“History is Philosophy teaching by examples” (Thucydides 395-460 BC). This is a quote by the famous greek philosopher Thucydides. In this specific quote he is stating that philosophy is teaching us through things that have happened in the past; this is very similar to how people watch a movie or read a story and learn from what the did people in the movie/book did. The differences between Disney’s movie Hercules and the Greek Mythological story “Heraclês” outlines the cultural differences of the value of things like heroism, loyalty, and innocence. One of the biggest differences between the Disney Movie Hercules and the Greek Myth “Heraclês” is the value of heroism in the story. In both of the stories Heroism is one of Hercule’s/Heraclê’s biggest values, but just how they obtain it, or why they want to, varies greatly. In the movie and in the book hercules defeats all these monster and goes through all these trials, but in the book all these monsters are called The Trials. In the myth of Heraclês, the hero is working to be forgiven in the god’s eyes for what he did to his family, …show more content…
While in both times, modern and past, loyalty was/is a big thing, we now think of things differently. In the modern movie of Hercules everyone only has one wife and hercules has friends backing him the whole way. In the myth of Heraclês he is on his own, and many people have multiple wives, they didn’t see anything wrong with it. Even though they present loyalty differently in the two stories, It is still very apparent that in old time greece loyalty was very important. Even though people would have multiple wives, they still pledged to stay with them, and in both Zeus loyalty very much. In modern times we believe that in marriage we can only have one spouse, because that means that you are giving all of your loyalty to one person, but there are still many similarity in the beliefs now and
Another Greek myth that can be compared to the movie Iron Man is the myth of Hercules, these two stories can be compared using a motifs of the Iron Man armour, and the physical appearance of Hercules. The most common motif that appears in the movie Iron Man is the armoured suit. It is the most common thing you see in almost every scene. Although the suit may change in appearance throughout the movie it is almost always visible and present in the movie itself, it is also very vibrant, and outstanding with a gold, and bronze paint job all this together makes the Iron Man armour the best example of a motif from the movie Iron Man. In the Greek myth Hercules who is the son of Zeus, a motif that is similar, and present in this story is the physical appearance of Hercules himself. Hercules in his story is portrayed as being physically massive tall muscular extremely fit person who has a physique similar to a god.
Everyone knows the story of Hercules, but not everyone knows that it follows the same pattern as most hero stories. Hercules is a story about the son of Zeus. When Hercules was a baby, Pain and Panic, Hades’ evil henchmen, gave him a potion to turn him mortal. It was prophesied that this baby would be the one to defeat Hades and they didn’t want that to come true. Since Hercules was now mortal, he could no longer live on Mount Olympus. A couple on earth took him in so he could grow up as a human. Hercules knew something was different about himself, so when he grew up, he set out to discover who he really was. Even though Hercules is an ancient Greek myth, it still follows Joseph Campbell’s modern basic outline of a hero’s journey.
...ero and is well-known because he overcome all challenges and accomplished the mission to become a great hero because he is caring, strong and a courageous individual. Without these three powerful gifts Hercules would have not proven himself a true hero. Although, Hercules was not instantly known as a hero, he had to prove his will of becoming one and he sure did. From my point of view, I liked better the Disney version of Hercules than the real myth of Hercules because the movie includes comedy and is appealing to family and children. Seger explains, that “A myth is more than true because it is lived by all of us, at some level. It’s a story that connects and speaks to us all” (1) and I agree with her because every myth has logic and that logic will last forever.
Hercules of 1997 got put together by one of the popular Disney directors, Ron Clements and John Musker. Their earlier works include “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin,” and “The Great Mouse Detective,” which were movies that were astoundingly successful Disney movies that almost everyone enjoyed watching. Hercules without a doubt is one of my top Disney favourite movies, because of its really pop and melodious songs, and its simple yet very intricate plotline.
Hero is often a person who is admired or idealized for their outstanding courage and often bravery. In the story “Theseus” by Edith Hamilton, Theseus a young Athenian boy shows his heroic side by overcoming difficult tasks on his journey to save his people from the evil Minotaur. Theseus shows his bravery by entering the Labyrinth with only his hands and a ball of thread determined to kill the Minotaur and save his people. Theseus’ actions and heroic deeds shows that he's an epic hero with the fact that he tends to put others first before himself no matter the difficulty of the task.
Have you ever felt like you don’t belong? Well here is the story of a boy who definitely felt like an outcast. The movie Hercules is about a god who was born as a burden to Hades. Hades tried to kill Hercules, but the only way he could succeed was to turn him mortal so he did. Hercules was forced to live among the humans, realizing he wasn’t welcome. This movie shows that no matter what, you do belong somewhere.
