
Heracles - Mythopedia
Jul 14, 2023 · In the 1990s, Kevin Sorbo played the hero in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and in a few made-for-television movies. More recently, Hercules was …
Nemean Lion - Mythopedia
May 20, 2023 · In the 1990s TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, for example, the hero slays the lion and then uses its hide to play with children. The lion also plays a minor role in …
Antaeus – Mythopedia
Sep 11, 2023 · The most complete accounts of Antaeus’ myth come from Roman rather than Greek literature. Some of the earliest sources to describe how Heracles (Hercules to the …
Iphicles – Mythopedia
Jul 5, 2023 · Hercules and the Hydra by John Singer Sargent (1921) Museum of Fine Arts Boston Public Domain Who was Iphicles’ son? Iphicles’ son was Iolaus, who aided Heracles in …
Heracles (Play) - Mythopedia
Mar 6, 2023 · Hercules and the Hydra by Antonio del Pollaiuolo (1475) Uffizi Gallery, Florence / Google Arts and Culture Public Domain. The myth of Heracles’ madness predates Euripides …
Hydra - Mythopedia
May 20, 2023 · Hercules and the Hydra by Antonio del Pollaiolo (ca. 1475). Wikimedia Commons Public Domain. The Hydra was eventually killed by Heracles, who was sent to fight it as one of …
Hippolyta - Mythopedia
Jul 11, 2023 · Hippolyta has featured in some modern adaptations of Greek mythology, including the 1990s television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. In …
Geryon – Mythopedia
Mar 22, 2023 · Hercules and the Cattle of Geryon by the workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder (after 1537). Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum Public Domain. The poet Stesichorus gives a …
Achelous – Mythopedia
Aug 30, 2023 · Achelous was the name of both the largest river in Greece—flowing from the Pindus Mountains to the Ionian Sea—and the god of that river. A child of the Titans Oceanus …
Stymphalian Birds – Mythopedia
Jan 26, 2023 · In the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, for example, there is a single Stymphalian Bird, a giant winged creature similar to a pterodactyl. In the Percy Jackson and …