#megara x hercules

[nooowestayandgetcaught]

Spill The Beans

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~1k, Hercules/Megara, G-rating, for @yearoftheotpevent’s July prompt “coffee shop au”

Summary: Megara finds herself complaining about her life to the barista boy. The very big and beefy barista boy.

[riddlerosehearts]

💜 Who d'you think you're kiddin'? He's the earth and heaven to you. Try to keep it hidden, honey, we can see right through you. Girl, you can't conceal it. We know how you're feelin', who you're thinkin' of.

[romancemedia]

Meg! Why, why did ya... you didn't have to. People always do crazy things... when they're in love.

[winterspellsfrozenkit]

Theory as to Why Disney's Hades Wanted to Overthrow Zeus

So, I was thinking recently about why Hades tries to overthrow Zeus in Disney's Hercules. The reason that the Muses give us is because he "thought the dead were dull and uncouth", but that feels super flimsy to me as an excuse. Especially when we see Hades say this:

He points out the scheme's been around for 18 years, which means that Hades had set up the hostile takeover scheme right around Hercules's birth, but he hadn't checked with the Fates until the day Zeus had that party for Hercules on Olympus. How do we know he hadn't checked before? Clotho tells Lachesis they are not supposed to tell anyone the future. I doubt she'd argue if they'd already told Hades the future of his plans before.

Also, while Hades may not like his job, his job makes him the most powerful king because EVERYONE will eventually become his subject. Why would he even want to rule over the living if he thinks the dead are so dull and uncouth? It's not like being dead robs you of intelligence or good manners... So why then would he want to rule Olympus and overthrow Zeus?

Well, I noticed this in the song "One Last Hope".

The song has Fall and Winter. If you've studied Greek Mythology, you know that means Hades is married because Fall and Winter happen in Greek mythology when Persephone is in the Underworld. We actually do see Persephone and Demeter in several shots on Olympus in the movie.

On top of that, Hades says this when he's offering his deal to Hercules.

I think that Hades decided to overthrow Zeus because he was angry that Persephone had to spend Spring and Summer with her mother, rather than being his wife and Queen all the time AND on top of that, he had to take the rap for Demeter causing a mass famine over her daughter's marriage to him. Here's why I think this.

When Hades shows up, he tries to break the ice with a joke, but we see the party glaring at him. You know who we don't see? Demeter, who by all accounts, SHOULD be there and the ANGRIEST with him. After all, in Greek myth, he kidnapped his wife. But she's noticeably ABSENT.

The ones glaring at him are Ares, Athena, Poseidon, Dionysus/Bacchus, and Aphrodite. All people who were likely massively affected by the massive famine Demeter put in place. Wars and tactical strategies don't go well if the people are starving to the point of death, repopulation drops if there's not enough food, if there's no grapes growing, there's no wine or drunken madness, and besides the ocean, Poseidon is also over horses and many horses likely died due to lack of plant growth. But they don't seem to be mad at Demeter, given Poseidon is chatting with her earlier in the scene.

Instead, all the ire seems to be directed at Hades, who, as far as we know, hasn't DONE anything to warrant that reaction. All he did was tell a poor joke, but everyone is looking at him like he caused a major problem by being there. Hades brushes their reactions off and starts trying to play nice and then Zeus grabs him and says, "You finally made it!" And notice Hades's face here:

Hades looks so uncomfortable with Zeus trying to make small talk, but he's trying to hide his negative emotions. He's forcing a smile and when Zeus asks how things are in the Underworld, he responds with this:

Hades, then focuses on Hercules, and doesn't seem to have a problem with him until he crushes his finger, but the point where Hades drops the mask and shows his ire is when Zeus says "Join the celebration!"

He says, "Hey! Love to, babe, but unlike you gods lounging about up here, I, regrettably, have a full-time gig, that you, by the way, so charitably bestowed on me, Zeus. So, can't. Love to but can't." He then quickly leaves.

I hear this as Hades subtly reminding Zeus that he has a taxing job that he can't be away from too long, especially now that the one person who SHOULD, by all means, be there to help him with the load of running the Underworld, can't be there half the time to help him get the excess work under control. Persephone, unlike the rest of the wives in the Greek Pantheon, has EQUAL power to Hades, which means that if she'd been able to be with him all year, they'd likely get the work done faster and could do things other than work.

Zeus makes a joke about Hades working himself to death, a few of the Olympians laugh, but again, Demeter and Persephone are missing from the scene.

Hades, however, is very upset at the joke at his expense and he mutters, "If only... If only..." when Zeus says he kills himself. Back in the Underworld, Hades says this about Zeus.

Now, we just saw Zeus be super welcoming to Hades at the party for Hercules. Why on Earth would Hades call Zeus "Mr. High and Mighty, Mr. "Hey, you, get off of my cloud"? I think Zeus behaved this way when Hades argued against the summons for Persephone to return to Demeter. Persephone is the Queen of the Underworld, and in myth, the reason Hades kidnapped Persephone? Her father, ZEUS, told him to do so.

Zeus is the reason for Persephone's kidnapping and marriage. Hades was following the law of Ancient Greece at the time. Ancient Greece was cool about many things, but women's rights? Not one of them. Greek men, if they wanted to get married, arranged it with the father of the bride. The mother and the bride herself had little to no say. So, in actuality, the one at fault when Demeter caused a mass famine? Zeus. The famine was actually targeting Zeus, because if all humans died, he'd get no more sacrifices, and all the dead become Hades and Persephone's subjects.

