However the Latin stories of Hercules further had anecdotal elements of its own. Some of these details linked Hercules with the Western Mediterranean geography. He is supposed to be the son of Jupiter and Theseus' grandson. Theseus is the Roman equivalent to Zeus, the Greek god and Alcmene, the mortal. Hercules was made to carry out twelve great tasks, known as 'The Twelve Labours of Hercules' and went on to become a god.
As a legend he is popular even today, with numerous books, movies television series and articles written on his life and adventures.
Lily James answered. He was the son of Zeus and Alcmena. Since he is a mythical figure there are no dates supplied for his existence. He had two wives. The first was Deianeira. Together, they had three children. Hercules was then married to Serena but she was killed by Strive. He was then engaged to Lucretiana, even though he never planned on marrying her. Hercules was a very handsome man.
He was muscular, with the energy of a young man but the features of an adult. He is usually shown with a beard but not always. His muscles are also often considered a symbol of his strength and masculinity. Sign in. Log into your account. Sign up. Password recovery.
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Geller - December 20, 5. Ouroboros Prof. Geller - April 8, 0. Achilles Prof. Geller - December 1, 0. By Prof. Last Updated: February 2, Notify of. Inline Feedbacks. Hercules sets off to find his place in the world and goes to the Temple of Zeus for guidance.
Inside the temple, a giant statue of Zeus came to life with a flash of lightning. As the giant figure picked him up in his massive hands, a terrified and confused Hercules froze when Zeus revealed himself as his father. Explaining his origin, Zeus tells Hercules that the only way the god-turned-mortal can rejoin his parents on Mount Olympus is to prove himself a "true hero" on Earth. Zeus then presents a grown-up Pegasus to join Hercules as a constant companion.
Hercules jumped onto the winged horse, and they fly off. As of that moment, Hercules' journey to restore his godhood has begun. Riding on his winged horse, Hercules goes to seek out Philoctetes , the trainer of heroes Zeus sent him to find. Arriving on an island , Hercules was surprised to discover that Philoctetes or Phil was a wisecracking little satyr, and asked for his help to become a true hero.
Phil initially refuses to train Hercules, having been let down too many times by previous would-be heroes who could not go the distance, but changes his mind after Zeus zaps him with a bolt of lightning as punishment for doubting his son.
As time passes, Hercules slowly masters all the rules Phil can teach and transforms from klutzy boy to hero material. When he has reached adulthood and passed his training, Hercules wants to go to where the action was. Full of confidence and sure that he would be a hero, Hercules sets off with Phil to the city of Thebes. On his way, Hercules encounters Megara , who is being pursued by the lecherous centaur Nessus.
Despite Meg's insistence that she didn't even need the uncertain hero's help in the first place, Hercules is eager to use his new skills and intervenes. After a couple of disastrous missteps, Hercules beats Nessus and rescues Meg.
While the distracted Hercules is smitten and quickly develops romantic feelings for Meg, both Phil and Pegasus immediately dislike her and set off. Unbeknownst to them, Meg is working for Hercules' uncle Hades. Upon hearing from her that Hercules is still alive, Hades plots once again to kill the eager young would-be hero.
Meanwhile, Hercules and Phil arrived in Thebes to prove their worth, one as a hero and the other as a trainer. Hercules shyly introduced himself to a group of Thebans , who rolled their eyes, seeing Hercules as an amateur and wouldn't give him a chance. Suddenly, Meg appears and tells Hercules about two little boys trapped and require rescuing.
Lured to a canyon, Hercules lifts a massive boulder from the mouth of a cave, freeing the boys, but only a few people applauded, still not willing to believe Hercules is a hero. Despite his bravado, brimming with confidence, Hercules got cocky too quickly as he was oblivious to the unintended consequences. Hercules thinks he rescued the "boys" Pain and Panic in disguise but instead releases the Hydra , a giant serpent-like creature, which has been set up as a fixed battle by Hades.
Though afraid, Hercules bravely fights the Hydra with just his sword and his wits. Hercules scrambles to defeat the monster until it threw him into the air and swallowed him whole. But after a moment, Hercules slashed his way out from inside the Hydra.
He became more confident in his heroics, having also impressed the Thebans enough to give him better applause, but falls to the ground, dazed and covered in green slime, momentarily weakened from the ordeal. Although Hercules thought he did great, three heads oozed from the Hydra's wound. As Hercules retreated from the three-headed monster closing in on him, he whistled for Pegasus.
Flying around the Hydra, Hercules sliced off one head, only for more heads to grow back. Hercules ends up inside a living jungle of Hydra necks, horrified as snarling heads gang up to attack him, until the enormous creature pinned the desperate hero to a cliff with its clawed foot. Thinking quickly, Hercules smashed his powerful fists into the cliff, causing an avalanche, burying him and the multi-headed Hydra under a mountain of rocks.
However, a bruised and battered Hercules emerges from the Hydra's foot unharmed. Bursting into wild shouts and cheers, the crowd rushed in as the light shined on Hercules, eager to congratulate their new champion by hoisting him on their shoulders. Having accomplished the unsavory yet heroic task, Hercules earned newfound fame and adoration. As word of Hercules' deeds spread, the grateful people of Thebes found inspiration in him as he continued his heroics.
During the song "Zero to Hero", Hercules put the "glad" in gladiator and his daring deeds were great theater, some of which the hero has attended. Hercules is shown to dispatch every variety of monsters Hades sends to defeat him, enraging Hades with each victory Hercules attains against the beasts, saving the town and overcoming disasters. By the time Hercules and Pegasus again paid a visit to the temple of Zeus, Hercules has become the toast of Greece: famous, rich, and believes himself a true hero.
