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WORKPACK

LEVELHercules is aimed at A2 and B1 levels

Musical Comedy

Script: Fernanda Ponce Zubiri and Ezequiel Ponce Zubiri

English Adviser: Patricia Zorio

Music: Marcelo Andino

Workpack: Sergio MoraleDirected by Gonzalo Bern Muoz

OBRA REGISTRADA

Teatro Santamaria - Montevideo 842/ 850

(1019) Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires > Argentina / Tel.: 0810-6666-BAP (227)

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Hercules


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characters

synopsis

moral

Hercules Zeus Hades Megara Hera

Mother Styx Chiron Father Poseidon

An introduction

This story is based on Greek mythology. The Greek had many Gods. Most o themlived in Mount Olympus and some others on the Earth. The latter were the Gods o theUnderworld. All the Gods were immortal and ullled certain undamental needs, including

love and beauty through Goddess Aphrodite or even providing an explanation or whathappened to mortals ater death through God Hades, ruler o the dead. God Zeus was

God o the sky and ruler o Olympus. He was one o the most important Gods.

Our story

A long time ago in Mount Olympus Zeus, the most powerul God o all, and his wie Herahad a baby, Hercules.

Hades, the Lord o the underworld, was not happy, because he knew that this baby would

be the only one who would prevent him rom creating chaos among mortals, so he ordered

his demon servant, Styx, to destroy him. O course, a god could not be killed; gods wereimmortal, so rst he would have to turn Hercules into a mortal. But the demon could notkill the baby, so she took him to Earth and let him to be ound by a armer. This man andhis wie brought him up as i he were their son. They suspected that there was something

strange about this boy because o the gold medal that was hanging around his neck and his

unusual strength in spite o his early age.

When he was eighteen, his oster parents told him the truth and encouraged Hercules tond out about his real parents and his ate. He departed, ull o hope and anxiety. He arrived

at Zeuss temple and begged or advice. Zeus revealed himsel as his real ather, warned himabout Hades and ordered him to become a national hero to be able to return to Olympus.

Could you predict the rest o the story?Will Hercules be able to deeat Hades and become a hero in order to be immortal?

Come and enjoy the play.

If you want to be goodBut really good at heart,

Just be the best person you can be.

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Adjectives

ancient - brave - courageous - powerul - immortal - mighty

humble - noble - wise - strange - evil

Nouns

God - virtue - lord - demon - armer - cart - journey

sword - king - ate - reedom - slave - outt - trainer

courage - reward - charm - ordeal

Verbs

gather - kill - breathe - wrap - leave - deserve - treat

harsh - beat - save - deeat - doom - succeed

Useful expressionsright away - be careul - get sick - look ater someone

bring someone up - ace the truth - as smart as a ox

change your mind - never mind - set a trap

set someone ree - miss a chance

VOCABULARY(Its essential to teach or revise these words beore going to the theatre)


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ACTIVITIES

For teachers:

This workpack is divided into diferent levels, taking into account

learners age and level o language acquired.

As you may notice, the same play may cater or an ample age range. This

is due to an important innovation meant to suit diferent students needs and

interests. This means that while diferent age groups may be viewing the same

play the various pre and post language activities in the workpack attend to adiferent level.

Teachers are thus able to provide students with details about the story

and the characters beore they come to the theatre, and also with ollow-up

activities.

This play is suitable or students whose level o English is equivalent to

A2 and B1 on the Common European Framework o Reerenceor Languages.


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level 1BEFORE GOING

TO THE THEATRE


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My name is ..........................................................................................................................................................................

My teacher is .......................................................................................................................................................................

My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 1:

Get amiliar with these words beore watching the play!!! Write the correct spelling below

the pictures.

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M __ __ __ __H __ __ __


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My teacher is .......................................................................................................................................................................

My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 2:

MULTIPLE CHOICE:

Work in pairs and then check your answers with the rest o your classmates:

What do you know about HERCULES???

1. Do History books tell us anything about HERCULES?

a. Yes, they do b. No, they dont

2. HERCULES was a hero rom Greek mythology, wasnt he?

a. Yes, he was b. No, he wasnt

3. Who was HERCULESs enemy?

a. God Hades b. Goddess Aphrodite

4. What was HERCULESs mission?

a. To conquer England b. To become a hero


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PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 3:

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level 1AFTER GOING

TO THE THEATRE


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My name is ..........................................................................................................................................................................

My teacher is .......................................................................................................................................................................

My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 4:

Write an opposite ADJECTIVE:

USE OF ENGLISH

Brave

Mortal

Humble

Ancient

Honest

Generous


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PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 5:

Look at these adjectives connected with personality. Which are the ones that best

describe HERCULES? Tick only the ones you choose.