So I think that Zeus realized how ENRAGED Demeter was and made Persephone return to her mother, but Hades tried to argue against it because Persephone was his partner is a very demanding job and he'd gotten Zeus's permission, but Zeus used his title as King to force Hades to comply. As in, "I already decided, so we're done talking about it. Now, leave and go home." That would explain also why Hades says this:

Another thing I see as a hint to Hades attempting to overthrow Zeus because he's mad about the Persephone situation? When he's in the mortal world, Hades only destroys a few things. One is the statue of lovers that he uses as a throne when he's questioning Meg about Hercules's weakness, another is the vases of Hercules because he's mad that he can't beat him, but the other two? Plant life.

In the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, the main source for the Hades and Persephone myth, it's Demeter who brings back spring and plant life because she's happy about Persephone's return to her, not Persephone herself making the plants grow. While this could just be Hades taking out his frustrations on his surroundings, I find it interesting that he DECIMATES a grove of trees because Hercules is alive and could muck up his plans and that he burns a flower when he figures Hercules's weakness, which are often a sign of Springtime. It's almost like he's taking out his anger at Demeter's famine costing him his wife by destroying the plant life that Demeter creates as some small way to vent his frustrations. And speaking of Hercules's weakness, once Meg points out that monsters haven't been working against Hercules, Hades says this:

Now, given by this point, we KNOW due to "One Last Hope" that Hades and Persephone are married. I think this played into him figuring out to use Meg against Hercules. On top of that, Hades says this when Hercules is worried about innocent people getting hurt because of the deal:

I think Hades might have the same mentality about overthrowing Olympus. Having his wife back is more important to him than the ire of the rest of Olympus. Having his wife back is more important than keeping the Titans locked away. Having his wife back is worth being hated by all of Greece. Given the short time frame of his plot and all these other little things in his behavior, I really do think the reason that Hades decided to overthrow Zeus was so he could reverse the order for Persephone to spend half the year with him and half the year with her mother. But that's just my little theory/headcanon.

TLDR: I think the reason Hades tried to overthrow Zeus in Disney's Hercules was because he was angry he could only be with Persephone half the year.

[superbat-love]

Thinking about how Batman and Superman mirror Megara and Hercules — the mistrustful black cat and the loyal golden retriever who wins over their trust.

In the beginning, the fiercely independent black cat would rather deal with sticky situations on their own than receive help from others.

Their golden retriever partner ends up helping them anyway because it’s in their nature lol

Fueled by a distrust stemming from their traumatic past, they plotted against their superhuman partner, convinced they were no different – out for themselves just like everyone else.

But eventually, the idealism of their partner wears down their cynicism, and they learn to trust. Megara learns to trust men, and Bruce learns to trust others, especially metahumans.

And now they're convinced that their partner is a big softie who would never hurt them; nobody gets to pick a fight with their partner except them, of course!

Superbat Master Collection

[eatingsomegreeneggos]

I've been super obsessed with Megara and Giselle! Tried out making an audio edit :3 (I posted on YouTube too). I think there's a lot of untapped potential for audio crossovers! 💗

[kyraxyrespace]

"That was the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me." - Lola, Space Jam

"People do crazy things when they're in love." - Megara, Hercules

[denkigami]

knuxouge as Hercules and Megara from Disney's Hercules 🙏

I haven't posted in a long time, haven't I?

[lordwiggyton]

So Shego gives me real Megara vibes. I can't be the only one who thinks that right? (I think it's the sass... and maybe the flowy hair) 😅😊😆

I love Hercules and I've had this idea of combining these for a while. I am planning on doing more! Perhaps another rendition with them in costume? 😊😊

More crossovers to come! I had some fun drawing this!😀😀

[cherryxlavender]

Idk if anyone else has made this connection but... 😪🩷

[theladyofshalott1989]

"Goldenboy Seems Sus"

Sebastian Sallow as Megara and Damien Evans as Hercules

[ Read Ch. 3 of my Hercules AU fic ]

"'Well, thanks for everything, D. It’s been a real pleasure.' His voice dripped with sarcasm as he saluted, then resumed his earlier hasty departure.

‘Wait! Please!’ Damien called out one final time. He figured he probably sounded quite pathetic, but he couldn’t help it. There was just something about this Sebastian fellow. ‘Can we, uh, give you a ride?’ he asked, gesturing at Highwing, who huffed indignantly, sensing Fig’s wariness of the young man. 

‘Erm, I don’t think your hippogriff likes me very much.’

‘Highwing? Oh, no, don’t be silly. She’d be more than happy to—’ Highwing shoved him with her wing. ‘Ow!’

‘I’ll be alright,’ Sebastian said. ‘I’m a big, tough guy. A former Crossed Wands champion, in fact. And, I can tie my own tie and everything. Bye bye, Goldenboy.’ He swiveled around, and, finally, made a swift exit.”

[onceupona-crossover]

Megara X Giselle - Purple goth (Megara) and pink preppy (Giselle)

Requested by: @maylalupa

-Mod rapunzel

[dungeons-and-dorics]

that scene in Hercules where Megara goes “I’m a damsel. I’m in distress. I can handle this. Have a nice day!”

but it’s Xenk trying to rescue Edgin from a monster that has him grappled

[romancemedia]

Hercules Ending - A Star is Born

[avitha]

Flying Fish - Commission

[lorelai-l0res]

I genuinely don’t know why y’all aren’t even drawing Meg and cup angst😞

Like there’s so many ways to destroy cup in IM

Yet NONE of yous drawn Meg. So I will be the first to do it. /lh