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Zeus locked away the monstrous Titans so he and his gods and goddesses could rule the world from Mount Olympus.
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The goddess Hera, Zeus' wife, give birth to a baby boy with the gift of ultimate strength named Hercules. A conflict for Hades
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Hades seeks to defeat Hercules in the future, so he sends his minions to feed him a potion to turn him mortal when Hercules is still a baby. One sip of the bottle was left behind... Hades tries to resolve his conflict
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Hercules meets Meg, not knowing she works for Hades, and begins to fall in love with her. Hades uses this to convince Hercules to give up his strength in order to protect Meg. Resolution: Hades tricks Hercules into giving up his strength for Meg
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Zeus tells Hercules he can return to Mount Olympus if he proves himself a true hero on Earth.
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Hercules begins to grow into a teenager and recognizes he is different from the other village boys. His adoptive parents show him his true birthright--a god.
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Hercules trains with Philoctetes day in and day out, gaining his strength and hero skills. Conflict: Hercules is gaining strength
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With Hercules out of the way, Hades unleashes the Titans to Mount Olympus and sends the Cyclops after Hercules.
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Since Meg was hurt in sacrificing herself to save Hercules, the deal with Hades is off and Hercules regains his strength and defeats the Titans.
Conflict: Meg gets hurt -
Hercules proves himself a true hero by defeating the Titans and saving Meg. He could now return to Mount Olympus as a god...but chooses love instead.
Resolution: Hercules gets his strength back