i. e. long, large (cf. in the preced.), Gell. 1, 1, 3.—
    D.
    Acc. to the Gr. form Hēraclēus or Hēra-clĭus, a, um, adj., = Hêrakleios or Hêraklios, the same:

    fabulae,

    Juv. 1, 52 (al. acc. to the MSS. Herculeias).—
    E.
    Hēraclī-des, ae, m., = Hêrakleidês, a male descendant of Hercules, Heraclid:

    exclusi ab Heraclīdis Orestis liberi,

    Vell. 1, 2 fin. —
    F.
    Hercŭlĭus, i, m., a surname of the emperor Maximinianus, and hence, Her-cŭlĭāni, ōrum, m., his guards, Amm. 22, 3, 2; 25, 6, 2.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > me hercule

  • 10 mehercule

    Hercŭles, is and i (the latter in Cic. Ac. 2, 34, 108 Goer.; cf. Plin. ap. Charis. p. 107 P.:

    Herculei,

    Cat. 55, 13), m., = Hêraklês, Etrusc. HERCLE (whence, by the insertion of a connecting vowel, the Latin form arose; cf. Alcumena for Alkmênê; v. also under B. the voc. hercle), son of Jupiter and Alcmena, husband of Dejanira, and, after his deification, of Hebe, the god of strength, and the guardian of riches, to whom, therefore, tithes were offered; he was also the guide of the Muses (Musagetes); the poplar was sacred to him, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; Varr. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 8, 564; Varr. L. L. 6, § 54 Müll.; Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 80; 2, 2, 62; Ov. M. 8, 364; 9, 13 sq.; Hor. C. 3, 14, 1; 4, 5, 36; Suet. Aug. 29; cf. with Ov. F. 6, 797 sq.:

    neque Herculi quisquam decumam vovit umquam, si sapiens factus esset,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 36, 88:

    superavit aerumnis suis aerumnas Herculis,

    Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 2: Herculis Columnae, the Pillars of Hercules, i. e. the promontories between which is the Strait of Gibraltar, Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 167; Curt. 10, 1, 8 et saep.—In gen. plur.:

    et Herculum et Mercuriorum disciplinae,

    Tert. Spect. 11 fin. —Prov.: Herculi quaestum conterere, i. e. to squander everything (even the tithes of Hercules), Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 68:

    personam Herculis et cothurnos aptare infantibus,

    Quint. 6, 1, 36.—
    B.
    Transf., analog. with the Greek Hêrakleis and Hêrakles, in voc. hercŭles, and more freq. hercŭle or hercle; also with a prefixed me: mĕ-hercŭles, mehercŭle (also separately: me hercule), and mĕhercle, as an oath or asseveration, by Hercules!
    (α).
    Hercules and mehercules:

    et, hercules, hae quidem exstant,

    Cic. Brut. 16, 61; cf. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 4, 1; Poll. ib. 10, 33, 7:

    licet, hercules, undique omnes in me terrores impendeant,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 11, 31; Vell. 2, 52, 2:

    neque, mehercules, hoc indigne fero,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 48, 141:

    cui, mehercules, hic multum tribuit,

    id. Fam. 6, 5, 3; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 3:

    at, mehercules, narrabit quod quis voluerit,

    Phaedr. 3, 17, 8.—
    (β).
    Hercule and mehercule, by Hercules! (in class. prose most freq.; cf.

    also: impetratum est a consuetudine, ut peccare suavitatis causa liceret: et pomeridianas quadrigas quam postmeridianas libentius dixerim, et mehercule quam mehercules,

    Cic. Or. 47, 157):

    et hercule ita fecit,

    id. Lael. 11, 37:

    et hercule,

    id. Fam. 2, 18, 2; Quint. 2, 5, 4; 2, 16, 12; 10, 2, 3;