Ambitious

Moody

Introverted

Kind

Scared

Fragile

Powerful

Courageous

Brave

Cowardly

Weak

Generous

Quiet

Mighty


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My teacher is .......................................................................................................................................................................

My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 6:

Complete the sentences in the same way as in the example.

Example:

I I read History books, I will learn more about Greek mythology.

1. I Hades nds out that Hercules is still alive,

2. I the armer does not tell the truth,

3. I Megara betrays Hades,

4. I Hercules deeats Hades,

5. I Hercules nds Zeus,


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My name is ..........................................................................................................................................................................

My teacher is .......................................................................................................................................................................

My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 7:

Answer these questions based on the play.

COMPREHENSION EXERCISES

Teachers: Here you can fnd many questions; you can select the suitable ones or your students or modiy them

to drill another verb tense.

a) Who is Zeus?

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b) Where does Zeus live?

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c) Where does Hades live?

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d) Why does Hercules have a gold medal with his name?

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e) Where does Hercules go after saying goodbye to his foster parents?

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f) What is Herculess mission?

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My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 8:

Listen to the dialogue and ll in the blanks ONLY with VERBS.

LISTENINGYou will fnd the tapescript on our web page or CD

Hades: Who is a beautiul dog? Who is daddy s dog? Yes! You _____, and you and

you!! Eh...Cerberus...sit!! Good!

Styx: Master, Ive heard some news.

Hades: News! Oh! I _______ news! Tell me, tell me! What happened? No wait,

let me guess! _____ Aphrodite ________ boyriends again?

Styx: No

Hades: ____ Poseidon _______ he is allergic to sh? So?

Styx: No

Hades: I know...Did Apolo nally coness he is?

Styx: No

Hades: All right, this is getting boring, just tell me whats happened

Styx: Chiron is training a new hero

Hades: What? A new hero? Stop training heroes! I ________ heroes! They are

always trying to attract the attention, always so perect and handsome, always

saving the day! They make me sick! Who _____ Chiron __________ ?


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My name is ..........................................................................................................................................................................

My teacher is .......................................................................................................................................................................

My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

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PLAY: Hercules

Styx: Who cares who he is training? Master, you are a God! You are more

powerul than any hero and i I might say so, you are better looking too.

Hades: I...Styx!

Styx: Sorry, Master

Hades: I ______ to know who this hero is. I _______ someone who can nd out

what is going on...I need a spy...

Styx: ____ you _______ me to go the city, master?

Hades: No! This needs a eminine touch...

Styx: But I am a girl master

Hades: Yes...but I _______a diferent girl

Styx: Ah...But.

Hades: Enough! ______ Megara

Styx: Yes, master. Megara!

Hades: I meant: go and look or her

Styx: Oh! Right away master!


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My teacher is .......................................................................................................................................................................

My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 9:

A SONG rom the play. The stanzas are in disorder. Listen to the song and put them in the

correct order. (CD)

ALL

We can all be heroes

The strength is in our hearts

Were brave and courageous

With extraordinary virtues

Megara

It seems that day is nally here

Cause now my ears are gone

Both

Our lives have just begunI just cant wait to live my lie

The gods will lead our glorious way

The time has come to nally leave

The past behind

And seal our ate

Hercules

I always elt, I always knew

That one day

I would nd my love

Megara

You taught us to be better

By the power o love

Hercules

The journey has been

Dangerous and tough

ALL

Trust yoursel

And rise above

We can all be heroes

The strength is in our hearts



Styx

Hercules is here

He will never leave

ALL



Chiron

Were together here today

And well never give up

A hero lives in all o us


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My teacher is .......................................................................................................................................................................

My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 10:

Choose TWO dierent characters in the play and write short descriptions. You can use

some adjectives rom the box:

WRITING

MEAN MIGHTY BRAVE EASY-GOING NOBLE GENEROUS CRUEL

HONEST CARING AMBITIOUS STRONG WEAK COURAGEOUS POWERFULIMMORTAL HUMBLE WISE STRANGE EVIL BOLD UNKIND FRAGILE


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SPEAKING

(Go to the last section o the workpack)

ACTIVITY 11:

Write and e-mail to a riend telling him/her about your visit to the theatre, i you liked the

play and invite him/her to go with you next year. (35-45 words).

to:

from:

subjet:

date:

My name is ..........................................................................................................................................................................

My teacher is .......................................................................................................................................................................

My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules


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level 2BEFORE GOING

TO THE THEATRE


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My name is ..........................................................................................................................................................................

My teacher is .......................................................................................................................................................................

My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 1:

At home, do some research work on GREEK MYTHOLOGY.

Find some inormation on books or internet.

