: He seeks out the satyr Phil (Philoctetes), a legendary trainer of heroes, and begins a rigorous journey of training and monster-slaying [12, 24, 25].
: Hades intends to make Hercules mortal so he won't interfere with his plan to take over Olympus. However, the potion meant to turn him human is not finished, leaving Hercules with superhuman strength but stuck on Earth as a mortal [10, 12, 21].
: Hercules struggles with feeling like an outsider but eventually finds his place through determination and hard work [12, 15, 20].