Sexism In Hercules

In our current world, gender expectations apparent in our society be traced back to ancient mythology. Women of today find inspiration in beauty and fashion often unknowingly form ancient cultures. Similarly, popular masculine attributes are relatable to the myths of heroes and important gods. Basing current social standards upon mythological texts however creates problems. In striving to achieve such physical greatness people of this era are attempting to reach the impossible: to become a god or goddess of immortal standards themselves. By relating ancient myths to that of the current media, one can view the effect that the ancient world has upon the social standards apparent in our society today.

Moreover, the misogynistic Greek culture exemplified significant inferiority complexes towards the ties between women and nature. Women within Greek culture were significantly looked down upon. Their purpose was to serve as child bearers and even then that power is taken away from them in certain points of Greek mythology. For instance, when Zeus is trying to protect his son from Hera, he sows him into his leg and then essentially gives birth to him in four years’ time. In many cases it is shown how threatened the Greek men are by females; to the point that they either blame them for their misfortunes by portraying them as the mistake or fail to deliberate on the female goddesses, as it is in the case of Pandora and Athena. Then the

The hero often finds help from a supernatural aid or a mentor. The hero must go through many tests and trails some of which include temptresses and tricksters. Ultimately, there is always a final test or supreme ordeal. In the movie Hercules, the former god must now find a way to become a hero. He enlists the help of Philoctetes, a trainer of the heroes, to help. During his training Hercules must save a girl named Megara. After Hercules saves Meg she goes to Hades domain where she is working for the god. She tells him about the boy who saved her and Hades quickly realizes that Hercules is not dead. He sends Meg, Pain, and Panic to destroy him before it is too late. Meanwhile, Hercules is feeling more than slightly discouraged when people refuse to believe that he is trying to become a real hero. When Meg shows up at his house he is elated and they go out on a date of sorts. During said date, Meg realizes that she is in love with Hercules. After Hades finds this out he strikes up a plan to get Hercules to give up his power. Soon after he goes to Hercules’ training center and makes a deal with him, he won’t hurt Meg as long as Hercules gives up his power. The boy agrees and Meg is let go, but not before Hades lets the secret of her ties to him out. Without his power Hercules is helpless as Hades lets the titans go and they wreak havoc among the gods. Because Meg

Hercules have you met him? This movie was produced by Ron Clements and John Musker. The movie is about Hercules who is the son of Zeus who becomes a hero. After training with Phil he goes off with Pegasus his flying companion to become a hero. During Hercules journey he goes through 3 parts of a hero's journey.

Hercules is thought to be one of the world’s greatest hero. There are children’s movies about him, but they all have a happy ending. Hercules, originally born “Heracles” lived a short cruel, yet heroic life. “The 12 Herculean tasks he performed over a period of 12 years have been immortalized in everything from classical poetry to Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion.” (French 1). Hercules, in Greek mythology, was a hero known for his strength and courage and for his legendary adventures. Hercules is the Roman name for the Greek hero Heracles. He was the son of the god Zeus and a human mother Alcmene, wife of the Theban general Amphitryon. Hera, Zeus' jealous wife, was determined to kill Hercules, and after Hercules was born, she

Imagine you are left by your husband after he leaves to go to war and you must protect your kingdom and yourself. How would you handle the situation? In Homer’s The Odyssey a wife is left alone to raise a child and to protect others from taking her husband's position on the throne until Telemachus is old enough to take it himself. Penelope must give her son experiences that normally a father would give a son, along with having him grow up to be fair and just. Telemachus and Penelope push through the hardships without a husband, father, and a ruler. Penelope raises telemachus while persevering through sexism, abuse, and loneliness.

