List of films based on classical mythology
This is a list of films based on classical mythology.
[Amazons]
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| La Regina delle Amazzoni | 1960 | a.k.a. Colossus and the Amazon Queen |
| Le Gladiatrici | 1963 | |
| Le Amazzoni - donne d'amore e di guerra | 1973 | |
| The Amazons | 1973 | |
| 1974 | ||
| Gold of the Amazon Women | 1979 | TV film |
| Hercules and the Amazon Women | 1994 | TV film |
| Wonder Woman | 2008 | |
| Wonder Woman | 2017 | |
| Wonder Woman 1984 | 2020 |
[Atlantis]
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend | 2011 | |
| Atlantis | 2013–2015 | TV series |
[Centaur]s
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| Fantasia | 1940 | The Pastoral Symphony segment by Ludwig van Beethoven of the film features centaurs courting Centaurides/"centaurettes". |
[Hercules] / [Heracles]
Italian film series
The Sword-and-sandal series (1957-1965) includes numerous films depicting Hercules that go by various titles depending by country of release. Below is a list that begins with the film's U.S.-release title, followed by the original Italian title and translation:| Title | Release date | Notes |
| Hercules | 1958 | , starring Steve Reeves. |
| Hercules Unchained | 1959 | starring Steve Reeves. |
| Goliath and the Dragon | 1960 | |
| Hercules vs The Hydra | 1960 | |
| Hercules and the Captive Women | 1961 | ; UK: Hercules Conquers Atlantis |
| Hercules in the Haunted World | 1961 | |
| Hercules in the Valley of Woe | 1961 | |
| Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules | 1962 | |
| The Fury of Hercules | 1962 | |
| Hercules, Samson and Ulysses | 1963 | |
| Hercules Vs. the Moloch | 1963 | ; a.k.a. Conquest of Mycene, starring Gordon Scott |
| Son of Hercules in the Land of Darkness | 1964 | starring Dan Vadis |
| Hercules vs. The Giant Warrior | 1964 | ; a.k.a. Hercules and the Ten Avengers starring Dan Vadis |
| Hercules Against Rome | 1964 | |
| Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun | 1964 | |
| Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon | 1964 | |
| Samson and His Mighty Challenge | 1964 | |
| Hercules and the Princess of Troy | 1965 | a.k.a. "Hercules vs. the Sea Monster" starring Gordon Scott |
| Hercules, the Avenger | 1965 |
Other Hercules-related films
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| The Three Stooges Meet Hercules | 1962 | |
| Hercules | 1964 | Indian Hindi-language adventure film by Shriram in the style of the Italian peplums, starring Dara Singh in the titular role of the hero. |
| Son of Hercules | 1964 | another Indian film in Hindi by Sultan. It follows the story of Hercules' son and his fight with a dragon. |
| Tarzan Aur Hercules | 1964 | Indian Hindi-language action film by Mahmood, featuring a character based on Hercules who helps Tarzan win a princess. |
| Sheba and Hercules | 1967 | Indian Hindi-language action film by B. S. Chowdhary. It features characters with allusions to Hercules and the Queen of Sheba. |
| The Return from Olympus | 1969 | , animated film by Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya |
| Hercules in New York | 1969 | starring Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Hercules | 1983 | starring Lou Ferrigno |
| Hercules 2 | 1985 | starring Lou Ferrigno |
| Heracles and Admetus | 1986 | animated film by Anatoly Petrov |
| Hercules and the Amazon Women | 1994 | |
| Hercules and the Circle of Fire | 1994 | |
| Hercules and the Lost Kingdom | 1994 | |
| Hercules in the Underworld | 1994 | |
| Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur | 1994 | |
| Hercules | 1997 | animated Disney film |
| Young Hercules | 1998 | direct-to-video |
| Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus | 1998 | direct-to-video |
| The Legend of Hercules | 2014 | |
| Hercules | 2014 |
TV series
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | 1995–99 | |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | 1995–2001 | spinoff of Legendary Journeys |
| Young Hercules | 1998–99 | |
| Himcules | 1998–99 | animated |
| Hercules | 2005 | miniseries |
Sons of Hercules
Sons of Hercules was a syndicated television show that aired in the US in the 1960s. The series repackaged 14 Italian sword-and-sandal films by giving them a memorable theme song and a standard intro relating the lead character in each film to the Greek demigod Hercules any way they could. The first title listed for each film was its American television title, followed by the original Italian title in parentheses:| Title | Notes |
| Mole Men versus the Son of Hercules | starring Mark Forest as Maciste |
| The Terror of Rome versus the Son of Hercules | starring Mark Forest |
