Hercules Book And Movie Comparison

Hercules Paper Heroes are an important part in Mythology history, they date back as far as anyone can remember, accomplishing great things. Heroes give a town a feeling of security that if anything happens the heroes are there to save them. Heroes like Hercules, give the town a sense of hope, that nothing bad will happen to them and they can live in happiness and peace. However, when comparing hero myth's to their movies it can major differently, and be just alike. In the movie Hercules compared to the myth Hercules there are many differences. In the book, Apollo and Hercules have a quarrel about Hercules taking the oracle for himself and Apollo would not let that happen, however; this was not mentioned in the book. Within the book, Hercules got so angry at the sun for being too hot, that he shot the sun with an arrow, yet; it was failed to be reffered to in the movie. In the movie, Hercules was born atop Mt. Olympus, although; in the book, it mentions how he was born in Thebes. During the movie, Hades (god of the underworld) was out to ruin Hercules, yet in the book Hera was out to ruin him. Throughout the movie and the book, there are two different ways how Hercules meets Megara. In the movie, Megara sold her
A similarity would be that in the both the book and the movie, Hercules had confidence in his powers and strengths. Hercules, never really used his intelligence when making decisions. Hercules emotions were very strong throughout both the book and the movie. Hercules strangled two snakes at the nursery in the dead of the night. At the end of both stories Hercules had eternal peace. In both the movie and the book Hercules dad is Zeus. Hercules is a demi god. In both the movie and the book Hercules overcame many obstacles. Hercules falls in love with Megara in both the movie and the book. In the end, Hercules saves the day, in both the movie and the