Home›Sources›Smith, "Greek Viewers Hiss at Distortion of Myths in Disney's 'Hercules,'" The Guardian via Deseret News, 1997SourcesSmith, "Greek Viewers Hiss at Distortion of Myths in Disney's 'Hercules,'" The Guardian via Deseret News, 1997Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Smith, "Greek Viewers Hiss at Distortion of Myths in Disney's 'Hercules,'" The Guardian via Deseret News, 1997." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/smith-greek-viewers-hiss-hercules-deseret-1997.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Smith, "Greek Viewers Hiss at Distortion of Myths in Disney's 'Hercules,'" The Guardian via Deseret News, 1997. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/smith-greek-viewers-hiss-hercules-deseret-1997Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-smith-greek-viewers-hiss-at-distortion-o, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Smith, "Greek Viewers Hiss at Distortion of Myths in Disney's 'Hercules,'" The Guardian via Deseret News, 1997}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/smith-greek-viewers-hiss-hercules-deseret-1997}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA Guardian report, carried by Deseret News, on the Greek reaction to Disney's Hercules when it opened in Athens in December 1997 under a retitled local release. Its strength is on the record quotes from named Greek antiquities authorities, Vasillis Lambrinodakis of the University of Athens and Yiannis Tzedakis of Greece's Culture Ministry, and a documented account of the explanatory booklets Disney itself distributed at Greek screenings. Its limit is that it is journalism rather than peer reviewed scholarship, so it is cited here for the documented fact of the objection and its named sources rather than for theological or literary interpretation.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (15 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Helena Smith's Guardian report, carried by Deseret News, on the Greek reaction to Disney's Hercules in 1997, the middle tier reflecting professional journalism with on the record quotes from named Greek antiquities authorities. It is journalism rather than peer reviewed scholarship, so it is cited here for the documented fact of the objection and its named sources rather than for theological or literary interpretation.NotesWell-attestedPublished 31 December 1997. Cited for the named Greek antiquities officials' objection to the film and for the retitling and explanatory booklets distributed at its Greek release.CitationAuthorWell-attestedHelena SmithPublisherWell-attestedThe Guardian, republished by Deseret NewsPublication YearWell-attested1997URLWell-attestedhttps://www.deseret.com/1997/12/31/19354386/greek-viewers-hiss-at-distortion-of-myths-in-disney-s-hercules/Source TypeWell-attestednewsCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAthens, Cities Well-attested This source names Athens directly: "to Disney's Hercules when it opened in Athens in December 1997 under a retitled local release."Source Smith, "Greek Viewers Hiss at Distortion of Myths in Disney's 'Hercules,'" The Guardian via Deseret News, 1997Helena Smithtier 2Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.Screen Works, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 holds, 1 general references.Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested10ArticlesA Myth Rewritten Into a Family StoryScreen WorksHercules (1997)SourcesSmith, "Greek Viewers Hiss at Distortion of Myths in Disney's 'Hercules,'" The Guardian via Deseret News, 1997Scholarly debate1Screen WorksHercules (1997)Holds2Screen WorksHercules (1997)SourcesSmith, "Greek Viewers Hiss at Distortion of Myths in Disney's 'Hercules,'" The Guardian via Deseret News, 1997General References2ArticlesA Myth Rewritten Into a Family StoryScreen WorksHercules (1997)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year