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gospel truth.” The song “The Gospel Truth” is

sung throughout the movie. Hercules is a Jesus-

type hero who went into the river of death and

brought out a soul, and thus by doing such a

deed that was in his heart, he became a

god. Making light of religion and reducing it to

a musical comedy, it begins with the song, "The

Gospel Truth." Later in the movie in other songs

are the lyrics "Say Amen" and "Bless my

soul." Interweaving religion and pagan tradition,

Zeus, presiding over the heavenly Olympus, is

celebrating the birth of his son Hercules. It

speaks of Hercules' superhuman strength. It

speaks of the underworld and it also speaks of

selling a soul to hell. This is a quote from another

author: "The summary of the whole movie of

Hercules is this: A child is born divine, lives on

earth through young adulthood, inspires the love

of a fallen woman, dies, lives again, and returns

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