He tells Hercules that in order to be considered a god and be welcomed into Mount Olympus again he must become a “true hero.” He then sets out on a quest to achieve this by completing a series of heroic acts, one of which is saving a damsel in distress. After he had successfully accomplished this task and left it is revealed that the woman whom he saved, Meg, was under the control of Hades. Hercules then traveled to the town of Thebes where he battled and defeated the Hydra, a trap set up by Hades after finding out Hercules still had his powers. Once he defeated the Hydra he felt that now he had become a true hero and could reclaim his godhood. Zeus on the other hand did not feel the same and told his son he was not yet a true hero. Disheartened by his father’s words, Hercules descended into sadness and turned to Meg for comfort, who was now falling in love with him and vice versa. Hades then reappears and offers Hercules a deal: give up his powers for 24 hours in exchange for Meg’s safety. He accepts, thereby losing his superhuman strength. Hades, now having no one to combat him, unleashes the Titans that Zeus had locked away in the underworld earlier in the
He tells Hercules that in order to be considered a god and be welcomed into Mount Olympus again he must become a “true hero.” He then sets out on a quest to achieve this by completing a series of heroic acts, one of which is saving a damsel in distress. After he had successfully accomplished this task and left it is revealed that the woman whom he saved, Meg, was under the control of Hades. Hercules then traveled to the town of Thebes where he battled and defeated the Hydra, a trap set up by Hades after finding out Hercules still had his powers. Once he defeated the Hydra he felt that now he had become a true hero and could reclaim his godhood. Zeus on the other hand did not feel the same and told his son he was not yet a true hero. Disheartened by his father’s words, Hercules descended into sadness and turned to Meg for comfort, who was now falling in love with him and vice versa. Hades then reappears and offers Hercules a deal: give up his powers for 24 hours in exchange for Meg’s safety. He accepts, thereby losing his superhuman strength. Hades, now having no one to combat him, unleashes the Titans that Zeus had locked away in the underworld earlier in the