Share your inormation with your partners in class

Worksheets available on line

http://bogglesworldesl.com/greekmyths/HeraclesCrossword.doc

http://bogglesworldesl.com/greekmyths/hercules.htm

http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1998/2/98.02.06.x.html


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PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 2:

Match these words with their meanings:

A ) Supernatural

B ) Immortal

C ) Hero

D) Prophet

1.Be able to live orever

2. Something related to orces beyond the normal

world; magical or miraculous

3. Someone who claims to have received divine

messages or insights

4. Someone who is admired by many people or

doing something brave or good.


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level 2AFTER GOING

TO THE THEATRE


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My name is ..........................................................................................................................................................................

My teacher is .......................................................................................................................................................................

My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 3:

Write down the ten qualities you think a person should have to become a hero and then

compare your ideas with your partners:

USE OF ENGLISH

1. __________________________

2. __________________________

3. __________________________

4. __________________________

5. __________________________

6. __________________________

7. __________________________

8. __________________________

9. __________________________

10. __________________________


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My name is ..........................................................................................................................................................................

My teacher is .......................................................................................................................................................................

My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 4:

Read the dialogue between ZEUS and HERCULES. Complete the missing parts with

words rom the WORD BANK.

(LOOK! There are THREE extra words you do not need to use)

WORD BANK

WERE THERE COULD BE TURNED INTO BEEN BROKEN

COME ABANDONED (X2) CUT OLYMPUS CHANCE

Zeus: Hercules...Hercules...

Hercules: Who is ________? Who are you?

Zeus: I am Zeus, Hercules, King o the ___________ and I am your ather

Hercules: Oh...Zeus... you are what?

Zeus: I am you ather, Hercules, and Ive ________waiting or this moment or

eighteen years

Hercules: How...why...you cant be....you ____________ me! You let me alone...

What did I do to deserve that?

Zeus: I have never ______________ you, my son, never. Ive been always looking

ater you. You ______ born a god but you were ____________ a human when you

were just a baby, and you were taken rom the Olympus

Hercules: Taken? Who could do something like that?

Zeus: Hades

Hercules: but why?

Zeus: Hercules, there was nothing I _________ do then, but everything is

diferent now...Now you have the _______ to make everything right.

Hercules: Me? What can I do?

Zeus: You must become a hero, the greatest hero the world will ever know. And

when you do that, you will be able to _______ back to where you belong, back to

the Olympus, back home...


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My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 5:

Finish these sentences using ideas rom the play:

1. I I were Sytx,

2. Zeus told Hercules that

3. Herculess oster parents (use passive)

4. Megara did not want

5. Hercules aces ordeals to


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PLAY: Hercules

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My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 6:

Answer these questions based on the play.

COMPREHENSION EXERCISES

1. Who was Zeus? Why was he so important in the story?

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2. Who was Hades?

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3. Where did Hercules go after saying goodbye to his foster parents?

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4. What was Herculess mission?

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5. What does The Hydra refer to?

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6. Who trained Hercules? Was he able to carry out his task?

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My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 7:

Multiple choice:

1. Hades was not happy, because he knew that Hercules would be the only one who

would prevent him rom creating ________.

a. Peace b. Chaos c. Murders

2. Heroes are oten trying to ________ the attention; they are always so perect and

handsome.

a. Attract b. Put c. Create

3. A armer and his wie ________ Hercules _____ as i they were his real parents.

a. Took down b. Looked into c. Brought up

4. When he was eighteen his oster parents told him the truth and ____________

Hercules to nd out about his real parents.

a. Encouraged b. Make c. Suggested

5. In the end Hercules ___________ to deeat Hades.

a. Able b. Managed c. Succeeded


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My teacher is .......................................................................................................................................................................

My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 8:

Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions. Ater listening to it and completing the

exercise, act it out with a partner.

LISTENINGYou will fnd the tapescript on our web page or CD

1. What is Hades ordering Megara?

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2. How does she react?

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3. Does Megara agree? Why/why not?

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4. What does Hades say about Herculess feelings for Megara?

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5. Do you remember what happened afterwards?(use ideas from the play )

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My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 9:

You have been to the theatre with your classmates. Now, write a LETTER to your pen riend

in England, telling him/ her about the experience. What did you like and/or dislike about the

play? How did you eel about being able to understand a play in English? (100 words)

WRITING

Dear ..............,


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My school is .........................................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 10:

Write a paragraph to give the play a dierent ending.

SPEAKING(Go to the last section o the workpack)


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levels 1 and 2

SUGGESTIONS FOR

TEACHERS AND EXTRA

ACTIVITIES FOR


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SPEAKING

TAKS 1

Make your students discuss the moral o the play

TASK 2You may use similarmoral lessons to carry out a whole class debate or similar tasks.

