# Hercules — Poetry character guide

> Hercules in Poetry by Matthew Arnold.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Great Hercules

**First appearance:** 0057-the-strayed-reveller

## Who they are

The Greek hero, referenced in several poems.

## Relationships

### [Polyphontes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_16_se/characters/polyphontes)

_rivalry_

Hercules is an enemy of Polyphontes, representing the old royal line that Polyphontes usurped.

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