Labours of Hercules

As a of a victim of colonization, Ireland has a long history of patriotic writers that comment on the effects of British colonialism, as well as themes of nationalism and conservatism through their writings. The introduction of Gothic literature, and its fearful conventions of the supernatural and the uncanny, has allowed Irish writers to align nationalist motifs within their texts through a more analogous narrative. As Laura Doyle writes, “The Gothic text has been shown to represent colonialism…

Disney’s 1997 children’s film Hercules is a classic, known for its tale of heroism and finding ones true strength. The film is loosely based off of the Greek myth about the demi-god with the same name. The oral tradition of the myth has passed it down from Ancient Greece, bringing with it many different variations. Both the movie and the myth tell the story of Hercules, the son of Zeus. Each plays a vital role in telling the tale of Hercules, however, there are many details changed to create…

Disney Vs the Ancient Myth: Hercules To keep the Disney movie Hercules fit for a younger audience, the entertaining movie has great departures from the myth. There are several instances of changes, throughout the movie, to make the story more family friendly. Some of these differences are Hercules parents, his major godly nemesis and his 12 labours were tamed down extensively for the Disney movie. The essence of the Hercules myth is still present in the Disney movie, but many of the details…

reused in film, novels and art. Disney’s Hercules is a famous adaptation of the myth Heracles. In this paper, I will explore the different story elements of the plot, characteristics and motifs of Hercules and Heracles, and references to other Greek myths within the film. The movie was obviously aimed to children, but it is also aimed at today’s people. In the film, Hercules’ mother is Hera and his father is Zeus. Having both of his parents as gods, Hercules is a god. However, Heracles has a…

Hercules is a heroic Greek tale from their mythology. This legend has sparked many variations of adaptions, the most recent popular media it is in being film. Hercules - 1997; Hercules - 2014; and The legend of Hercules - 2014, are three film adaptations I have chosen to analyse their faithfulness to the true mythology. The results are not surprising however, as they are just cinematic adaptations, rather then documentaries. Disney’s Hercules was made in 1997 and is a animated adaption…

Hercules and Gilgamesh are two of the greatest heroes many of us have come to know in mythology. In order to classify them as heroes, we must first understand what truly defines a hero? According to Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell, the archetypical hero is present in all religions, mythologies, and epics of the world. The archetypical heroes have many shared characteristics, such as a traumatic event leads to adventure or quest, the hero has a special weapon only he can wield, unusual…

children- thanks to the 1997 Disney movie based on the hero, is Hercules. Hercules…

Hercules and Captain America both utilize their cleverness to their advantages. As seen in Heracles’ youth as told by Apollodorus, Hercules used his wits to prevent himself from being prosecuted when he murdered Linos by “read[ing] out a law of Rhadamnthys that said that any man who defends himself against an instigator…

I am choosing to write about Heracles, otherwise known as Hercules, because he is a fascinating and in my opinion, the greatest Greek hero with an interesting background to him. Heracles is so honorable that he is one of the individuals who sail with Jason as an Argonaut. His original story is concerning the origin of labours, where Heracles undergoes a series of tasks in order to gain immortality, amongst being forgiven for his what he committed during his temporary madness. In the “simplest…

As Greek mythology falls more and more into the past, the stories it has to tell become more and more interesting. Atlas, the titan whom carried the burdens of the entire world including both the heavens and earth on his bare shoulders. He was one of the few kings of titans who led all the rest of the titans into titanomachy, which was the war between titans and greek gods. Not only did Atlas do all this but he was also a father of many children, mostly being daughters with the exception of few…