Since Disney have picked a handful of figures and events from the original legends and concocted a story around them, it’s not possible for me to do an exact side by side comparison, so instead I’ll be going through the scenes of the film and comparing the characters and situations with the relevant parts of the source material. If you aren’t familiar with the mythology, then brace yourself for Disney’s finest glossing since The Little Mermaid. If you are even remotely familiar with Greek mythology you are probably pulling a face already, but are equally unsurprised at Disney’s deviations from the original myths – you are more likely asking yourself why on earth they chose these stories in the first place, which are usually crammed with murder, betrayal, tragedy, and the other kind of family friendly entertainment. All the while, Hades, Lord of the Underworld, seeks to destroy him as he is the one obstacle in his plan to take over the universe. Helping him along the way are his trainer Philoctetes (voiced by Danny De Vito), love interest Megara, and his trusty steed, the winged horse Pegasus. It’s about Zeus’ mortal son Hercules, who seeks to regain his place among the other gods on Mount Olympus by becoming a true hero. Set in Ancient Greece, Hercules is by far one of Disney’s most happy-go-lucky films.
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