# Hercules — The Odyssey character guide

> Hercules in The Odyssey by Homer.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0011-book-x-aeolus-the-lestrigonians-and-circ

## Who they are

A legendary hero whose shade Ulysses encounters in the underworld.

## Links

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