Ἡρα_κλέης , gen. Ἡρα_κλῆος: Heracles, son of
Zeus and Alcmēna, Il. 19.98;
his celebrated labors, Il. 8.362,
Od. 11.623, Od. 21.26; he destroys the Troy of
Laomedon, and conquers Pylos, Il.
20.145, Il. 5.642, Il. 11.689 ff., cf. Il. 5.392, 397; his death, and his shade,
Il. 18.117, Od. 11.601. Heracles was celebrated in
song as a national hero before the time of Homer, Od. 11.602, 267. Epithets, θεῖος, θρασυμέμνων, κρατερόφρων,
καρτερόθυ_μος.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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