Examples:

It is essential in life to be responsible for your actions and think before doing something that

you will regret later on

Challenge your owns boundaries

When revenge blinds your heart, only love can reveal the music of your soul.

You should ght against violence and slavery as we are all equals in Gods eyes.

TASK 3Do research work on:

a) Greek mythology: Gods and Goddesses in Mount Olympus.

b) Heroes and Heroines in our country. Do you know any?

c) Herculess tasks to become a national hero according to Greek mythology.

TASK 4

Make your students dramatize the scene they liked best in the play and fesh out

characters.

TASK 5

Visit our site on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/baplayers

Post a brie comment with your own opinion o the play

These additional activities can urther develop the learnersgeneral communicative and creative skills.

Teachers and students can also visit our webpage:


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HerculesTEACHERS!!!

THIS IS FOR YOU

THE SONGS IN THE PLAY


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GODS OF THE OLYMPUS

ALLGods o the OlympusAdmired by mortals

Were brave and courageousWith extraordinary virtues

(bis)

ZEUSThis baby will beThe uture king o all gods

HERAWith the guidance o his parents

And a heart ull o love

POSEIDONWe are gathered here todayAnd your joy we are sharing

Your son is here, hes Hercules

Welcome baby, hes our prince!

ALLGods o the OlympusAdmired by mortals


ZEUSHercules is here

He will be our king

ALLBrave and courageous



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MY MISSION

HERCULES

Ive always elt, Ive always knownOne day Id have to go away.

The time has come to ace the truthThe day has come to try my ate

Ive always elt, Ive always knownI did not belong to this place.

I was araid to see the whole truth,

But now my ears are goneMy lie begins today

My mission is about to start,The Gods will lead my clumsy stepTime has come to ace the truthThe day has come to try my ate

I was araid to know my story

But now I have to ace the pastIts time to see what uture bringsBecause the best is yet to come

My mission is about to start,The Gods will lead my glorious way

Time has come to ace the truthThe day has come to try my ate


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ALMOST READY

CherionMy dear boy a hero you will be.

Many expectations are set on you,A heavy burden on your shoulders

and on my humble but useul service.I dare say you are almost there.

You are almost readyBut one is ready when ones ready,Not a minute later, nor one beore.As simple as that, the time has come

To show the world the hero you are.

HerculesCherion the coach, my noble riend

Day ater day we did our bestTo be the hero Zeus wants

And get my place on OlympusI dare say Im almost there

BothIm /You are almost ready

But one is ready when ones ready,Not a minute later, nor one beore.As simple as that, the time has come

To show the world the hero I am/you are.


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IF YOU WANT TO BE GOOD

HerculesI you want to be goodBut really good indeed

Youd better not make plans,Be the best that you can be.

Dont wait or a rewardBecause one day it will come

Your heart will be the oneTo judge what you have done,

MegaraYour words sound nice but niceIsnt good enough in real worldYou may try to do whats right

But youll see youre on your own

HerculesA hero youll become

Even i the worlds against youYoure the one who can decide

i you do right or wrong

BothI you want to be goodBut really good indeed

Youd better not make plans,Be the best that you can be.

Dont wait or a rewardBecause one day it will come

Your heart will be the oneTo judge what you have done,

what you have done.


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I WILL SUCCEED

I am the darknessI am the master,I think o creepy,

sneaky thingsTo make the world all

Under my eet.Destroying Hercules,

I will succeed

Ill take his soul

Ill make him allAnd I will succeedHes gonna burn

Ill take it allI am the one to earAnd I will succeed!

He must be aloneHe must be of guardHe wont see it come

And I will send him home!


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GODS OF THE OLYMPUS: HADES REPRISE

HADES: Is it done?

STYX: Yes, master

HADES: Now, get ready mighty Zeus,

because the world will be mine!

Gods o the OlympusAdmired by mortals

Your time is almost overThe war is about to start (bis)


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REPRISE FINAL

HerculesI always elt, I always knew

That one dayI would nd my love

MegaraIt seems that day is nally hereCause now my ears are gone

BothOur lives have just begun

I just cant wait to live my lieThe gods will lead our glorious wayThe time has come to nally leave

The past behindAnd seal our ate

ALLWe can all be heroes

The strength is in our heartsWere brave and courageous

With extraordinary virtues(bis)

HerculesThe journey has beenDangerous and tough

MegaraYou taught us to be better

By the power o love

ChironWere together here today

And well never give upA hero lives in all o us

ALLTrust yourselAnd rise above

We can all be heroesThe strength is in our heartsWere brave and courageousWith extraordinary virtues

(bis)

StyxHercules is here

He will never leaveALL