    12, 6, 4 al.: ac me quidem, ut hercule etiam te ipsum, Laeli, cognitio ipsa rerum delectat,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 13:

    non hercule, Scipio, dubito quin, etc.,

    id. ib. 1, 23; id. Quint. 3, 13; id. Att. 2, 7, 3:

    sed hercule facile patior datum tempus, in quo, etc.,

    id. ib. 16, 16, C, 10; Quint. 1, 4, 7; 12, 1, 7:

    atqui nactus es, sed me hercule otiosiorem opera quam animo,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 9:

    dicam me hercule,

    id. ib. 1, 19:

    non me hercule, inquit,

    id. ib. 1, 38:

    non mehercule,

    Quint. 6, 1, 43; 6, 3, 74:

    cognoscere me hercule, inquit, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 48 Mai. N. cr.:

    ita mehercule attendi, nec satis intellexi, etc.,

    id. Leg. 3, 14, 33 Mos. N. cr.; id. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 144:

    vere mehercule hoc dicam,

    id. Planc. 26, 64: et mehercule ego antea mirari solebam, etc., id. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 33; id. Att. 5, 16, 3:

    mihi mehercule magnae curae est aedilitas tua,

    id. Fam. 2, 11, 2:

    servi mehercule mei, si me isto pacto metuerent, etc.,

    id. Cat. 1, 7, 17.—
    (γ).
    Hercle and mehercle (the former esp. freq. in Plaut. and Ter.; the latter very rare): malo hercle magno suo convivat, Enn. ap. Non. 474, 22 (Sat. v. 1 Vahl.):

    obsecro hercle, quantus et quam validus est,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 143; id. ib. 173:

    tanto hercle melior,

    id. Bacch. 2, 2, 33:

    mihi quidem hercle non fit verisimile,

    Ter. And. 1, 3, 20:

    nescio hercle,

    id. Eun. 2, 3, 13; id. Phorm. 1, 2, 87:

    perii hercle,

    id. Eun. 5, 2, 66; 5, 6, 14; id. Heaut. 4, 4, 14:

    non hercle,

    id. Phorm. 5, 7, 76:

    per hercle rem mirandam (i. e. permirandam) Aristoteles dicit,

    Gell. 3, 6, 1.—With intensive particles:

    heu hercle,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 41:

    scite hercle sane,

    id. Trin. 3, 3, 53; cf.:

    sane quidem hercle,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 4, 8:

    minime, minime hercle vero!

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 23; cf.:

    minime hercle,

    Cic. Lael. 9, 30:

    haudquaquam hercle, Crasse, mirandum est, etc.,

    id. de Or. 3, 22, 82:

    pulchre mehercle dictum et sapienter,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 26; 1, 1, 22.
    II.
    Derivv.
    A.
    Hercŭlĕus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hercules, Herculean:

    domiti Herculea manu Telluris juvenes,

    Hor. C. 2, 12, 6:

    labor,

    id. ib. 1, 3, 36:

    coronae arbos,

    i. e. the poplar, Verg. G. 2, 66; cf.:

    umbra populi,

    id. A. 8, 276:

    leo,

    the lion's skin worn by Hercules, Val. Fl. 1, 263:

    Oete,

    on which Hercules burned himself, Luc. 3, 178:

    hospes,

    i. e. Croto, by whom Hercules was hospitably entertained, Ov. M. 15, 8:

    ternox,

    in which Hercules was begotten, Stat. Th. 12, 301:

    hostis,

    i. e. Telephus, son of Hercules, Ov. R. Am. 47:

    gens,

    i. e. the family of the Fabians sprung from Hercules, id. F. 2, 237; so,

    penates,

    Sil. 7, 44:

    sacrum,

    instituted by Evander in honor of Hercules, Verg. A. 8, 270:

    Trachin,

    built by Hercules, Ov. M. 11, 627:

    urbs,

    the city of Herculaneum, built by Hercules, id. ib. 15, 711.—Hence also:

    litora,

    near Herculaneum, Prop. 1, 11, 2:

