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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 goes to the Underworld to see his father'''
* '''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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[[Category:Canon]][[Category:Production]][[Category:Trivia & References]]

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.