Don’t expect ancient in Disney’s “Hercules.” Forget your tattered copy of Bulfinch’s mythology. Disney’s 35th animated motion picture has more to do with Nike the sneaker than Nike the Greek goddess.

Hercules (aka Herakles or Heracles) is perhaps the greatest of mythic Greek heroes. His courage, strength, skill and cunning are literally legendary, and were revered in ancient Greek culture.

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