Hercules in Texts and Art
Hercules (also known as Heracles and Herakles), the son of Alcmene and Zeus and stepson of Hera, as depicted in literature, movies and art.
Heracles - in Paintings
List of links to pictures of Heracles available from Perseus.
List of links to pictures of Heracles available from Perseus.
Ancient Greece in Fiction
List of fiction divided by period. A few works about Hercules including those that are more familiar as TV scripts for The Legendary Journeys.
List of fiction divided by period. A few works about Hercules including those that are more familiar as TV scripts for The Legendary Journeys.
Ancient Greece in the Cinema
List of prehomeric myth, Homer and Troy, archaic, classical, Hellenistic, Cleopatra, and films of Greek drama. Several movies feature Hercules.
List of prehomeric myth, Homer and Troy, archaic, classical, Hellenistic, Cleopatra, and films of Greek drama. Several movies feature Hercules.
Apollodorus
Library entry on Hercules' childhood. From Perseus.
Library entry on Hercules' childhood. From Perseus.
The Frogs
The Frogs, an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes (405 B.C.), features Heracles.
The Frogs, an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes (405 B.C.), features Heracles.
Heracles
Euripides wrote Heracles between 421-416 B.C. This English translation is by E. P. Coleridge.
Euripides wrote Heracles between 421-416 B.C. This English translation is by E. P. Coleridge.
Lesson Planning Article
Lesson plan based on the myth and Disney's film; includes vocabulary, comparison of movie and more standard treatment (e.g., encyclopedia), and Internet work.
Lesson plan based on the myth and Disney's film; includes vocabulary, comparison of movie and more standard treatment (e.g., encyclopedia), and Internet work.
The Life and Times of Hercules
Perseus' biography from Perseus. Basic information and pottery depictions of the greatest Greek hero.
Perseus' biography from Perseus. Basic information and pottery depictions of the greatest Greek hero.
Mythic Hero
From Dr. Janice Siegel, there were as many female mythic heroes as males. Male heroes travel to places; females do their heroic deeds at home. Heroes need a divine passport to the world of the gods.
From Dr. Janice Siegel, there were as many female mythic heroes as males. Male heroes travel to places; females do their heroic deeds at home. Heroes need a divine passport to the world of the gods.