Hercules is portrayed differently in modern media then in mythological movies, books, ect. Hercules is most famous in the Disney original movie Hercules. He is also famous in The Battle Of Mount Olympus, Hercules and the lost kingdom, Hercules in the Underworld, Hercules and the Maze of the Minotaur, and so many more.
How Hercules is shown in modern media ~
In modern media Hercules can do no wrong. In mythological stories, Hercules kills his family and wife, that's why he had to do the 12 labors. But in modern media the hero cant do any bad.Hercules does the labors because he was stolen as a baby and the god was sucked out of him, so to get back to Mount Olympus he had to prove he was a god.
Hercules's actions were that he had to save the damsel and distress and he acted love struck. He looked like the perfect hero, he was strong, he was tall, Hercules had a lot of confidence, especially around Meg. They showed him as the "Wonder Boy"
In Mythological stories he was shown a lot differently. In Mythological stories Hercules wasn't as perfect, had to do his 12 Labors, killed his wife, killed his children, and he was still strong but wasn't shown as the greatest hero, unlike Disney movies.
How Hercules is shown in modern media ~
In modern media Hercules can do no wrong. In mythological stories, Hercules kills his family and wife, that's why he had to do the 12 labors. But in modern media the hero cant do any bad.Hercules does the labors because he was stolen as a baby and the god was sucked out of him, so to get back to Mount Olympus he had to prove he was a god.
Hercules's actions were that he had to save the damsel and distress and he acted love struck. He looked like the perfect hero, he was strong, he was tall, Hercules had a lot of confidence, especially around Meg. They showed him as the "Wonder Boy"
In Mythological stories he was shown a lot differently. In Mythological stories Hercules wasn't as perfect, had to do his 12 Labors, killed his wife, killed his children, and he was still strong but wasn't shown as the greatest hero, unlike Disney movies.