Episode
Hercules: Hercules and the River Styx
Overview
Hades makes a deal with Poseidon to hand over Athens, in order to rule the whole country, causing Athens to becomes a place of doom and Prometheus Academy to become the home base of torment for students.
Details
- Series
- Hercules
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 1998-09-07
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Hercules and the River Styx is Episode 6 in Season 1 of Hercules. It aired on 1998-09-07. The runtime is 23 min.
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