    Tibur,

    i. e. where Hercules was worshipped, Mart. 1, 13, 1; 4, 62:

    astrum,

    i. e. the constellation of the Lion, id. 8, 55, 15: fretum, i. e. the Pillars of Hercules, (Strait of Gibraltar), Sil. 1, 199;

    also: metae,

    Luc. 3, 278.—
    B.
    Hercŭlā-nĕus, a, um, adj., the same: pars, i. e. the tithes (dedicated to Hercules), the tenth part, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 11.—Also to denote things large of their kind:

    formicae,

    Plin. 30. 4, 10, §

    29: urtica,

    id. 21, 15, 55, § 92:

    nodus,

    Sen. Ep. 87, 33:

    nymphaea,

    App. Herb. 67:

    sideritis,

    id. ib. 72:

    machaera,

    Capitol. Pertin. 8.—
    C.
    Hercŭlānus, a, um, adj., the same: pes, i. e. long, large (cf. in the preced.), Gell. 1, 1, 3.—
    D.
    Acc. to the Gr. form Hēraclēus or Hēra-clĭus, a, um, adj., = Hêrakleios or Hêraklios, the same:

    fabulae,

    Juv. 1, 52 (al. acc. to the MSS. Herculeias).—
    E.
    Hēraclī-des, ae, m., = Hêrakleidês, a male descendant of Hercules, Heraclid:

    exclusi ab Heraclīdis Orestis liberi,

    Vell. 1, 2 fin. —
    F.
    Hercŭlĭus, i, m., a surname of the emperor Maximinianus, and hence, Her-cŭlĭāni, ōrum, m., his guards, Amm. 22, 3, 2; 25, 6, 2.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > mehercule

  • 11 mehercules

    Hercŭles, is and i (the latter in Cic. Ac. 2, 34, 108 Goer.; cf. Plin. ap. Charis. p. 107 P.:

    Herculei,

    Cat. 55, 13), m., = Hêraklês, Etrusc. HERCLE (whence, by the insertion of a connecting vowel, the Latin form arose; cf. Alcumena for Alkmênê; v. also under B. the voc. hercle), son of Jupiter and Alcmena, husband of Dejanira, and, after his deification, of Hebe, the god of strength, and the guardian of riches, to whom, therefore, tithes were offered; he was also the guide of the Muses (Musagetes); the poplar was sacred to him, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; Varr. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 8, 564; Varr. L. L. 6, § 54 Müll.; Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 80; 2, 2, 62; Ov. M. 8, 364; 9, 13 sq.; Hor. C. 3, 14, 1; 4, 5, 36; Suet. Aug. 29; cf. with Ov. F. 6, 797 sq.:

    neque Herculi quisquam decumam vovit umquam, si sapiens factus esset,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 36, 88:

    superavit aerumnis suis aerumnas Herculis,

    Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 2: Herculis Columnae, the Pillars of Hercules, i. e. the promontories between which is the Strait of Gibraltar, Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 167; Curt. 10, 1, 8 et saep.—In gen. plur.:

    et Herculum et Mercuriorum disciplinae,

    Tert. Spect. 11 fin. —Prov.: Herculi quaestum conterere, i. e. to squander everything (even the tithes of Hercules), Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 68:

    personam Herculis et cothurnos aptare infantibus,

    Quint. 6, 1, 36.—
    B.
    Transf., analog. with the Greek Hêrakleis and Hêrakles, in voc. hercŭles, and more freq. hercŭle or hercle; also with a prefixed me: mĕ-hercŭles, mehercŭle (also separately: me hercule), and mĕhercle, as an oath or asseveration, by Hercules!
    (α).
    Hercules and mehercules:

    et, hercules, hae quidem exstant,

    Cic. Brut. 16, 61; cf. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 4, 1; Poll. ib. 10, 33, 7:

    licet, hercules, undique omnes in me terrores impendeant,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 11, 31; Vell. 2, 52, 2:

    neque, mehercules, hoc indigne fero,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 48, 141:

    cui, mehercules, hic multum tribuit,

    id. Fam. 6, 5, 3; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 3:

    at, mehercules, narrabit quod quis voluerit,

    Phaedr. 3, 17, 8.—
    (β).
    Hercule and mehercule, by Hercules! (in class. prose most freq.; cf.

