Episode
Hercules: Hercules and the Big Games
Overview
When Ares and Athena get into yet another fight, Zeus decrees their feud take the form of a sports contest - the Olympic Games which should settle the fight between Athens and Sparta. Meanwhile, Hercules, has his hands full when Hades persuades Echidna, the Mother of all monsters, to bring her hungry brood to the stadium for a bite size feast.
Details
- Series
- Hercules
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 35
- Air date
- 1998-11-04
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Hercules and the Big Games is Episode 35 in Season 1 of Hercules. It aired on 1998-11-04. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 32: Hercules and the Trojan War
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Episode 29: Hercules and the Hero of Athens
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