Reflection Of Perseus

During the musical montage, “Zero to Hero”, (Hercules), the film brainwashes the audience with the preconception that men should be big and strong to protect women instead of being scrawny. It seems that lacking muscle coincides with lacking talent and agility because prior to gaining muscle he was clumsy and athletic but still possessed the same ability. An example of this is Zeus, who is loved and respected by all, with his physique giving the impression of warmth and protection, which is what women generally seek in a man. Additionally, Hercules is portrayed as extremely handsome with flowing, gold hair to set another pinnacle of attraction for young boys. Whenever Hercules had claimed the heroic title, he was engulf with love, money and appreciation, therefore teaching children that those deeds go hand in hand, a rather consumerist stereotype. Yet as adults, one knows that in the real world heroes are rarely granted such things. Hercules rose to hero-status from a generic male role through violence. Hercules applies the use of violence against Lord Hades, god of the underworld, threatening him with bitter responses constantly throughout the movie, in which Hades unleashes a fiery rage and anger, as demanded by male stereotypes (Hercules). Hades’ obsession with masculinity dwells on power and fame and Hercules also enhances ideologies, by focusing on fame and

Perseus had a special birth. He was born a demi-god. His father was Zeus, son of Cronus, and his mother was Danaë, the daughter of Acrisius of Argos. As an infant he was put to sea in a chest with his mother by Acrisius. Acrisius did so to prevent the prophecy (he would be killed by his grandson.) from happening. Perseus was known to take pride as a huge thing. For example, in the story, "Perseus" King Polydectes of Seriphus tricked Perseus into thinking he can obtain the head of medusa because he desired Danaë. So he felt he needed to do it for his pride. Perseus was known for being, “Brave, truthful, gentle and courteous”. Aided by Hermes and Athena, Perseus forced the Graiae sisters of the Gorgons, into helping him by seizing the one eye and one tooth that the sisters shared and not returning them until they provided him with winged sandals (which enabled him to fly), the cap of Hades (which conferred invisibility), a curved sword, or sickle, to decapitate Medusa, and a bag in which to conceal the head.

The Disney Hercules is born of the Olympian gods, Zeus and Hera, after which he is kidnapped by Hades, the ruler of the underworld, who wishes to overthrow Zeus and usurp this throne. However, he needs Hercules out of the way first. Although Hades' plan to kill Hercules in infancy fails, Hercules is turned into a mortal on earth, where he is left feeling like an outcast. After Hercules leaves his (unbeknownst to him) adoptive parents to find his destiny, he discovers his true origins and strives to return to Olympus by becoming a true hero. But to do this, he must first learn what it means to be a "true hero" while overcoming the obstacles that Hades throws his way. Although this plot is entertaining to younger audiences, it deviates from the original myth, according to which Heracles was the son of Zeus and a mortal woman (a demi-god). In addition, neither was Heracles kidnapped by Hades, nor did Hades want to overthrow Zeus; he submitted to Zeus and sought pleasure in ruling the Underworld. Accordingly, Disney chose to represent Hades as the antagonist in this movie due to his role as leading the Underworld. Although the Underworld was not correlated to Hell in any way, the stereotypical idea of the Underworld being a symbol of evil was still present. Therefore, Disney's choice of casting Hades as the evil character in this movie is justified as a Hercules has to defeat some kind of evil before emerging as a

His main symbol would be known as the Scepter. Hades is brother of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hera. Long ago Hades decided he wanted a wife so he abducted Persephone, which is Demeter’s daughter, and made her his queen of the underworld. When she was gone she didn’t allow anything to grow on Earth, so all the crops died. Zeus made a deal with Hades where Persephone could spend part of a year with him in the underworld and the rest of the year with her mother, Demeter.

In Greek mythology, the daughter of Demeter, goddess of agriculture, and Zeus, god of lightning was Persephone. Persephone is also called Kore or Cora, and in Roman mythology she is known as Proserpina. She became the queen of the underworld when she married Hades, the god of the underworld.

Known as the god of the afterlife, Hades is arguably one of the most powerful gods in Greek mythology. Who was Hades, Who were his parents, and what famous battles did Hades take part in? Hades was the son of Cronus and Rhea. As the story goes, in order to keep his children safe, Cronus would eat each of his children as they were born. Rhea became unhappy with Cronus eating their children and gave him a rock instead of their son Zeus.