    also: impetratum est a consuetudine, ut peccare suavitatis causa liceret: et pomeridianas quadrigas quam postmeridianas libentius dixerim, et mehercule quam mehercules,

    Cic. Or. 47, 157):

    et hercule ita fecit,

    id. Lael. 11, 37:

    et hercule,

    id. Fam. 2, 18, 2; Quint. 2, 5, 4; 2, 16, 12; 10, 2, 3;

    12, 6, 4 al.: ac me quidem, ut hercule etiam te ipsum, Laeli, cognitio ipsa rerum delectat,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 13:

    non hercule, Scipio, dubito quin, etc.,

    id. ib. 1, 23; id. Quint. 3, 13; id. Att. 2, 7, 3:

    sed hercule facile patior datum tempus, in quo, etc.,

    id. ib. 16, 16, C, 10; Quint. 1, 4, 7; 12, 1, 7:

    atqui nactus es, sed me hercule otiosiorem opera quam animo,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 9:

    dicam me hercule,

    id. ib. 1, 19:

    non me hercule, inquit,

    id. ib. 1, 38:

    non mehercule,

    Quint. 6, 1, 43; 6, 3, 74:

    cognoscere me hercule, inquit, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 48 Mai. N. cr.:

    ita mehercule attendi, nec satis intellexi, etc.,

    id. Leg. 3, 14, 33 Mos. N. cr.; id. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 144:

    vere mehercule hoc dicam,

    id. Planc. 26, 64: et mehercule ego antea mirari solebam, etc., id. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 33; id. Att. 5, 16, 3:

    mihi mehercule magnae curae est aedilitas tua,

    id. Fam. 2, 11, 2:

    servi mehercule mei, si me isto pacto metuerent, etc.,

    id. Cat. 1, 7, 17.—
    (γ).
    Hercle and mehercle (the former esp. freq. in Plaut. and Ter.; the latter very rare): malo hercle magno suo convivat, Enn. ap. Non. 474, 22 (Sat. v. 1 Vahl.):

    obsecro hercle, quantus et quam validus est,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 143; id. ib. 173:

    tanto hercle melior,

    id. Bacch. 2, 2, 33:

    mihi quidem hercle non fit verisimile,

    Ter. And. 1, 3, 20:

    nescio hercle,

    id. Eun. 2, 3, 13; id. Phorm. 1, 2, 87:

    perii hercle,

    id. Eun. 5, 2, 66; 5, 6, 14; id. Heaut. 4, 4, 14:

    non hercle,

    id. Phorm. 5, 7, 76:

    per hercle rem mirandam (i. e. permirandam) Aristoteles dicit,

    Gell. 3, 6, 1.—With intensive particles:

    heu hercle,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 41:

    scite hercle sane,

    id. Trin. 3, 3, 53; cf.:

    sane quidem hercle,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 4, 8:

    minime, minime hercle vero!

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 23; cf.:

    minime hercle,

    Cic. Lael. 9, 30:

    haudquaquam hercle, Crasse, mirandum est, etc.,

    id. de Or. 3, 22, 82:

    pulchre mehercle dictum et sapienter,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 26; 1, 1, 22.
    II.
    Derivv.
    A.
    Hercŭlĕus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hercules, Herculean:

    domiti Herculea manu Telluris juvenes,

    Hor. C. 2, 12, 6:

    labor,

    id. ib. 1, 3, 36:

    coronae arbos,

    i. e. the poplar, Verg. G. 2, 66; cf.:

    umbra populi,

    id. A. 8, 276:

    leo,

    the lion's skin worn by Hercules, Val. Fl. 1, 263:

    Oete,

    on which Hercules burned himself, Luc. 3, 178:

    hospes,

    i. e. Croto, by whom Hercules was hospitably entertained, Ov. M. 15, 8:

    ternox,

    in which Hercules was begotten, Stat. Th. 12, 301:

    hostis,

    i. e. Telephus, son of Hercules, Ov. R. Am. 47:

    gens,

    i. e. the family of the Fabians sprung from Hercules, id. F. 2, 237; so,

    penates,

    Sil. 7, 44:

    sacrum,

    instituted by Evander in honor of Hercules, Verg. A. 8, 270:

