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 Hercules, Scyla and Salmoneus |
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| Episode no. Hercules is the Roman name for the Mythical Greek hero Heracles, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmena. For the shrimp genus of this name go to Salmoneus. In Greek mythology, Salmoneus (Σαλμωνεύς was the son of Aeolus | Season 1 Episode 102 |
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| Written by | John Schulian | ||||||
| Directed by | John T. Kretchmer | ||||||
| Guest stars | Robert Trebor (Salmoneus) Kim Michalis (Scilla) Richard Moll (the cyclops) |
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| Production no. Robert Trebor (born June 7 1953) is an American character actor perhaps best known for his role as "Salmoneus" on the cult hits Hercules The For the shrimp genus of this name go to Salmoneus. In Greek mythology, Salmoneus (Σαλμωνεύς was the son of Aeolus Richard Moll (born January 13, 1943) is an American actor He is perhaps best known for playing Bull Shannon the tall shaven-headed Bailiff | 76605 | ||||||
| Original airdate | January 23, 1995 | ||||||
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Overview
Hercules agrees to aid a town terrorized by a cyclops, but soon learns that the creature's actions may not be entirely unjustified. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Overview Hercules returns home just in time to see his family murdered by Hera Overview A group of refugees fleeing Parthus a city destroyed by Hera seek Hercules' help in staving off the attacks of the goddess and her followers In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, a cyclops (ˈsaɪklɒps or kyklops ( Greek) is a member of a primordial race of
Plot synopsis
Hercules is running along a beach trying to get away from a large group of young women. Later in a tavern a man asks Hercules about the women, and he tells him that they are the 50 daughters of the king Thespius. A tavern or pot-house is loosely a place of Business where people gather to drink Alcoholic beverages and more than likely also be served Food Thespius (Θέσπιος was a legendary king of Thespiae, Boeotia. Another man comes over to Hercules' table and asks him what he is going to do about the cyclops which is terrorising Trachis. Trachis was a region in ancient Greece. Situated south of the river Spercheios, it was populated by the Malians. The cyclops had been chasing people out of their homes to protect Hera's sacred vineyard. In the Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology, Hera (ˈhɪərə or /ˈhɛrə/ Greek) or Here ( in Ionic and Homer A vineyard is a Plantation of Grape -bearing Vines grown mainly for Winemaking, but also Raisins Table grapes and non-alcoholic Hercules sets off to deal with the cyclops. Elsewhere a man is walking along the road and meets the cyclops. The cyclops picks up the man and kicks him away. Hercules walking through the trees sees the man hanging from a branch. The man introduces himself as Salmoneus, a toga salesman. This article is about the aviation term for the Roman garment see Toga. He decides that he will travel with Hercules.
At the riverside three men are attempting to move a rock which had been placed there to divert the river away from their homes and to Hera's vineyard. The cyclops comes and threatens them, one man runs, another stands up to the cyclops and gets smashed into the ground by the cyclops' huge fist, the third man then also runs back to the village. The men who fled from the cyclops tell Hercules that one of their men has just been killed by the cyclops. The villagers throw a party to celebrate that Hercules will rid them of the cyclops. At the party the 50 daughters of Thespius come looking for Hercules, Salmoneus lies and tells them he went to Athens. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's The following day a young woman, Scilla, is picking flowers when the cyclops approaches and she runs away frightened. She arrives back at the village and tells the others what happened, Hercules goes looking for the cyclops.
While searching for the cyclops, Hercules is faced with the daughters again, but manages to evade them. He meets with the cyclops and after a brief fight, Hercules realises that the cyclops is not evil, he'd just been hurt in the past by the villagers calling him nasty names. He tells the cyclops that he should work with the villagers and not for Hera. He tells Hercules he works for Castor, who is in charge of the vineyard, not Hera. Hercules convinces the cyclops that he should try to resolve his problems with the villagers. Her then goes back to the village and tells the people there that they should give the cyclops some respect and not call him names and treat him like a freak. One man, Atreus, says he won't be nice and some villagers agree, Scilla tells them they are awful for being so mean to the cyclops.
Meanwhile a group of Hera's executioners come looking for Hercules. As Hercules helps the villagers divert the river back to their village, the cyclops comes to help, some people throw rocks at him and call him names, as he retreats, Scilla follows him. Hercules says he know why the cyclops is evil, it wasn't Hera that made him evil, it was the people of the village by always calling him names. At his cave Scilla tries to convince the cyclops that not all the villagers feel the same, he replies that she still fled out of fear when she first saw him. The cyclops offers his help to Hercules and they both fight Hera's men. Some of the villagers say they should help. Atreus says he "I won't die helping a freak, or anyone who side with one, even if it is Hercules. " After disposing of all of Hera's men. Atreus asks Hercules how he can repay him, Hercules says that they should just "be nice" to the cyclops. The villagers and the cyclops agree to let each other live in peace. As Hercules and Salmoneus leave the village they are encountered by the 50 daughters again, they say they don't want Hercules and that Salmoneus will do. Salmoneus walks off with the women, leaving Hercules to travel alone to his next adventure.
Quotes and trivia
- This Hercules episode was the first appearance of Robert Trebor as Salmoneus. The following is a list of episodes from Hercules The Legendary Journeys, starring Kevin Sorbo.