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Herculean Labour(s)
Hector – (миф.) Гектор; отважный воин; задира, хулиган, забияка, хвастун; грозить, запугивать, задирать, хвастать, бахвалиться; гроза на большой высоте In Greek Mythology, a Trojan prince, the eldest son of Priam and Hecuba, killed by Achilles in Homer’s “Iliad”. Used as a common noun, means a bully; as a verb – to intimidate or dominate in a blustering way, to behave like a bully; swagger. Also, Hector or “Hector the Convector” is known as one of the world’s most consistently large thunderstorms reaching heights of approximately 20 kilometers (66,000 ft). Hemingway Solution – способ самоубийства, примененный Хемингуэем Commit suicide via shotgun blast administered beneath the chin or inside the mouth, as mentioned in Stephen King’s novel “Dreamcatcher”. If the shotgun is particularly long, the trigger is often pulled by a toe: Damn it, why did he have to go and use the Hemingway Solution in my room? Now there’s brain matter all over my ceiling.* The old guy in ‘the Hills Have Eyes’ used the Hemingway Solution. Herculean Labour(s) – (миф.) геркулесов труд; подвиги Геракла; исключительно трудное дело The goddess Hera, determined to make trouble for Hercules, made him lose his mind. In a confused and angry state, he killed his own wife and children. When he awakened from his “temporary insanity,” Hercules was shocked and upset by what he’d done. He prayed to the god Apollo for guidance, and the god’s oracle told him he would have to serve King Eurystheus for twelve years, in punishment for the murders. Eurystheus ordered Hercules to perform ten labors. He accomplished these tasks, but Eurystheus refused to recognize two: the cleansing of the Augean stables, because Hercules was going to accept pay for the labor; and the killing of the Lernaean Hydra, as Hercules’ nephew had helped him burn the stumps of the heads. Eurystheus set two more tasks, which Hercules
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