The Mighty Hercules (nonfiction)

The Mighty Hercules is a Canadian/American animated television series based loosely on the Greek mythology character of Heracles, under his Roman name Hercules.

History

The show debuted on television in 1963. It ran until 1966, coinciding with the sword-and-sandal genre of films popular between 1958 and 1965. Each stand-alone episode runs 5½ minutes, and in syndication was aired either as part of a block with other cartoons, or with several episodes airing consecutively to fill 30-minute time slots.

Transcript

Hercules hero of song and story
Hercules winner of ancient glory

Fighting for the right
Fighting with his might
With the strength of ten ordinary men

Hercules people are safe when near him
Hercules only the evil fear him

Softness in his eyes iron in his thighs
Virtue in his heart fire in every part
Of the Mighty Hercules

Fiction cross-reference

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• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles
• Suffering Psyche

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Johnny Nash (nonfiction)

External links

• The Mighty Hercules @ Wikipedia