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== Heracles had stomach cancer. ==
In the Roman version of the 12 Labors myth, Hercules was attacked by a crab that distracted him from his tasks. Under the premise of the guess, the Romans heard "Heracles' task was made difficult by a bout with cancer" and thought that "[[Giant Enemy Crab]]" was a [[Rule of Cool|better]] translation than "[[What Do You Mean
* [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle|FYI]], the Latin word for crab is cancer.
** Aye, based from the Greek for crab which was used to describe cancers. [[Sincerity Mode|Thanks]] for bringing that up, in case [[Fan Myopia|someone happened to not know the etymology]].
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