Herăclēa

, an ancient town of Sicily, near Agrigentum. Minos planted a colony there when he pursued Dædal us; and the town, anciently known by the name of Macara , was called from him Minoa . It was called Heraclea after Hercules, when he obtained a victory over Eryx.――A town of Macedonia.――Another in Pontus, celebrated for its naval power and its consequence among the Asiatic states. The inhabitants conveyed home in their ships the 10,000 at their return.――Another in Crete.――Another in Parthia.――Another in Bithynia.――Another in Phthiotis, near Thermopylæ, called also Trachinea , to distinguish it from others.――Another in Lucania. Cicero , For Archias , ch. 4 .――Another in Syria.――Another in Cher sones us Tauric a.――Another in Thrace, and three in Egypt, . ――There were no le than 40 cities of that name in different parts of the world, all built in honour of Hercules, whence the name is derived.――A daughter of Hiero tyrant of Sicily, .