why did hades hate hercules?

Question

i have a essay due and i need to know y hades hated hercules and wanted hercules dead? thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

Basically it was because Hercules was Zeus' son and Hercules would have been the next top god, not Hades. Hades was Zeus' brother.

Answer 2

For his 12th labor for Eurystheus, Heracles (Hercules to Romans) went to Hades' realm to get Cerberus the 3-headed watchdog. Hades rushed out to stop this, and Heracles shot Hades with an arrow. He took the dog away, and that caused some chaos in Hades' realm with ghosts trying to escape. As you see, Hades had good reason not to like Heracles. One cannot learn the Greek tale by watching a Disney cartoon. Someone said Heracles was ahead of Hades in the Olympian heirarchy, but that is not true at all. Zeus never stepped down as king of the universe, and if he had, Heracles would be low on the list of successors, since his mother was a mortal woman Alcmeme. Zeus' sons by his wife Hera would be first in line. How about Ares the war god as king of the universe. That would be Chaos again.

Answer 3

Which source are you using? I don't think Hades wanted Hercules dead per say, but he was considered an unyielding figure among the other gods. This is what I found on wikipedia:



Heracles' final labour was to capture Cerberus. First, Heracles went to Eleusis to be initiated into the Eleusinian Mysteries. He did this to absolve himself of guilt for killing the centaurs and to learn how to enter and exit the underworld alive. He found the entrance to the underworld at Tanaerum. Athena and Hermes helped him through and back from Hades. Heracles asked Hades for permission to take Cerberus. Hades agreed as long as Heracles didn't harm him, though in some versions, Heracles shot Hades with an arrow. When Heracles dragged the dog out of Hades, he passed through the cavern Acherusia.



Also found this:



Despite modern connotations of death as "evil," Hades was actually more altruistically inclined in mythology. Hades was often portrayed as passive rather than evil; his role was often maintaining relative balance.



Hades ruled the dead, assisted by others over whom he had complete authority. He strictly forbade his subjects to leave his domain and would become quite enraged when anyone tried to leave, or if someone tried to steal the souls from his realm. His wrath was equally terrible for anyone who tried to cheat death or otherwise crossed him, as Sisyphus and Pirithous found out to their sorrow.

Answer 4

n the 1997 animated film, Hades sought to overthrow his older brother Zeus and rule Mount Olympus for himself. Upon visiting the Fates, he learned that he could succeed, but there was a catch. If Zeus's son, his nephew, Hercules was to fight Hades, Hercules would win.



Hades sent his two demons, Pain and Panic, to kidnap baby Hercules and give him a potion that would render him mortal. Hercules needed to drink every last drop for it to work, but when a human couple comes along, the demons drop the bottle, breaking it and losing the last drop. Thus, Hercules became a demigod and spent his life on Earth.



Later, a young woman named Megara, or Meg, sold her soul to Hades so that he would rescue her lover. He did, but soon Meg's lover fled for another girl (possibly under Hades' influence, though it's never specified). Meg was stuck doing tasks for Hades.



Hades sent numerous threats to kill Hercules, such as the Hydra, but none worked. When he found out that Hercules had fallen in love with Meg, he took this to his advantage and made a deal with Hercules. He asked Hercules to give up his powers for twenty four hours (when he was set to overtake Mount Olympus) in exchange for Meg's freedom. Hercules agreed, as long as Meg wouldn't be hurt.



Hades attacked Mount Olympus with the Titans and succeeded in overthrowing Zeus without Hercules to stop him. The Cyclops was sent to Earth. Hercules, despite being powerless, managed to take down the monster, using his wits instead of his strength.



However, Meg was fatally crushed saving Hercules from a falling pillar. This negated Hades's deal that Meg would not be hurt. Hercules was thus given his powers back and returned to Mount Olympus where he easily took down the Titans and freed the gods.



Hades was furious, but he taunted Hercules that he at least had a parting gift: Meg's soul. Hercules traveled to the Underworld to rescue her. He swam into the River Styx to retrieve her soul. It almost killed him, when his full Godliness was restored by willing to risk his life to save Meg. Hercules emerged from the pit.



Hades begged the hero to try and ease things with him and the other gods, but Hercules decided to let Hades spread his evil no longer and punched him into the River Styx, where he was swarmed by the Spirits of the Dead. It is unclear if Hades was killed in the river, or whether his God status allowed him to survive. However, during the end credits of the film, Hades voice can be heard, and he complains about not getting a happy ending.

Answer 5

Im sorry, the movie completely blows everything out of preportion! Please do not take into account the answers based on the animated film!