The films name is “Thor” released in 2011 and created by “Marvel” Studios. The film was published by “Joseph Michael Straczynski” and directed by “Kenneth Branagh.” The films running time is about 2 hours long. The main featured actors in the film are, “Chris Hemsworth, and Natalie Portman. The film is based on a fictional writing in Norse Mythology with characters that have unforeseen powers given to them to protect realms of the universe.
The hero stands as an archetype of who we should be and who we wish to be. However, the hero has inherent flaws which we do not wish to strive towards. In literature, these flaws are not used as examples of what we should be but rather as examples of what not to be. This is especially dominant in the Greek hero. While the Greek hero follows his fate, making serious mistakes and having a fairly simple life, the Anglo-Saxon "super" hero tries, and may succeed, to change his fate, while dealing with a fairly complex life. The Greek hero is strong and mighty while his wit and intelligence are highly valued. In the Greek tragedy, the hero struggles to avoid many flaws. Among these flaws are ambition, foolishness, stubbornness, and hubris-the excessive component of pride. He must overcome his predestined fate-a task which is impossible. From the beginning of the tale, it is already clear that the hero will ultimately fail with the only way out being death. In Oedipus, the hero is already confronted with a load of information about his family and gouges his eyes out. At this point, when he tries to outwit his fate he has already lost and is sentenced to death.
Heracles is also a hero because he enforced stupendous acts of courage and confidence. The courageous man took on the twelve labors for Eurystheus so he can get rid of the somber sin of killing his family. Eurystheus said to Heracles, “You are indeed a hero of great courage and strength. You have completed your labors honorably.”. A product of this action, Heracles proved himself a great hero. Thus justifying Heracles and Jason are similar because they are heroes in Greek mythology. Heracles and Jason have other similarities, they both display stunning bravery. Heracles tasked with 12 labors accomplished every labor ruthlessly. “But Heracles crept up on Cerberus and squeezed him with his bare hands just enough to take the fight of the dog.” This quote from the last labor demonstrated that Heracles is strong and brave because he beat the Cerberus a three-headed dog. In addition, Jason is also very brave in his quest to claim his name of King of Iolcus. To
The Trial is also used to purify the hero and help him atone for evils. This is seen clearly in the Hercules legend of Greek mythology. The jealous goddess Hera uses her power to make Hercules insane and in his madness he slaughters his own children. He then journeys to Delphi and consults the oracle which tells him that he must serve for ten years as his cousin Eurytheus' servant and must perform ten labors. Through his labors he is able to atone for his past evil deeds and regain the favor of the gods (D'Aulaire 132-146).
They had similar beliefs, but also immeasurable differences. It was composed of many meaningful gods and goddesses that all played a part in the everyday life of the average Roman and Greek person of that time.
Every ancient society and civilization has creation myths that were passed down and keep alive throughout the passing of time by word of mouth. These myths are the world’s oldest stories and are vital to these cultures because they explain their beginnings and give purpose to their existence. By analyzing and interpreting different creation myths it becomes easier to understand different cultures and their connections and relationships with heir beliefs and god(s).
Every hero in Greek mythology produces some type of lesson for all of us to take heed to. Each hero fell in and out of favor with the gods and was forced to do unthinkable tasks. But, without these heroes, Greek mythology would not be what it is today. The heroes of their time are what made the history of the Greeks come together. As shown by Hercules, Perseus, and Theseus, a great deal of courage was required of them along with sacrifices.
The ancient world was comprised of mysteries. There were no scientific explanations for the structure of the world, the existence of humans, or the meaning of life. To explain these dilemmas they turned to religion and mythology. However, as were often isolated geographically there was no universal answer to any of these questions, though many cultures many have derived similar solutions to certain questions, despite being separated by large physical distances, such as the Greeks and Egyptians. Although there are minor differences, Greek and Egyptian mythologies share many similarities.
In the Disney version the trainer of heroes is a short, chubby, and comical satyr named Philoctetes. In mythology the actual trainer of heroes is an old and wise centaur named Chiron. The reason Disney changed the trainer of heroes was to provide more comic relief and entertainment (Disney vs. Mythical). The last part to be discussed is the plot of the two stories. In the Disney version, Hercules was born a god and is trying to earn his way back into Mount Olympus. In the myth Hercules was born a demigod and believes he deserves to be a god so he is trying to earn his way into Olympus, so he completes 12 acts of labor to show his worthiness (Hercules). In both stories Hercules is trying to earn his way and make it into Mt. Olympus. Despite his fame, strength, bravery, and the killing of the hydra it’s still not enough to win him a seat among the Gods in the Disney movie. In the myth Hercules rewards for all his heroic acts and is deemed worthy of becoming a god. The film Hercules earns his seat among the gods when he displays an act of self