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Linus, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) Linus, in Greek mythology. 1 Son of Apollo and Psamathe of Argos. He was deserted by his mother on a hillside and devoured by dogs. When Psamathe's father learned what his daughter had…Brewer's: Pillars of Hercules
(The). The opposite rocks at the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea, one in Spain and the other on the African continent. The tale is that they were bound together till Hercules tore them…Brewer's: Columns of Hercules
Two large pyramidal columns set up by the Phoenicians as lighthouses and landmarks, dedicated, one to Hercules (the sun), and the other to Astarte (the moon). By the Greeks and Romans the…Brewer's: Farnese Hercules
[Far-na'-ze Hercu-lees ]. A name given to Glykon's copy of the famous statue of Lysippos, the Greek sculptor in the time of Alexander the Great. It represents the hero leaning on his club…Brewer's: Hercules' Choice
Immortality the reward of toil in preference to pleasure. Xenophon tells us when Hercules was a youth he was accosted by two women—Virtue and Pleasure—and asked to choose between them.…Brewer's: Hercules' Club
A stick of unusual size and formidable appearance. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Hercules' HorseHercules' Choice A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…Brewer's: Hercules' Horse
Arion, given him by Adrastos. It had the power of speech, and its feet on the right side were those of a man. (See Horse.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Hercules' Labour
or The labour of an Hercules. Very great toil. Hercules was appointed by Eurystheus (3 syl.) to perform twelve labours requiring enormous strength or dexterity. “It was more than the…Brewer's: Hercules of Music
(The). Christopher Glück (1714-1787). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Herculean KnotHercules Secundus A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Brewer's: Hercules' Pillars
Calpé and Abyla, one at Gibraltar and one at Centa, torn asunder by Hercules that the waters of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea might communicate with each other. Macrobius ascribes…Trending
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