Herculean proportions?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="herculean">herculean</span> <span word="proportions">proportions</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="spring">spring</span>, <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="weighing">weighing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pound">pound</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span>, <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="herculean">herculean</span> <span word="proportions">proportions</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="north">north</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="breeding">breeding</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Alberta">Alberta</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="Alaska">Alaska</span>, <span word="Montana">Montana</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Dakota">Dakota</span>. <span word="Come">Come</span> <span word="September">September</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="gigantic">gigantic</span> <span word="distances">distances</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="habitats">habitats</span> <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="herculean">herculean</span> <span word="proportions">proportions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="long">long</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accomplishment">accomplishment</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="needless">needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hence">hence</span>, <span word="logical">logical</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="migrating">migrating</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hercules">Hercules</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="legends">legends</span>. <span word="Hercules">Hercules</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Heracles">Heracles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="mythology">mythology</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="adapted">adapted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="hero">hero</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="iconography">iconography</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="myths">myths</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="literature">literature</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="Hercules">Hercules</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="literature">literature</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="Hercules">Hercules</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Heracles">Heracles</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hero">hero</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="Hercules">Hercules</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fights">fights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tames">tames</span> <span word="lions">lions</span>, <span word="bulls">bulls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="beasts">beasts</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span> <span word="like">like</span> “<span word="herculean">herculean</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="herculean">herculean</span> <span word="task">task</span>”. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="daunting">daunting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>, <span word="stamina">stamina</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hercules">Hercules</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="done">done</span>.</p>
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