12/6/2023 0 Comments Is hercules zeus's son in the myth![]() But, believe it or not, Disney subtly comments on this: in their version, Meg is a slave to Hades because she gave up her freedom in order to save her lover but when she did this and went to the underworld, her lover apparently ran off with some other girl. In the original story, Megara is in fact Heracles’ wife, but things don’t turn out so well for her in a fit of rage–inflicted by Hera–Heracles killed their two sons and eventually gave Megara to Iolaos so that he could marry Diandria instead (in a later version, he also killed Megara alongside their children) (41, 227). While I could comment on how her body is grossly un-proportioned, I will refrain myself and will not (oops). While Disney’s “Hercules” may be a little more than a little inaccurate in a few areas (say, the name of the film, perhaps?), I guess it is necessary to cut them some slack–after all, it is a movie for children. ![]() ![]() Heracles (his Greek name) was said to have “surpassed everyone in size and strength” and “it was obvious from his appearance that he was the son on Zeus ” (Tzarkoma, Smith, Palaima, and Brunet, 32). Well, Disney got one thing right: they made “Herc” one massive dude. ![]()
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