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Hercules

also: Геркулес, Heracles

The Greco-Roman hero famed for his Twelve Labors; invoked here in mock-heroic comparison to Merkulov's two days of idle self-satisfaction after finishing a single uniform.

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Mentioned in 7 works (7 mentions)

The Fair Stories · 1 mention
The Captain's Uniform Stories · 1 mention
To V. V. Bilibin, 1 February 1886. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To A. S. Suvorin, 10 February 1887. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To M. V. Kiseleva, 6 January 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
A Dreary Story Stories · 1 mention
To A. S. Suvorin, 31 January 1891. Moscow. letter · 1 mention

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