From Meg's fate to Hercules' parents, Disney's Hercules made several major changes to the mythical Greek hero.

Hera poisons an elixer that Zeus drinks; thus, willingingly commiting herself to be a part of a plan devised by the evil Ares -- Hercules' brother and son of Zeus -- to seize the throne and rule ...

Zeus turns to none other than his son Hercules, played in the scene by Brett Goldstein of Ted Lasso fame. Though he only gets a fleeting moment onscreen, much like recent post-credits characters ...

Arguably closer than Thor, who's kind of a jerk in most Norse tales. Hercules is the son of Zeus and a mortal woman named Alcmena. He was originally raised by his human parents under the name ...