noun
- a drama (429? b.c.) by Euripides.
noun, plural Her·a·cli·dae [her-uh–klahy-dee] /ˌhɛr əˈklaɪ di/.
- a person claiming descent from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.
noun plural Heraclidae or Heraklidae (ˌhɛrəˈklaɪdiː)
- any person claiming descent from Hercules, esp one of the Dorian aristocrats of Sparta