Hades is actually very level-headed and fair when it comes to the affairs of what happens in Hell, he provides balance when it comes to his brothers and their disputes. He has long, dark hair that falls over his face, and a very rugged beard. The Queen of Hell, and the Bride of Hades, Persephone, is the unwilling right-hand to Hades, she resides in the Underworld besides Hades by force. Hades kidnapped her, for the simple reason of becoming his wife and queen. The relationship between Persephone and Hades is very odd and peculiar, considering that she is his niece.

Percy Jack the main character of the whole first series. Percy is the son of Poseidon and Sally Jackson, which in turn makes him a half- blood. Percy is faced with many challenges first because he finds out that his dad is a greek god, but also that his mom married a guy that smells horrible so the monsters looking for him would not be able to smell him. Percy starts out as a twelve year old boy in the beginning of the series and continues to grow as a character and personality wise. Grover is another great character he is introduced as Percy's best friend, who later reveals that he is s satyr, who has to take Percy safety to camp Half-Blood, which he did not because Percy had to carry him across. Grover then gets one last chance to prove

Hades was born on the island of Crete to Cronus and Rhea. When Hades was just an infant, he was devoured by Cronus to prevent a prophecy. This prophecy stated that Cronus would be overthrown by his children as the new rulers. Eventually, Hades and his siblings were freed by Zeus and Cronus was overthrown. Hades went on to become the God of the Dead and King of the Underworld.

“Persepolis” is an autobiographical graphic novel written by Marjane Satrapi that shows her childhood in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. (Wikipedia). The book was originally published in 2000, and translations later published in 2003, 2004, and 2005. (Wikipedia). The book was made into a film, co-directed by Marjane. She also directed three more movies after. (Garvin, Kerry). I chose this book because I wasn’t familiar with the topic and never heard stories about the Islamic revolution. I also thought it was really cool how it was made into a comic book and even a major motion picture. The topic was really intriguing because the topic was hardly talked about and the author personally experienced the whole thing and I got to see her point of view during it. The fact that the author was actively involved during the whole war and got to write it down and turn it into a comic book makes it more fun and exciting to read.

Percy Jackson has many characteristics that make him a great leader. On the physical side, Percy is 5 feet 10 inches, and skinny. He has green eyes and tan skin with black hair. Since Percy is the son of Poseidon, he can breathe underwater and has healing properties when submerged in

One of the reasons why Hades is malevolent is because he kidnapped Zeus’ daughter Persephone. According to Ancienthistoryencyclopedia.eu, Hades fell in love with Persephone, daughter of Zeus and Demeter, and abducted her to live with him. This evidence proves that Hades is a malevolent god. He is a malevolent god because he kidnapped Persephone to live with him without her permission.

While Hercules was still a God on Mt. Olympus, he had a glowing tan just like Zeus. When he was poisoned by Pain and Panic and became only half-God, he became lighter skinned and lost his tan. This shows that as in society, view people who are tan as more powerful and strong.  Hercules shows how only fame and being a hero will make the people of Greece accept him for who he is, and that until he uses his God-like abilities to other’s benefits, nobody will accept him.  As Hercules later became famous, people began to idolize him. The movie shows Hercules merchandise such as Air-Herc shoes, a sports cup with his face on it, and dolls that look like him. This shows that because he became a hero, culture accepted him.  Later in the movie when Meg dies and goes to the underworld, she was able to be saved when Hercules dove in and got her. This brings the belief that there could be life after death.

Some of the main differences are that in the Greek myth Hercules has a very short temper and usually has anger issues. These anger issues often get people accidentally killed. In the Disney movie he is shown to be very nice and calm, this is done because they want him to seem more endearing and what parent would want their kid to look up to and angry ill-tempered man. The movie portrays him to be unconfident and very shy, this is only done to make him more relatable to the audience. In the Greek myth he is

While Hades is leaving, he labels Perseus as a demigod. Then, Hermes informs Zeus that his son Perseus is alive and is in Argos. Zeus refuses to protect his son since he is residing in enemy territory.