The Attic Hercules
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Theseus, who went about like Hercules, destroying robbers and achieving wondrous exploits.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “The Attic Hercules” mean?
Theseus, who went about like Hercules, destroying robbers and achieving wondrous exploits.
Is “The Attic Hercules” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.