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Made for TV movie [2] Hercules and the Queen of Lydia: 1959: Steve Reeves: Also known as Hercules Unchained [2] Hercules and the Ten Avengers: 1964: Dan Vadis: Also known as Hercules vs. The Giant Warriors and The Triumph of Hercules [2] Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas: 1964: Alan Steel: Also known as Lost Treasure of the Aztecs (not a ...
Children of Heracles (Ancient Greek: Ἡρακλεῖδαι, Hērakleidai; also translated as Herakles' Children and Heraclidae) is an Athenian tragedy written by Euripides. In the year of 430 B.C., Children of Heracles was performed. [1] It follows the children of Heracles (known as the Heracleidae) as they seek protection from Eurystheus.
The Sword-and-sandal series (1957-1965) includes numerous films depicting Hercules that go by various titles depending by country of release. Below is a list (chronological order) that begins with the film's U.S.-release title, followed by the original Italian title and translation: [i]
Title card for The Sons of Hercules series. The Sons of Hercules is a syndicated Embassy Pictures television show that aired in the United States in the 1960s. The series repackaged 13 Italian sword-and-sandal films by giving them a standardized theme song for the opening and closing titles, as well as a standard introductory narration attempting to relate the lead character in each film to ...
The term Heracleidae, although it could refer to all of Heracles's children and further descendants, is most commonly used to indicate the descendants of Hyllus, in the context of their lasting struggle for return to Peloponnesus, out of where Hyllus and his brothers—the children of Heracles by Deianeira—were thought to have been expelled ...
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.
Hercules, Prisoner of Evil was originally an Ursus film in Italy. (See "Ursus" section below) Hercules and the Masked Rider was actually originally a Goliath movie in Italy. (See "Goliath" section below) None of these films in their original Italian versions involved the Hercules character in any way. Likewise, most of the Sons of Hercules ...
Films about Heracles, a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of Amphitryon.In Rome and the modern West, he is known as Hercules.Heracles' role as a culture hero, whose death could be a subject of mythic telling, was accepted into the Olympian Pantheon during classical antiquity.