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  After imprisoning囚禁 the Titans beneath the ocean, the Greek gods gather to Mount Olympus for Zeus, and his wife Hera have a son named Hercules. While the other gods are joyful, Zeus' jealous妒忌 brother Hades plots密謀 to overthrow推翻 Zeus and rule Mount Olympus. Turning to the Fates for help, Hades learns that in eighteen years, a planetary行星 alignment對準 will allow Hades to locate and free the Titans to conquer征服 Olympus, but only if Hercules does not interfere干擾. Hades sends his minions奴才 Pain and Panic to dispose乾掉 of Hercules. The two succeed at kidnapping and feeding him a formula藥方 that turns him mortal凡人, but fail to remove his superhuman strength before Hercules is found and adopted收養 by the farmers Amphitryon and Alcmene.

 

  Years later, the teenaged Hercules becomes an outcast被拋棄者 due to his strength, and wonders where he came from. After his foster養育 parents reveal the necklace they found him with, Hercules decides to visit the temple of Zeus for answers. The temple's statue of Zeus comes to life and reveals all to Hercules, telling him that he can regain his godhood神格 by becoming a "true hero". Zeus sends Hercules and his forgotten infant-hood friend Pegasus飛馬 to find the satyr Philoctetes—"Phil" for short—who is known for training heroes. The two meet Phil, who has retired from training heroes due to numerous眾多 disappointments, but Hercules inspires him to follow his dream to train a true hero who will be recognized by the gods. Phil trains Hercules into a potential hero, and when he is older, they fly for Thebes. On the way, they meet Megara—"Meg" for short—a sarcastic挖苦 damsel閨女 whom Hercules saves from the centaur半人馬 Nessus. However, after Hercules, Phil, and Pegasus leave, Meg is revealed to be Hades' minion, having sold her soul to him to save an unfaithful不忠 lover.

 

  Arriving in Thebes, Hercules is turned down拒絕 by the downtrodden被蹂躪 citizens until Meg says that two boys are trapped in a gorge峽谷. Hercules saves them, unaware that they are Pain and Panic in disguise偽裝, allowing Hades to summon the Hydra九頭蛇 to fight Hercules. Hercules continually cuts off its heads, but more heads replace them until Hercules kills the monster by causing a landslide山泥傾瀉. Hercules is seen as a hero and a celebrity明星, but Zeus tells Hercules he is not yet a true hero. Driven to depression, Hercules turns to Meg, who is falling in love with him. Hades learns of this and on the eve前夕 of his takeover, offers a deal that Hercules gives up his powers for twenty-four hours on the condition that Meg will be unharmed. Hercules accepts, losing his strength, and is heartbroken when Hades reveals that Meg is working for him.

 

  Hades unleashes the Titans who climb Olympus and capture the gods, while a Cyclops獨眼巨人 goes to Thebes to kill Hercules. Phil inspires Hercules to fight and kill the cyclops, but Meg is crushed by a falling pillar saving Hercules from it, allowing him to regain his strength. Hercules and Pegasus fly to Olympus where they free the gods and launch彈射 the Titans into space where they explode爆炸, though Meg dies before he returns to her. With Meg's soul now Hades' property, Hercules breaks into the Underworld冥界 where he negotiates with Hades to free Meg from the Styx冥河 in exchange for his own life. His willingness自願 to sacrifice his life restores恢復 his godhood and immortality不死身 before the life-draining river can kill him; he rescues Meg and punches Hades into the Styx. After reviving復活 Meg, she and Hercules are summoned召喚 to Olympus where Zeus and Hera welcome their son home. However, Hercules chooses to remain on Earth with Meg. Hercules returns to Thebes where he is hailed歡呼 as a true hero as Zeus creates a picture of Hercules in the stars commemorating紀念 his heroism英雄事蹟.