Hercules Influence On Greek Mythology

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Greek mythology is the body of which myths and teachings that come from the ancient Greeks. Mythology was a part of a Greek’s religion. It concerns the cultural aspects of heroes and Gods. Hercules was the son of Zeus. In Greek mythology, he was born immortal and became mortal. In the book Gods, Heroes, and Men of Ancient Greece, Hercules was born as young, mortal boy and became immortal within time. Hercules had a horse named, Pegasus which in the movie, followed him around and kept him company all the time. In the story, he didn’t follow Hercules around at all. In the Disney movie Hercules, the underground ruler Hades, a Greek god had his two little people, Pain and Panic, which he sends to do stuff for him decided to go and steal Hercules from his parents …show more content…
Unfortunately, he does not drink the last sip of the potion leaving him still with “godlike” features. Hercules grew up to be a strong god and hero. Meanwhile, the plan went wrong when two people; Alcmene and Amphitryon become his other parents saw him and took him with them. Pain and Panic tell Hades that they had killed Hercules to cover their failed mission. In the book, determining Greek mythology, Hercules parents were Alcmene and Zeus. He had a twin brother, Iphicles which was the son of Amphitryon. Hera, the goddess in marriage life of Greek mythology. Among this union, they had three children together. She became very jealous because Zeus was messing around on her with other women. She would seek revenge from the people he messed with and their children. One day, when Iphicles and Hercules were born. Hera sent two serpents to kill them both. All alone, they thought they had killed Hercules when it was actually the serpents. In the movie, Hades eventually found out that Hercules was not dead and he had second plans to try and destroy Hercules. Megara, the niece of the ruler, Hades was put on the mission to seduce him and finds his

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