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An insane Heracles is depicted killing his son while Megara stands horrified on the right side of the scene (National Archaeological Museum, Madrid, c. 350-320 B.C.E.)In Greek mythology, Megara (/ ˈ m ɛ ɡ ə r ə /; Ancient Greek: Μεγάρα) was a Theban princess and the first wife of the hero Heracles.
Megara, commonly known simply as Meg, [1] [2] [3] is a fictional character who appears in the Walt Disney Pictures animated film Hercules (1997). Voiced by actress Susan Egan , Meg is introduced as a cynical young woman enslaved by Hades , god of the underworld.
Creon even gave his daughter Megara in marriage to Heracles. In return, Heracles defended Thebes in two more wars that Thebes became entangled in, first against King Erginus of Minyan Orchomenus, then against Pyracmus of Euboea.
a Theban princess who became the sea goddess Leucothea Iodame: Ἰοδάμαν daughter of Itonus, turned to stone by Athena Iolaus: Ἰόλαος a nephew of Heracles who aided his uncle in one of his Labors Iole: Ἰόλη a daughter of Eurytus Ion: Ἴων a son of Apollo and Creusa, wife of Xuthus Iphianassa: Ἰφιάνασσα
Apemosyne (Ἀπημοσύνη), a Cretan princess who ran faster than Hermes; Arachne (Αράχνη), a skilled weaver, transformed by Athena into a spider for her blasphemy; Ariadne (Αριάδνη), daughter of Minos, king of Crete, who aided Theseus in overcoming the Minotaur and became the wife of Dionysus
In order to win Minos's heart, she decided that she would grant him victory in battle by removing the lock from her father's head and presented it to Minos. Disgusted with her lack of filial devotion, Minos left her in the sacked ruins of Megara. In some versions Scylla pursued the departing enemy; in others he bound her to the prow of his ship.
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Megara is loosely based on the mythological Megara, the first wife of Hercules in mythology, as well as Deianira, who in Greek mythology was the third wife of Hercules. Megara has fair skin and waist-length dark auburn hair which is worn in a ponytail, and wears a Grecian-style dress.