The movie has managed to cement itself as a children’s classic, and continues to introduce new generations to Greek mythology more than twenty years after its initial release. One of the most widely recognizable and watched movies which takes inspiration from ancient Greece is Disney’s Hercules. The film was likely many hundreds of thousands’ children’s first exposure to ancient Greek myths, and its beautiful color scheme, catchy songs, and funny dialogue are enough to make anyone interested in Greek mythology! Hercules (1997) Hercules meeting Megara (or “Meg”) for the first time. The film was directed by Jean Cocteau and is part of his Orphic Trilogy however, it is the only movie of the three which so explicitly deals with Greek mythology. In this version of Orpheus and Eurydice, Hades is depicted as a ruined city called “the Zone,” and when Orpheus fatefully turns to look at Eurydice despite being warned not to do so, looks at her through the mirror of a Rolls-Royce. The retelling of the classic myth incorporates crucial parts of the source material while continuing to reimagine it.
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