Herc's Obsession With Zeus

Hercules has a bit of an obsession with his father, Zeus, King of the Gods. Even though he has never met him, Hercules still will get distracted when someone mentions Zeus, and will often take stupid risks to prove himself.

1.01 Treasure of Zeus

• When Nysus Gaius mentions a chalice made by Zeus, Hercules is instantly distracted and begins to fumble his footwork during the morning drills.
• After drills, Hercules approaches Nysus to get more information about the chalice.
• Hercules steals the chalice from Hera's cave.

Alcmene: Oh, Hercules. I wish you weren't so obsessed with your father. Since you were little, you've taken every dare - no matter how dangerous or how foolish - always trying to prove worthy of Zeus.

Iolaus: Whoa. Hold it. Time out. You're gonna snag a chalice that belongs to Zeus? Is this one of those father-son things?

Hercules: No. Listen, it's not like that this time. I'm not taking it from Zeus - I'm taking it back to him.
Jason: We're gonna spend all night climbing a mountain so you can get a pat on the back from your dad?

Hercules: I didn't ask you two to come, and I can do this on my own.