Herculean

Her·cu·le·an

adj
\ˌhər-kyə-ˈlē-ən, ˌhər-ˈkyü-lē-\

Definition of HERCULEAN

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Hercules

2

often not capitalized : of extraordinary power, extent, intensity, or difficulty <Herculean tasks> <Herculean proportions>

First Known Use of HERCULEAN

1513

Other Mythology and Folklore Terms

elysian, fay, muse, nimbus, phoenix

Rhymes with HERCULEAN

Aeschylean, Anacreon, apogean, Aramaean, Atlantean, Caribbean, Cerberean, cyclopean, Damoclean, empyrean, European, Galilean, Hasmonaean, Idumaean, Ituraean, Jacobean, kallikrein, Maccabean, Manichaean, Mycenaean, nemertean, nepenthean, panacean, perigean, Sadducean, Sisyphean, Tacitean, Tennessean, Typhoean