Essays on Hercules

As the song “Zero to Hero” from Disney’s “Hercules” tells it, Hercules went “… From zero to hero in no time flat. Zero to hero just like that…”. Now, it is safe to say that Disney took quite a few creative liberties with their movie…

Hercules and King Arthur came from two different cultures; Hercules is Greek while King Arthur is Celtic. The Greek culture was created before the Celtic culture but they co-existed at one point in time and were later taken over by the Roman Empire. The Greek…

Friendship Friendship is a term which defines the affection between two or more people. It usually rises from mutual interests and common aims. These pursuits are strengthened by the benevolent interests that sooner or later grow. The choice of friend can be important since it…

Hercules is considered one of the greatest demigod greek heros to have ever existed, according to scholars. But why is this true? Isn’t Hercules the “hero” who brutally slaughtered his beautiful wife and children as well as being an alcoholic? There are many factors other…

A myth is a story, which is traditional in nature, and it talks about the early history of a group of individuals or a society. It also explains a social or natural occurrence and it almost always includes supernatural events or beings. Mythology, therefore, is…