Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twelve labours of hercules

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: twelve labours of her-cules
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

2

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Twelve tasks carried out by the Greek hero Herakles (romanized as Hercules) as his penance.

Questions

What does twelve labours of hercules mean?: Twelve tasks carried out by the Greek hero Herakles (romanized as Hercules) as his penance.

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