Atlas vs Hercules

Atlas

name
  • A crater in the last quadrant of the moon. 

  • The SM-65, an early ICBM, soon developed into a long-lived orbital launch vehicle series. 

  • A subgroup of the Berber languages. 

  • A surname. 

  • A moon of Saturn. 

  • The son of Iapetus and Clymene, war leader of the Titans ordered by the god Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders; father to Hesperides, the Hyades, and the Pleiades; king of the legendary Atlantis. 

  • A triple star system in the Pleiades open cluster (M45) also known as 27 Tauri. 

noun
  • A particular model or individual specimen of the Atlas missile and launch vehicle line. 

Hercules

name
  • A crater in the first quadrant on the moon. 

  • The Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family. 

  • A male given name from Ancient Greek 

  • A city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. 

  • A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It lies between the constellations Lyra and Corona Borealis. 

noun
  • A Hercules beetle 

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