1.19 - The Lure of the Lyre

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Title Lure of the Lyre Episode # Season 1, Episode 19 First aired October 30, 1998 Directed by Chris Graves Written by Mark Reaves Summary Bacchus lures people into his cult. Herc falls for Eurydice. Lilith gets bitten. Ep 1 of 4.

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• A young minstrel, Orpheus, and his girlfriend, Eurydice, lure Hercules, Lilith, and Iolaus to a club where the party never ends. It's a great escape from the work and worry of academia until Lilith is bitten by one of the fanged cult members and our heroes must defeat the evil god, Bacchus.
• Hercules, Iolaus and Lilith are lured into the realm of Bacchae, where the fun never ends, until Lilith is bitten by a vampire-like creature and in danger of turning into one of the bloodsuckers.

Synopsis

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Mythology

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Quotes

Eurydice: Bacchus believes that pleasure and freedom are what all creatures should live for. No rules. No fears. No regrets. Your academy is all training and studying. No fun. Be one of us, Hercules. Forever.

Hercules: What, you don’t believe me?

Iolaus: Uh, let me put it this way-- no.
Lilith: Your idea of a good party? That's to play 'Pin the tail on the Centaur'.
Iolaus: Yeah, Lilith's right, Herc. Uh, we do kinda want a second opinion.
Hercules: Well, fine then. You know what? There's lots of good food there.
Iolaus: They got good food here. Well, they have food here.
Hercules: And there's lots of interesting artwork.
Lilith: Hey-hey! That's what I always look for in a good party.
Hercules: There's girls. (Iolaus starts walking away) Hey, where you going?
Iolaus: You said girls, right?
Hercules: Well, yeah.

Iolaus: I'm there.

Trivia & References

New Guy - This episode is the first time Eurydice, Orpheus, and Bacchus are introduced.

Reality Check - Bacchus was the Roman god of wine. His Greek equivalent was Dionysus. And Dionysus had a human form - he did not have the head of an animal.

Déjà Vu - In the chase scene in the woods, footage is reused from X:WP "s02e04 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", including the wolves and the forest shots in strange colors.

Guides, Scripts, Transcripts, & Reviews

• Lure of the Lyre Transcript
• Whoosh.org's transcript.
• Whoosh.org's Episode Guide
• IMDB's Episode Guide
• TV.com's Episode Guide
• Watch the full episode online at Hulu.com.

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