However, Hercules is distraught when Zeus tells him he has not quite gotten there yet, unsure of what more he can do. Meg, on assignment from Hades, convinces him to play "hooky", or truant for the day, going on a date. The date is ended by Phil, irate at Herc for skipping training. Phil is knocked off Pegasus and wakes up in time to learn of Meg's involvement with Hades.
Hades then discovers that Hercules loves Meg and uses that knowledge to attempt to take the hero out of the picture while he attempts to overtake Olympus. Hercules, ecstatic from the date, refuses to believe Phil's warning about Meg, even accidentally hitting him in a flash of blind anger, prompting Phil to quit as his trainer, with Hercules, still in a state of anger, telling him to go ahead and leave, but becomes remorseful over his actions after Phil has departed.
As soon as he is gone, Hades confronts Hercules, offering Meg's safety if the hero will give up his godly strength for 24 hours long enough for Hades to conquer Olympus. Hercules is reluctant to see anyone hurt, but Hades vows that no harm will come to Meg.
Herc agrees, Hades takes the opportunity to reveal Meg's role in his scheme, in that Meg had been working for Hades all along only for Herc to realize that Phil was telling the truth about Meg working for Hades and should have listened to him all along thereby leaving the hero shocked, humiliated, and heartbroken.
Enacting his plan, setting free the Titans from Tartarus, Hades sends a Cyclops to destroy Hercules so that he can't get in the way later on. Hercules has been so disheartened and demoralized by learning the truth about Meg that he doesn't even try to fight the Cyclops. Meg hurries to fetch Phil, who convinces Hercules not to give up. Using his wits, he seizes a nearby torch as a weapon. He is able to defeat the Cyclops, which he does by burning its eye and sending him hurtling off a cliff.
The monster's fall causes a pillar to topple towards Hercules and Meg pushes him out of the way, taking the impact of the pillar. This, in turn, causes Hercules to regain his strength because Hades' end of the bargain is now broken.
Meg, however, is gravely injured and Hercules leaves her in the care of Phil while he rushes off to thwart Hades' invasion of Olympus. His first move is freeing the Olympian Gods from their shackles, then his father Zeus from his imprisonment by the Ice and Lava Titans. He immediately engages the Titans. Ultimately, he wins the battle by using the Wind Titan to suck up the other three Titans, then uses all his strength to hurl them into outer space.
There, the group of Titans explode and are forever silenced. After thwarting the invasion, Hades shouts to him that he's got Meg's soul as his 'consolation prize', and Hercules rushes back to Meg's side, only to find that she had died moments before he got there, her Thread of Life cut by the Fates. However, he then travels to the Underworld to rescue Meg's soul. Hercules manages to capture Hades' dog, Cerberus, and ride it to Hades' lair. Hades is undisturbed by this, even going so far as to taunt him.
When Hades points out that Meg is dead and belongs in the Underworld now, Hercules makes a deal that he will trade his soul for Meg's. Hades agrees to this - IF Hercules can get her out. To do so he must dive into the River Styx, which swiftly ages mortals upon contact, killing them if they spend too long in there. Hercules nevertheless enters the pool to rescue Meg's soul. Although he begins to age as Hades forewarned, he does not die, as his selfless act fulfills the requirement for being a true hero and, thus, Hercules regains his godhood, rendering him immortal moments before the Fates could cut his Thread of Life, leaving them stunned that Hercules is immortal again.
He then beats Hades by punching him into the River Styx and returns Meg's soul to her body. With his immortality restored, Hercules is brought to the other Gods, including Zeus and Hera, both of whom express how proud they are of their son. Zeus invites Hercules to live in Olympus, which was originally his wish, but Hercules decides to live his life on earth as a mortal with Meg. Although he will eventually die, he believes that even an immortal life without Meg would be empty.
Zeus and Hera respect this wish, and Hercules is turned back to his mortal self as he and Meg kiss. Returning to the city of Thebes, everyone witnesses Zeus creating a picture of Hercules in the stars, thus achieving Phil's dream as well.
The animated series follows the adventures of young Hercules, set in the period between his teenage years and his first journey to Thebes as an adult, while he is still in training as a hero under the tutelage of satyr Phil on his island. With Hercules is still in "geek god" mode, before his "Zero to Hero" transformation, it expands upon the Greek demigod's feats during his formative, adolescent hero-in-training years, Hercules attends the Prometheus Academy , a high school for both gods and mortals, on Zeus' instruction.
While there, Herc befriends fellow students Icarus and Cassandra and gains a rivalry with Adonis. Hercules also battles various monsters like Orthos and meet characters like Alexander the Great.
Many of the Olympian Gods and Goddesses only glimpsed during the film pay visit to young hero-to-be and help or hinder him in his adventures. In a special crossover episode , Hercules and Aladdin meet and battled prior to joining forces against Hades and Jafar , who met after the latter ended up in the Underworld.
When Hades and Jafar initially teamed up, they each try and fail to defeat each others' foes, with Jafar losing to Hercules. Afterwards, the villains kidnapped Icarus and blamed it on Aladdin as well as Aladdin's monkey Abu and blamed it on Hercules. After a battle in Agrabah , the heroes learn that they've been duped by the villains and travel to the Underworld to take the fight to them. Aladdin and Hercules work together to eliminate Jafar once more, forcing Hades to simply give up. In the animated sequel to the film and extension of the series, Hercules and Meg are revealed to have since married, moving into a new home together.
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