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Heracles (Hercules) Sightings
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Sightings
Dec 20, 2019 - Dec 20, 2019
The Women of Trachis by Sophocles
Sophocles airs Heracles and Deianira's dirty laundry in this play.
Dec 20, 2019
Heracles by Euripides
Heracles cries ever time he sees this play performed, because it retells the story of how he was driven mad and killed his family.
Dec 20, 2019
The Birds by Aristophanes
Heracles is not a fan of this comedy. Not only is he not the star, but when he does appears at the end, he comes off pretty dumb.
Dec 20, 2019 - Dec 20, 2019
The Aeneid by Virgil
Check out Book 8 of this epic poem to find out why the Arcadians worshipped Hercules as their special god.
Dec 20, 2019
The Metamorphoses by Ovid
Hercules shows up in this famous Roman epic poem. Book 9 includes the story of how he won Deianira as his wife.
Dec 20, 1995 - Dec 20, 1999
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Heracles enjoyed his stint as a TV actor in this series. He loved getting a chance to relive his monster-slaying glory days.
Dec 20, 1997
Hercules
Heracles has always admired music, so he jumped on the chance to star in this animated Disney movie. According to his profile, the Hercules soundtrack holds some of his favorite songs.
Dec 20, 2019
Hercules, Digital Comic – Marvel Comics
Heracles entered the Marvel universe in a Thor comic, but moaned and groaned until he got to star in his own series.
Dec 20, 2019
God of War III
Heracles did not authorize this representation of himself and was quite put out by it. In this videogame, Kratos, Heracles' half-brother defeats him.
Dec 20, 2019
"Hercules" by Guster
Heracles felt honored that the band Guster wrote a song for him, however, he wished the song's connection to his heroic deeds and bulging biceps was more clear.