Traditionally, women are depicted as weak and vulnerable. However, in the epic, the Odyssey by Homer, women are depicted as loyal, persevering, supportive. Homer depicts Penelope, Odysseus’s wife, as loyal by showing her pine for Odysseus even though he is rumored by many to be dead. Next is Calypso, a woman who wants Odysseus to be her husband so bad, that she keeps him hostage as a form of her perseverance. Lastly, Homer shows Athena, the goddess of wisdom, as a supportive character to Telemachus in more than one way. Homer wrote the Odyssey, against normal stereotypes of women, and made women seem loyal, persevering, and supportive.

One of the greatest Greek mythological stories portrayed in a movie would be Hercules. Hercules is a well-known hero; he displays a supernatural individual who has to overcome the villain and his bad monsters. In “Creating the Myth” by Linda Seger, she argues that the hero myth as many obstacles (the death experience, the road back, the reborn) that he or she need to overcome to be transformed into a hero. However, these obstacles play a very important role in the hero’s stage of initiation. The movie “Hercules” by Walt Disney and the creator Alan Menken, we encounter the characters of the movie which are Hercules of course, Philoctetes the trainer, Pegasus the horse, loyal companion, Megera the love of Hercules and Hades the

Imagine this, you go on a one man trip to go to Europe for a month, at the end of that month you hear from your best friend on a text message that a group of eighteen men are in your house stealing and trying to get your wife. Would you go back and fight them, or just try to talk it out? All I know is that will a group of eighteen men, they're not going to want to negotiate.

Pietro Francisci's Hercules is a film which, although hearkening back to the original Greek myth of Heracles, does not faithfully relate any of the events presented in the the ancient version of the life of the fabled demi-god. Rather, it presents a light-hearted storyline filled with action and romance which incorporates very few elements of the myth while avoiding the darker, more violent aspects of the events, no doubt broadening its appeal to American movie-goers in the fifties.

Our cultural norms come from books, art, and stories, passed down from ancient times. When one’s sources are biased, then one’s culture and way of life are biased; this is how sexism was created, and how it still exists within our society today. In The Odyssey, Homer’s sexist portrayal descriptions of characters, and powerful diction perpetrates misogynistic gender norms that still influences our actions.

In his epic poem “The Aeneid,” Virgil details an account of how the great empire of Rome descended from a Trojan leader named Aeneas. It is an action-packed story, filled with tales from the hardships at sea to the brutality of warfare as Aeneas journeys to Italy following the downfall of Troy. Aeneas, the hero of the story, is depicted in mostly a positive light throughout the poem and shown portraying a wide variety of emotions and traits, some seemingly contrasting one another—from scorching, merciless anger to tender, affectionate love. While he is a three-dimensional, rather well-rounded character, Virgil depicts women throughout The Aeneid in a more one-dimensional, usually negative light, establishing a hint of sexism and misogyny throughout

In the odyssey the author Homer exhibits a lot of gender bias. The author shows gender bias towards men rather than women. In these stories the men are always fighting, and are very powerful. Most of the monsters that are the real threats to odyssey’s are female.

Sheryl Sandberg once said, “We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.” The Odyssey incorporates an epic adventure with family drama. The book is staged in ancient Greece 20 years after the trojan war. The Odyssey is narrated by Homer, the first person to write down the adventures of Odysseus. The epic poem focuses on Odysseus’s journey home and what is happening to his family in Ithaca. Overall The Odyssey is a journey about gender stereotypes and how some women defy those gender stereotypes. Homer uses many traits of characters to address this everyday life topic. He specifically Athena’s wisdom, Circe’s strength, and Penelope’s cleverness to convey the theme though gender stereotypes often elevate men, women have prized traits as well.

The role of women in ancient Greek life was insignificant compared to that of Greek men. A woman's job was to take care of the children and to cook and clean unless she had servants or slaves that would do it for her. Yet, in Greek mythology, women were often written as major characters. Well-known Greek plays contain many well-written, complex, female characters. Female individuals in Greek mythology were often seen as very powerful and fierce and were depicted by “her wits, her beauty, or her bad deeds.”