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How is it that people grow up with false information about mythology? It is all thanks to Disney. Disney’s 1997, version of the ancient myth, Hercules, is completely inaccurate. With a compelling storyline, Disney takes people on an adventure through ancient Greece. However, the movie is not the same as the myth. Although the two have many similarities, the differences outweigh them. The myth and the movie do not translate with their messages. The Disney film is an unreliable source to understand ancient Greek mythological history. When Hercules is first introduced in the movie, he is a baby with his parents. The happy parents however are not Hercules legitimate parents. According the myth, Hercules parents are actually Zeus and a mortal

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