    Trachin,

    built by Hercules, Ov. M. 11, 627:

    urbs,

    the city of Herculaneum, built by Hercules, id. ib. 15, 711.—Hence also:

    litora,

    near Herculaneum, Prop. 1, 11, 2:

    Tibur,

    i. e. where Hercules was worshipped, Mart. 1, 13, 1; 4, 62:

    astrum,

    i. e. the constellation of the Lion, id. 8, 55, 15: fretum, i. e. the Pillars of Hercules, (Strait of Gibraltar), Sil. 1, 199;

    also: metae,

    Luc. 3, 278.—
    B.
    Hercŭlā-nĕus, a, um, adj., the same: pars, i. e. the tithes (dedicated to Hercules), the tenth part, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 11.—Also to denote things large of their kind:

    formicae,

    Plin. 30. 4, 10, §

    29: urtica,

    id. 21, 15, 55, § 92:

    nodus,

    Sen. Ep. 87, 33:

    nymphaea,

    App. Herb. 67:

    sideritis,

    id. ib. 72:

    machaera,

    Capitol. Pertin. 8.—
    C.
    Hercŭlānus, a, um, adj., the same: pes, i. e. long, large (cf. in the preced.), Gell. 1, 1, 3.—
    D.
    Acc. to the Gr. form Hēraclēus or Hēra-clĭus, a, um, adj., = Hêrakleios or Hêraklios, the same:

    fabulae,

    Juv. 1, 52 (al. acc. to the MSS. Herculeias).—
    E.
    Hēraclī-des, ae, m., = Hêrakleidês, a male descendant of Hercules, Heraclid:

    exclusi ab Heraclīdis Orestis liberi,

    Vell. 1, 2 fin. —
    F.
    Hercŭlĭus, i, m., a surname of the emperor Maximinianus, and hence, Her-cŭlĭāni, ōrum, m., his guards, Amm. 22, 3, 2; 25, 6, 2.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > mehercules

  • 12 colonna

    "column;
    Säule;
    colonne;
    columna;
    coluna"
    * * *
    f column
    fig mainstay
    colonna sonora sound track
    colonna vertebrale spinal column
    * * *
    colonna s.f.
    1 (arch.) column, pillar: colonne di un portico, columns (o pillars) of a portico; colonna dorica, ionica, corinzia, Doric, Ionian, Corinthian column; colonna rostrata, rostral column // colonna spezzata, cippus // colonne d'Ercole, Pillars of Hercules // colonna Traiana, Trajan's column
    2 (fig.) ( sostegno) pillar, mainstay: è la colonna della famiglia, she's the mainstay of the family
    3 (estens.) column: colonna di fumo, column of smoke; la colonna del mercurio, the column of mercury; una colonna di cifre, a column of figures; mettere i numeri in colonna, to put the numbers in a column (o one below the other) // (comm.) colonna del dare, dell'avere, debit (o debtor) side, credit side // (cinem.) colonna sonora, soundtrack // (anat.) colonna vertebrale, spinal column (o spine o backbone) // (mat.) vettore colonna, column vector
    4 (tip.) column: colonna di giornale, newspaper column; un titolo su quattro colonne, a four-column headline; larghezza di colonna, column width; bozza in colonna, galley proof
    5 ( fila) column, line: le automobili sostavano in colonna al casello, the cars stopped in line at the tollbooth
    6 (mil.) column: colonna d'assalto, d'attacco, storming column; colonna di soldati, column of soldiers; in colonna di marcia, in route column (o in column of route) // (pol.) quinta colonna, fifth column
    7 (chim., fis.) column: colonna di distillazione, stripping column; colonna di rettifica, rectifying column; colonna termica, thermal column
    8 (mar.) post: colonna di biga, king post; ( lato verticale di vela) leech
    9 ( ginnastica) the shoulder stand.
    * * *
    [ko'lɔnna]
    sostantivo femminile
    1) arch. column, pillar
    2) fig. pillar, mainstay, prop

    essere la colonna di — to be the backbone of [società, progetto]

