If using subtitles while watching Hercules: The Animated Series on Disney+, the Muses names can be mixed up.British girl group Spice Girls were originally considered for the roles of the Muses due to their massive popularity and worldwide success at the time.In " Hercules and the Drama Festival", Mnemosyne (under the alias "Memory") is mentioned.This would make them half-sisters of Hercules. In most myths, the Muses are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.At one point during "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)", the Muses appear as the Phantom Five, the singing busts from the Haunted Mansion.Though the Arts have long been used as expressions of Love and a statue of Aphrodite appeared briefly. However, the goddess of Love, Aphrodite, would be more likely to try to convince her than the goddesses of the Arts. During the musical number " I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" the Muses attempt to convince Megara that she's fallen in love and it is a good thing.Polyhymnia - the muse of sacred poetry.There are in fact nine major Greek Muses.The Disney Wiki has a collection of images and media related to Muses. They appear briefly in the Phineas and Ferb episode " Greece Lightning", on a vase in the museum. In House of Mouse, they appear in the episode "Where's Minnie" to rap about Mickey, Donald, and Goofy's search for Minnie in the labyrinthian prop basement of the House. They sing a shorter, altered version of "Zero to Hero" and have many speaking roles. Soon after, the Muses manifest in statues, busts, and engravings to sing backup with Megara to the song " I Won't Say (I'm in Love)", during which Megara initially denies but finally accepts her love for Hercules.įinally, they appear in the finale, singing the song " A Star Is Born", in which Hercules is declared a true hero, and everybody gets their happy ending. The young hero is showered with money and leaves hand-prints in the star promenade (along with Pegasus leaving the imprints of his hooves) and continues enjoying himself as Hades sends a succession of creatures which Hercules easily defeats. They sing all three parts of " The Gospel Truth", telling the tale of how Zeus defeated the Titans, Hades' plot to take over Mount Olympus, and of Hercules being unable to return to Olympus.Īfter the Thebans cheered for Hercules' victory over the Hydra, Calliope says the young hero could do no wrong afterwards and that "He was so hot, steam looked cool." The Muses then sing " Zero to Hero", narrating a montage depicting Hercules successfully becoming a celebrity and heart-throb: girls scream at him, his image appears on vases, action figures, sandals and other merchandise. They first appear when they find the original narrator's way of telling the story of Hercules as being too depressing. As the goddesses of the Arts, they possess the natural ability to charm and entrance those who hear their hypnotically beautiful and soft melodious vocalizing melodies and songs.Īs their domain lies in the arts, they exist virtually anywhere they are presented or portrayed as a work of art (like paintings, statues, etc.) This is most evident when they use this power to communicate with Megara. She has long, curly hair to her waist and carries a mask with a frowning face.Īs goddesses, the muses possess the natural powers and abilities of Olympian deities such as immortality, omnipresence, high-level of durability, vast stamina and speed and strength with excellent reflexes and balancing and insight and responses, acrobatic skills beyond of normal humans, and the potential to do Magic, such as the ability to shape-shift, teleport, and to manifest as objects. Melpomene (voiced by Cheryl Freeman) is the muse of tragedy.She is the only muse that has ever come in contact with Hercules teaching him how to dance in "Hercules and the Muse of Dance".She is the second-shortest of the five, with Bantu knots in the front and loose curls in the back. Terpsichore (voiced by LaChanze) is the muse of dance. ![]() She is the shortest of the five, full-figured, plays the trumpet, and is often causing mischief. Thalia (voiced by Roz Ryan) is the muse of comedy.She has a small ponytail and carries a scroll. She leads the muses and is the tallest of the five with high hair. Calliope (voiced by Lillias White) is the muse of epic poetry.They claim to be Hercules' biggest fans, narrating the movie and singing in four of the six songs. The Muses are presented in Hercules as the five lovely goddesses whose domain lies in the arts, and they sing of the tales of ancient Greece in a gospel choir style.
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