Hercules

In the 16th Century, Hercules was used as an image of the Catholic Church, his battle with the Hydra being reminiscent of the Church's fight with heresy. In Claire Asquith's 'Shadowplay' on Shakespeare's Catholicism, she applies this identification to understand some of Shakespeare's lines, such as

'Hercules himself could not have battered out his brains - for he had none.' (Cymbeline)

Following some technical issues we have established a separate Blogger 'identity' for Catholic Action UK, and we thought Hercules would be an appropriate name.