Thebes vs Corinth
It seems to be the big change over in the writing staff that caused this one. The first 2-3 years of the series. Alcmene's little cottage was in Thebes but in the latter half of the series it was in Corinth.
In "Not Fade Away" As they see the village from the hill, Iolaus calls it Thebes and refers to it as their home town.
In "My Fair Cupcake" Iolaus has himself announced at the king's court as "Iolaus of Corinth".
In "Reunion", Iolaus' mother lives in Corinth which is within a day's travel of Alcmene's cottage.
In "Armageddon Now" Iolaus travels to the past to save Alcmene and the unborn Hercules from Callisto. He travels to Corinth.
In Young Hercules both Corinth and Thebes seem to be a short distance from Cheiron's Academy but in different directions. Then again, everything in Greece was a day's walk for Herc and Iolaus. However, in Young Hercules, Herc and Iolaus are not from Corinth, they have to travel from Alcmene's house (presumably in Thebes though it's never named) to Corinth on at least one occasion.
consensus on the GoldApple Bard's list is that Thebes is a suburb of Corinth or that Thebes lies between Corinth and the kingdom that Iphicles was ruling before he became King of Corinth and simply took in Thebes when he united the two kingdoms.
To make matters worse in "Highway to Hades" Sisyphus is king of Corinth. Perhaps this was another city or kingdom named Corinth? AND in "Once A Hero" Jason is King of Argo, not Corinth, but in Young Hercules it's Corinth.
When did Herc and Iolaus meet?
In "Amazon Women" there is a flashback scene where Hercules and Iolaus pledge to fight back to back. They are about 8 or 9 years old.
In "Hero's Heart" Iolaus is to live his life without Hercules' influence and his memory were altered from when he was about 15 during the incident of stealing the jewelry from the cart in the Young Hercules pilot movie. Perhaps they had met earlier and this was the point when Hercules actually began to influence the course of Iolaus' life?
In "Armageddon Now", Iolaus and Alcmene talk and she mentions that there is a two year old boy in the village who steals pastries named Iolaus.
In "Top God" Zeus takes Hercules into his "viewing room" where he watches, all time and there on one of the screens is a scene from the Young Hercules pilot movie and Hercules comments it's when he and Iolaus met. But they were much older than in "Amazon Women."
In the Young Hercules pilot movie, Hercules and Iolaus are not getting along in the beginning but Alcmene tells Hercules to rescue Iolaus as though she knows him, so they must have met at an earlier point. Also when Hercules and Iolaus are fighting over the item from Ares' temple, Hercules already knows Iolaus' name.
Age difference between Herc and Iolaus?
Where did Iolaus learn to fight? In Maze of the Minotaur, Iolaus tells Hercules that he's been talking to a guy from the east who's been teaching him new fighting moves. Showing him how a little guy can defeat big guys. In Web of Desire, Iolaus tells Nebula that they both learned to fight in the same place, indicating that he also traveled to east.
Jason's Age
Jason, King of Corinth or Argo or both?
In Young Hercules Jason is King of Corinth.
In "Once a Hero, Jason is King of Argo.
In "The Wedding of Alcmene" (and all episodes after) Jason is King of Corinth.
Iphicles, older or younger brother?
In "What's in a name?" there is implication that Iphicles is the younger brother, but then later on in the series ("Surprise" and "Armageddon Now") they say that Iphicles is the elder. In Armageddon Now, when Iolaus meets the pregnant Alcmene in the past, he asks where Iphicles is. Alcmene replies that he is visiting family, implying that he is the elder brother.
Iolaus remembers Amazon Women
In Maze of the Minotaur, Iolaus tells the story of fighting the Amazons in Gargarencia. The battle ended with Iolaus' death but Zeus reset time to before Herc and Iolaus left for Gargarencia so Iolaus should not remember it, unless Hercules told him about it. Hercules remembered events because when the messenger arrived from Gargarencia he told him what to do so he and Iolaus would not have to go there.
Celesta
the so called incarnation of Death. The Greek God of Death was Thanatos and he was
decidedly male. So where this drifting lady with the everlasting candle came from I have no idea!
Odin
AllFather, is god of war, death, poetry and magic. He
sacrificed himself on the world oak and gave up one eye to learn the
wisdom of the runes. He's seen as a powerful magician, a mysterious,
dark influence on the world and is supposed to be able to foretell the
future. The Odin we saw in 'Rainbow Bridge' was a very watered down,
wimpy version - he should have been a brooding, decidedly scary
figure, very much in control and defiant of his destiny, even though
he knew what it was to be.
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