The Choice of Hercules (HWV 69) is an oratorio in one act (three scenes) by George Frideric Handel.

The libretto is derived from the poem (1743) of Robert Lowth but revised, probably, by Thomas Morell.

These are represented by two women who present their various arguments to Hercules, and his confusion is articulated in the trio Where shall I go?.

The classical myth of "the choice of Hercules," as told by the 5th-century Athenian sophist Prodicus (Xenophon Memorabilia 2.1.21-34), anticipates that Hercules will choose to follow Virtue's path.

The work includes the notable aria Yet can I hear that dulcet lay.