    3) (di fumo, fuoco) pillar, column
    4) (di persone, veicoli) line; (di numeri) column
    •

    colonna sonora — sound-track, score

    colonna vertebrale — spinal o vertebral column, spine

    * * *
    colonna
    /ko'lɔnna/
    sostantivo f.
     1 arch. column, pillar
     2 fig. pillar, mainstay, prop; essere la colonna di to be the backbone of [società, progetto]
     3 (di fumo, fuoco) pillar, column
     4 (di persone, veicoli) line; (di numeri) column; marciare in colonna to march in a column
    colonna sonora sound-track, score; colonna vertebrale spinal o vertebral column, spine; le Colonne d'Ercole the pillars of Hercules.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > colonna

  • 13 Säule

    f; -, -n
    1. column; auch von Rauch: pillar; eine Säule der Gesellschaft / Mannschaft a pillar of society / a mainstay of the team
    2. MOT. (Zapfsäule) pump
    * * *
    die Säule
    column; pillar
    * * *
    Säu|le ['zɔylə]
    f -, -n
    column; (= Rauchsäule, Wassersäule auch, inf = Pfeiler, fig = Stütze) pillar

    eine/die tragende Sä́úle sein (fig) — to be a/the mainstay

    die Sä́úlen des Herkules — the Pillars of Hercules

    * * *
    die
    1) (a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building: the carved columns in the temple.) column
    2) (something similar in shape: a column of smoke.) column
    * * *
    Säu·le
    <-, -n>
    [ˈzɔylə]
    f
    1. ARCHIT column, pillar
    die \Säulen des Herkules the Pillars of Hercules
    2. (Bildsäule) statue
    3. (geh: Stütze) pillar
    die \Säulen der Gesellschaft the pillars [or backbone] of society
    4. (fam: Zapfsäule) petrol [or AM gas] pump
    * * *
    die; Säule, Säulen column; (nur als Stütze, auch fig.) pillar
    * * *
    Säule f; -, -n
    1. column; auch von Rauch: pillar;
    eine Säule der Gesellschaft/Mannschaft a pillar of society/a mainstay of the team
    2. AUTO (Zapfsäule) pump
    * * *
    die; Säule, Säulen column; (nur als Stütze, auch fig.) pillar
    * * *
    -n f.
    column n.
    pillar n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Säule

  • 14 С-594

    ГЕРКУЛЕСОВЫ (ГЕРКУЛЕСОВСКИЕ) СТОЛБЫ (СТОЛПЫ) (чего) lit NP pl only fixed WO
    the maximum level (of sth.): the utmost limit (of sth.)
    the farthest (upper) limits (of sth.) the ultimate (in sth.).
    "...Дело Главлита охранять военную и государственную тайну, а не... вмешиваться в литературную ткань произведения... (Аплодисменты. Возгласы с мест: „Верно... Правильно...".) Это вмешательство достигло ныне геркулесовых столпов глупости» (Свирский 1). "...The job of Glav lit is to preserve state and military secrets, not.. to interfere in the creative process." (Applause Shouts from the hall: "That's true, that's right!") "This interference has now reached the farthest limits of stupidity" (1a).
    Originally, the name of the two high points of land (the Pillars of Hercules) on either side of the Strait of Gibraltar believed to be "the limits of the earth." According to Greek legend the Pillars were raised by Hercules.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-594

  • 15 геркулесовские столбы

    [NP; pl only; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ the maximum level (of sth.):
    - the utmost limit (of sth.);
    - the farthest (upper) limits (of sth.);
    - the ultimate (in sth.).
         ♦ "...Дело Главлита охранять военную и государственную тайну, а не... вмешиваться в литературную ткань произведения... (Аплодисменты. Возгласы с мест: "Верно... Правильно...".) Это вмешательство достигло ныне геркулесовых столпов глупости" (Свирский 1). "...The job of Glavlit is to preserve state and military secrets, not.. to interfere in the creative process." (Applause Shouts from the hall: "That's true, that's right!") "This interference has now reached the farthest limits of stupidity" (1a).
    —————
    ← Originally, the name of the two high points of land (the Pillars of Hercules) on either side of the Strait of Gibraltar believed to be "the limits of the earth." According to Greek legend the Pillars were raised by Hercules.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > геркулесовские столбы

