The Messed Up Origins of Hercules | Disney Explained - Jon Solo

Think you know the TRUE, messed up story of Hercules? Get a load of this..... ಠ_ಠ

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[JonSolo]

CORRECTION: I said Hercules married Athena when he got to Mount Olympus. It was actually his half sister Hebe! So sorry for the confusion!
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[jordanwhitemusic]

Hercules: *Is in terrible pain from his skin burning off*

Also Hercules: "yeah I'm dying and in pain, but I'm just gonna climb a mountain and dig a grave, while I'm at it"

[LtBasil]

To quote my sister, "90% of the problems in Greek mythology were caused because Zeus couldn't keep it in his pants".

[alfadas]

Funfact: Herakles loosely translates to "the glory or pride of Hera". Zeus sleeping around tried to calm his wife saying "look I made dis for you" hahaha worth a shot old man.

[JasperForge]

He was named Heracles to try apease Hera.


Spoiler didn't

[Monkofmagnesia]

"Zeus on the Loose, " by Dr. Seuss!

[peppermint]

Best review quote ever.

"Hercules has everything you could want:
-sick soundtrack
-workout montage
-this guy (shows random character)"

😆

[Geass]

'I don't think incest matters so much to the gods'

Me: neither does bestiality

[sammyeagleson]

I'm a major Greek mythology buff and I always found Zeus to be way more villainous than Hades!

[KayBbyXOXOXO]

Well, Hercules didn’t really tame Cerberus. Hades just gave Cerberus to Hercules as long as he promised to return him. Hades is cool asf.

[cain]

Those weren't the only people Hercules was with sexually. In typical Greek fashion of the time he also had multiple male lovers as well.

[goldenflame]

"So with that being said, let's get started and jump into the messed up origins of Hercules!"

Me: "BOI, YOU MEAN HUNK-ULES!"

[Bala_Niranna]

1. Hades deserves better. I loved the Hades in the Disney movie but for the Gods sakes, he's not Satan. He's not evil. He's just a dude who oversees the underworld and is maybe a bit salty about not getting a place on Olympus with the other major God's
2. I think this is the first version I've heard where he marries Athena. I thought she was one of the maiden goddesses
3. Zeus is more that one guy who's no longer allowed within fifty feet of a school or women in general than a godly Barney Stinson. Barney sleeps around with consenting adults. Zeus rapes women and celibate twelve year olds

[sacxcharine]

Original story: So like, Hera is the villain-

Disney: Nah, Hades is basically Greek Satan, let's make him evil uncle.

Original Story: ....

Disney: And Hades dies, too. Also Hera is a sweetie.

Original Story: What the hell ?!

Disney: Don't ya mean Underworld ;)

[starrylove]

Haha, incest was a common practice of the Greek gods. Zeus and Hera are siblings themselves lol.

[ghostchainscatterer]

He didn't marry the goddess Athena, but his other half-sister, Hebe, the goddess of youth. Athena was a virgin goddess who swore off men.

[fictionrumble]

the messed up origins of the fox and the hound

[Rockinashy]

you should make a video about the 12 labors

[SlothfulLord]

So this is the story of how a goddess brutally bullied someone their whole life! Damn that's fucked up

[alcoholically]

Seeing Hercules save Meg when I was a kid was godly. That was definitely a defining moment of who he is in the movie and being The Chad amongst Chads that he always was