O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) screenshot from O Brother, Where Art Thou? movie With the help of his friend Pegasus the winged horse and his personal trainer, Phil the satyr who is based on the mythological centaur Chiron, Hercules battles monsters, the god of the underworld Hades, and the Titans, but it is his self-sacrifice to rescue his love Meg which makes him a true hero.
Raised on Earth, Hercules has a god-like strength, but when he discovers his immortal heritage, his Father tells him that to return to Mount Olympus he must become a true hero. Hercules, son of the Greek God Zeus, is turned into a half-god, half-mortal by evil Hades, God of the Underworld in this animated movie which is just perfect for introducing the kids to films about greek gods. Hercules (1997) by Disney screenshot by Hercules movie In the 2nd movie, directed by Thor Freudenthal, Percy, accompanied by his friends Annabeth Chase, Clarisse La Rue, and Tyson, Percy’s half brother, go on a journey to the Sea of Monsters to retrieve the Golden Fleece which is guarded by a giant cyclops and in doing so they save the Half-Blood Camp too. One of the best Greek mythology movies for children, we witness Percy’s battle against minotaurs and Hades in an attempt to save his mother, put a stop to the war between the Gods, and obtain the lightning bolt of Zeus.
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In the first film, directed by Chris Columbus, we follow the adventures of Percy Jackson as he discovers he is a direct descendant of Poseidon and starts to explore his full potential. These action-packed films both star Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson. Percy Jackson Movies: Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief (2010) and Percy Jackson and The Sea of Monsters (2013) Mostly based on real-life events, the battle of Thermopyles actually taking place, this movie also has some Greek Mythology thrown in with Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) portrayed as a god-like figure, add to this a giant emissary, a claw-armed executioner, as well the metal-masked Immortals and it’s one of the best action-packed great Greek myth movies to watch when you like to combine your fiction with facts too. Set in 480BC this film, directed by Zack Snyder, follows King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) as an alliance of 300 Spartans hold off the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Helen (who later becomes the famous Helen of Troy) runs away to Troy with Paris which starts a war between Troy and Sparta with King Agamemnon who is Menelaus’ Brother, and the defeater of every army in Greece except Troy, using his brother’s fury as a pretext to declare war. In the movie, directed by Wolfgang Peterson, Paris (Orlando Bloom) a Trojan Prince falls in love with Helen (Diane Kruger), wife of the Spartan King Menelaus. This war/action film involving a love story is based on the Iliad, an ancient Greek poem written by Homer which portrays the famous battle between the ancient kingdoms of Troy and Sparta. Best Greek Mythology Movies to Watch Troy (2004) screenshot from Troy movie Use this list as a starting point for some good greek mythology movies to watch.
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Learning about Greek mythology can seem like quite a daunting task until you realize that there are many blockbuster films based on Greek mythology so you can learn whilst being entertained.įrom the most famous action movies to some classic hidden gems as well as a number of TV series, you can learn about Hercules, Zeus, Hades, and many more characters of Greek Mythology whilst curling up on the sofa with a big bucket of popcorn.
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