  • 16 геркулесовские столпы

    [NP; pl only; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ the maximum level (of sth.):
    - the utmost limit (of sth.);
    - the farthest (upper) limits (of sth.);
    - the ultimate (in sth.).
         ♦ "...Дело Главлита охранять военную и государственную тайну, а не... вмешиваться в литературную ткань произведения... (Аплодисменты. Возгласы с мест: "Верно... Правильно...".) Это вмешательство достигло ныне геркулесовых столпов глупости" (Свирский 1). "...The job of Glavlit is to preserve state and military secrets, not.. to interfere in the creative process." (Applause Shouts from the hall: "That's true, that's right!") "This interference has now reached the farthest limits of stupidity" (1a).
    —————
    ← Originally, the name of the two high points of land (the Pillars of Hercules) on either side of the Strait of Gibraltar believed to be "the limits of the earth." According to Greek legend the Pillars were raised by Hercules.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > геркулесовские столпы

  • 17 геркулесовы столбы

    [NP; pl only; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ the maximum level (of sth.):
    - the utmost limit (of sth.);
    - the farthest (upper) limits (of sth.);
    - the ultimate (in sth.).
         ♦ "...Дело Главлита охранять военную и государственную тайну, а не... вмешиваться в литературную ткань произведения... (Аплодисменты. Возгласы с мест: "Верно... Правильно...".) Это вмешательство достигло ныне геркулесовых столпов глупости" (Свирский 1). "...The job of Glavlit is to preserve state and military secrets, not.. to interfere in the creative process." (Applause Shouts from the hall: "That's true, that's right!") "This interference has now reached the farthest limits of stupidity" (1a).
    —————
    ← Originally, the name of the two high points of land (the Pillars of Hercules) on either side of the Strait of Gibraltar believed to be "the limits of the earth." According to Greek legend the Pillars were raised by Hercules.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > геркулесовы столбы

  • 18 геркулесовы столпы

    [NP; pl only; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ the maximum level (of sth.):
    - the utmost limit (of sth.);
    - the farthest (upper) limits (of sth.);
    - the ultimate (in sth.).
         ♦ "...Дело Главлита охранять военную и государственную тайну, а не... вмешиваться в литературную ткань произведения... (Аплодисменты. Возгласы с мест: "Верно... Правильно...".) Это вмешательство достигло ныне геркулесовых столпов глупости" (Свирский 1). "...The job of Glavlit is to preserve state and military secrets, not.. to interfere in the creative process." (Applause Shouts from the hall: "That's true, that's right!") "This interference has now reached the farthest limits of stupidity" (1a).
    —————
    ← Originally, the name of the two high points of land (the Pillars of Hercules) on either side of the Strait of Gibraltar believed to be "the limits of the earth." According to Greek legend the Pillars were raised by Hercules.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > геркулесовы столпы

  • 19 pillar

    'pilə
    (an upright post used in building as a support or decoration: The hall was surrounded by stone pillars.) pilar, columna
    pillar n pilar


