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== ''[[Young Hercules (Movie Pilot)]]'' == | == ''[[Young Hercules (Movie Pilot)]]'' == | ||
* '''Jason & the Argonauts/Golden Fleece''' | * '''Jason & the Argonauts/Golden Fleece''' | ||
== ''[[1.10 Cyrano de Hercules]]'' == | |||
* '''Galatea''' | |||
** [[Galatea]] was a statue created by the sculptor Pygmalion. When the man fell in love with his creation Aphrodite took pity on him and brought the statue to life. | |||
== ''[[1.22 A Lady in Hades]]'' == | == ''[[1.22 A Lady in Hades]]'' == | ||
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** In the myth, Orpheus travels down to the underworld. | ** In the myth, Orpheus travels down to the underworld. | ||
* '''Aeneas | * '''Aeneas going to the Underworld to see his father''' | ||
** Jason being reunited with his father is an allusion to another story about the underworld in which a man travels to see his father to seek his advice. | ** Jason being reunited with his father is an allusion to another story about the underworld in which a man travels to see his father to seek his advice. | ||
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Revision as of 19:48, 13 March 2012
This is a page for the real Greek myths that are either referenced or used loosely for plotlines in Young Hercules. (more info to be added)
Young Hercules (Movie Pilot)
- Jason & the Argonauts/Golden Fleece
1.10 Cyrano de Hercules
- Galatea
- Galatea was a statue created by the sculptor Pygmalion. When the man fell in love with his creation Aphrodite took pity on him and brought the statue to life.
1.22 A Lady in Hades
Charon: Oh, the pain in my liver, I wouldn't wish it on Prometheus.
- Prometheus is mentioned by Charon.
- In punishment for giving fire to humans, the Titan Prometheus was punished by Zeus by being chained to a mountainside and have his liver torn from him daily by a giant eagle or vulture. Prometheus is eventually freed from captivity by Hercules.
- Orpheus and Eurydice
- In the myth, Orpheus travels down to the underworld.
- Aeneas going to the Underworld to see his father
- Jason being reunited with his father is an allusion to another story about the underworld in which a man travels to see his father to seek his advice.