Movie vs Myth
Is Hercules the son of Zeus and Hera in the movie, the myth, both, or neither?
The movie!
(In the book, Hercules is the son of Zeus and a mortal woman)
Who killed their wife and children by accident?
Hercules
Which goddess hated Hercules and actively worked against him the entire myth?
Hera
Hercules is widely regarded as the greatest hero of ___
Greece (but not Athens)
What animal did Hercules have to capture on Crete?
(The Cretan) Bull
Does Hercules rescue a "damsel" in the movie, the myth, both, or neither?
Both!
(In the movie Hercules rescues Meg, while in the myth Hercules rescues King Laomedon's daughter)
Who gave Hercules a robe that borught about his death?
His wife
Why did Hercules fight the river god (Achelous)?
They wanted to determine who would marry the princess (Deianira).
Hercules treated the gods accordingly and with respect, but he also considered himself to be ___ to them.
equal
What did the titan Atlas help Hercules retrieve?
Golden Apples (of Hesperides)
Does Hades work against Hercules in the myth, the movie, both, or neither?
The movie!
(Hades isn't even mentioned in the myth at all)
Who died in replacement to Admetus, Hercules friend (hint: he went to the Underworld for this individual)
Admetus' wife (Alcestis)
Which titan tired to trick Hercules into holding up the sky for him?
Atlas
Hercules wears the skin of what animal as armor?
A lion's pelt
How did Hercules clean the Augean stables?
Diverting the path of a river so it washed out the stables
Does Hercules get his superhuman strength by wrestling with snakes as a child in the movie, the myth, both, or neither?
The myth!
Who gave Hercules the 12 Labors?
King Eurystheus
What was special about the Hydra that Hercules faced?
The Hydra grew back two heads for every head that was cut off
What did Hercules do after he realized he had killed his family?
He went to Delphi to receive an oracle
What did sacred animal of Artemis did Hercules have to retrieve? What was special about it?
A stag that was golden
Does Hercules have to complete labors in the movie, the myth, both, or neither?
Both!
(In the myth they serve as a punishment while in the moive they are used for training)
Who was the man who caused a grieving Hercules to leave the Argonauts after he was captured? (Hint: he is mentioned in the story of Jason we all read prior)
Hylas, Hercules' armor-bearer
What was special about the Hydra that Hercules faced?
The Hydra grew back two heads for every head that was cut off
Hercules' downfall with the robe resembles what from another Greek myth? (Hint: we read about this recently)
Medea killing Jason's wife with the cursed robe
Hercules brought back the girdle of the Queen of the ____
Amazons