    pillar ( conjugate pillar) verbo transitivo 1 (fam)
    ◊ le pilló un dedo it caught o trapped her finger;
    ¡te pillé! caught o got you!
    b) ‹catarro/resfriado› to catch
    2 (Esp fam) [ coche] to hit pillarse verbo pronominal (fam) ‹dedos/manga› to catch
    pillar verbo transitivo
    1 (una cosa, enfermedad) to catch
    2 (atropellar) to run over
    3 (sorprender) to catch
    4 (un chiste, una idea) to get
    5 (robar) to steal ➣ Ver nota en catch
    Locuciones: me pilla de camino, it's on my way ' pillar' also found in these entries: Spanish: agarrar - braga - camino - mano - marrón - mona - pilar - toro - alcanzar - cachar - columna - desprevenido - pescar - pilón English: catch - find out - get - have - nail - pants - pillage - pillar - pillar box - red-handed - surprise - duck - hop - plinth
    tr['pɪləSMALLr/SMALL]
    1 SMALLARCHITECTURE/SMALL pilar nombre masculino, columna
    2 (of smoke) columna
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to go from pillar to post ir de la Ceca a la Meca, ir de Herodes a Pilatos
    pillar ['pɪlər] n
    : pilar m, columna f
    n.
    • columna (Arquitectura) s.f.
    • machón s.m.
    • pilar s.m.
    • soporte s.m.
    • sostén s.m.
    'pɪlər, 'pɪlə(r)
    a) ( column) pilar m, columna f

    from pillar to post — de la ceca a la Meca

    b) ( exemplary member) pilar m, baluarte m

    he is a pillar of the community — es uno de los pilares or baluartes de la comunidad

    ['pɪlǝ(r)]
    1.
    N pilar m, columna f

    pillar of salt — (Bible) estatua f de sal

    a pillar of the church — (fig) un pilar de la iglesia

    - be a pillar of strength
    - go from pillar to post
    2.
    CPD

    pillar box N — (Brit) buzón m

    * * *
    ['pɪlər, 'pɪlə(r)]
    a) ( column) pilar m, columna f

    from pillar to post — de la ceca a la Meca

    b) ( exemplary member) pilar m, baluarte m

    he is a pillar of the community — es uno de los pilares or baluartes de la comunidad

    English-spanish dictionary > pillar

  • 20 pillar

    noun
    1) (vertical support) Säule, die

    from pillar to post — (fig.) hin und her

    2) (fig.): (supporter) Stütze, die
    * * *
    ['pilə]
    (an upright post used in building as a support or decoration: The hall was surrounded by stone pillars.) der Pfeiler
    - academic.ru/117903/pillarbox">pillarbox
    * * *
    pil·lar
    [ˈpɪləʳ, AM -ɚ]
    n
    1. (column) Pfeiler m, Säule f
    \pillar of flame Flammensäule f
    \pillar of smoke Rauchsäule f
    2. ( fig: mainstay) Stütze f
    3.
    ▶ from \pillar to post hin und her
    ▶ to go from \pillar to post von Pontius zu Pilatus gehen
    * * *
    ['pɪlə(r)]
    n
    Säule f

    the Pillars of Hercules — die Säulen pl des Herkules

    a pillar of society/the community — eine Säule or Stütze der Gesellschaft/der Gemeinschaft

    * * *
    pillar [ˈpılə(r)]
    A s
    1. Pfeiler m, Ständer m:
    run from pillar to post fig von Pontius zu Pilatus laufen
    2. ARCH Säule f:
    he turned into a pillar of salt er erstarrte zur Salzsäule
    3. (Rauch-, Wasser- etc) Säule f:
    4. fig Säule f, Stütze f:
    the pillars of wisdom die Säulen der Weisheit;
    he was a pillar of strength er stand da wie ein Fels in der Brandung
    5. besonders TECH Sockel m, Stütze f, Support m
    6. Bergbau: (Abbau)Pfeiler m:
    pillar of coal Kohlenpfeiler
    7. Reitsport: Ständer m
    B v/t mit Pfeilern oder Säulen versehen oder stützen oder schmücken
    * * *
    noun
    1) (vertical support) Säule, die

    from pillar to post — (fig.) hin und her

    2) (fig.): (supporter) Stütze, die
    * * *
    n.
    Pfeiler - m.
    Ständer - m.
    Säule -n f.

    English-german dictionary > pillar

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  • Pillars of Hercules — Pil′lars of Her′cules n. pl. anq the two promontories on either side of the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar, the Rock of Gibraltar in Europe and the Jebel Musa in Africa …   From formal English to slang

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