Hercules Writer's Bible Project

An attempt to create a writer's bible for the series. This will eventually include: character bios, place names, lists of gods and goddesses as well as other characters. This information will be compiled from discussions held on the GoldApple Bard's Mailing List. We will also attempt to create a timeline of some sort.

This is not meant to be an absolute measure of what happened in the series. Different interpretations of events lead to differing opinions about things. This is meant to be a writer's resource, benefit from what you can.

Timeline [under construction]

Episode Guides
Hercules Movies
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Young Hercules

Places and locations

Hercules

Iolaus

Supporting Players

Other innocent bystanders

Gods and Goddesses

Monsters, Villians, Giants and Warlords

Damsels in Distress

Battles

Food

Clothing and Body Coverings

Time traveling and Alternate Universes

Inconsistencies

Things Autolycus has stolen

Salmoneus' get rich quick schemes

Crossing Over Between Hercules and Xena

Behind the Scenes stories

Writer's Resources:

Spelling of Character and Place Names in Hercules: the Legendary Journeys A spelling list by episode of character and place names from the scripts and end credits of the episodes.

Mythology 101 or what H:tLJ got right and where the dramatic license came in

Gods that did not appear on the series

Mythological Resources

Bulfinch's Mythology
Encyclopedia Mythica
Perseus Project
Olympian Deities

Historical Resources

The Ancient City of Athens
Ancient History Index
ARGOS - Search engine for ancient and medieval resources on the web
Chronology of Greek History
OSSHE Historical and Cultural Atlas
Ancient Greek World Index
History House
Unknown Ancient Hellenic History
Ancient Greek Home Page
Medieval WWW Directory

Customs, Clothing, Daily Life in the Ancient World

Ancient Clothing
Armamentarium - Roman Arms and Armor
The Costume Site
The Costume Page
History of Ancient Greek Music
Greek Astronomy
The Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum
Ancient Greek Ships
History of Greek Dance

Medical

Medicinal and Poisonous Plant Database

Names

How Roman Names are Constructed
Etymology of Names
Onomastikon - Dictionary of Names
First Names and What They Mean
Babynames and their meaning
First Names and What They Mean

Misc links

Amazons
The Copyright Website
Library of Congress
The Collected Works of Shakespeare
Read Classical Authors Online
Martial Arts fighting moves described

Reference desk

Webster's Online

Onelook DictionariesAll sorts of easy to use online dictionaries
Bartlett's Quotations
The Semantic Rhyming Dictionary

General Fan Fiction Information

Writer's Corner Large amount of information, types of fan fic, writing tips and essays.
Advice and Resources for Bards Mostly Xenite but good information.
Dr. Merlin's Guide to Fan Fiction
CMShaw's Fan Fic Page
Fanzine Terminology and Types of Zines
Dark Worrior's Fan Fic Tool Page

Beta readers for many different fandoms can be found at The Wonderful World of Make Believe

Need Grammar Help?

The Transitive Demigod A brief guide to common grammer and punctuation mistakes for writers with a Hercules slant.

OnLine English Grammar comprehensive!
Elements of Style
Grammar Slammer Online
University of Victoria's Hypertext Writer's Guide
A Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
the 11 Rules of Grammar
Pop-Up Grammar

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