| Fire Monsters Against The Son Of Hercules | starring Reg Lewis as Maciste |
| Triumph Of The Son Of Hercules | starring Kirk Morris as Maciste |
| Son Of Hercules In The Land Of Darkness | starring Dan Vadis as Hercules |
| Ulysses Vs. The Son Of Hercules | starring Mike Lane as Hercules |
| Son Of Hercules In The Land Of Fire | starring Ed Fury as Ursus |
| Ursus, Son Of Hercules | starring Ed Fury |
| The Tyrant Of Lydia Vs. The Son Of Hercules | starring Gordon Scott as Goliath |
| Messalina Against the Son Of Hercules | starring Richard Harrison as Glaucus |
| Devil Of The Desert Vs. The Son Of Hercules | starring Kirk Morris as Anthar |
| Medusa Vs. The Son Of Hercules | starring Richard Harrison as Perseus |
| Beast Of Babylon Versus The Son Of Hercules | starring Gordon Scott as Prince Nippur |
| Venus Against The Son Of Hercules | starring Roger Browne as Mars |
[Homer] and [Troy]
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| Helena | 1924 | |
| Helen of Troy | 1956 | Set in western Anatolia during the Trojan War, largely based on the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey by Homer. |
| The Trojan Horse | 1961 | |
| Electra | 1962 | |
| L'ira di Achille | 1962 | Italian peplum adaptation of The Iliad. |
| The Trojan Women | 1971 | |
| Iphigenia | 1977 | - Set in the port town of Aulis, Greece immediately before the Greek expeditionary force set sails to attack Troy. Due to unfavorable weather conditions, king Agamemnon of Mycenae offers his daughter Iphigenia as a human sacrifice to the goddess Artemis. The film is based on the theatrical play Iphigenia in Aulis by Euripides. |
| Les Troyens | 1984 | - TV movie |
| Helen of Troy | 2003 | TV miniseries set in western Anatolia during the Trojan War, loosely based on the epic poem Iliad by Homer. |
| Troy | 2004 | |
| Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | 2010 | |
| Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters | 2013 |
Aeneas
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| The Avenger | 1962 | |
| Eneide | 1971 | - TV miniseries |
| Dido & Aeneas | 1995 | - TV movie |
| Dido and Aeneas | 1995 | - filmed production of the opera |
Odysseus/Ulysses
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| The Island of Calypso: Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus | 1905 | |
| Odissea | 1911 | |
| Ulysses | 1955 | |
| L'Odissea | 1968 | Italy - TV mini-series |
| The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland | 1973 | - TV movie |
| Uliisses | 1982 | Germany |
| Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria | 1985 | - filmed production of the original opera |
| Nostos: The Return | 1989 | |
| The Odyssey | 1997 | TV miniseries |
| The Animated Odyssey | 2000 | - animated TV movie |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | 2000 | based on the Odyssey |
| L'Odyssée | 2003 | - TV movie |
[Jason] and the [Argonauts]
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| Hercules | 1958 | starring Steve Reeves |
| Jason and the Argonauts | 1963 | US film - The story of Jason and Argonauts, a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. |
| Argonauts | 1971 | USSR - animated film |
| Argonavtebi, or, a Merry Chronicle of a Dangerous Journey | 1986 | USSR - TV movie |
| Jason and the Argonauts | 2000 | US - TV miniseries |
| The Spirit | 2008 | US - features the Golden Fleece and the blood of Heracles. |
[Oedipus]
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| The Man Who Smiles | 1937 | |
| Oedipus Rex | 1957 | |
| Antigone | 1961 | |
| Oedipus Rex | 1967 | |
| Oedipus the King | 1968 | |
| Funeral Parade of Roses | 1969 | |
| Night Warning | 1982 | |
| Oedipus Wrecks | 1989 | |
| Edipo Alcalde | 1996 | |
| Oldboy | 2003 | |
| Oldboy | 2013 | Remake of the 2003 Oldboy |
| Music | 2023 |
[Orpheus]
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| Orphée | 1950 | France |
| Black Orpheus | 1959 | ) |
| Evrydiki BA 2O37 | 1975 | |
| Metamorphoses / Winds of Change (1978-79 Sanrio film) | 1978 | |
| Orfeu | 1999 | |
| Moulin Rouge! | 2001 | Set in 1899 |
| Orpheus | 2005 | |
| The Book of Life | 2014 | |
| O'Dessa | 2025 |
[Perseus]
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| Perseo l'invincibile | 1963 | a.k.a. Medusa vs The Son of Hercules |
| Perseus | 1973 | |
| Metamorphoses / Winds of Change (1978-79 Sanrio film) | 1978 | |
| Clash of the Titans | 1981 | |
| Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | 2010 | |
| Clash of the Titans | 2010 | |
| Wrath of the Titans | 2012 | |
| Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | 2013 |
Pygmalion">Pygmalion (mythology)">Pygmalion
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| Pygmalion | 1937 | |
| My Fair Lady | 1964 | |
| Weird Science | 1985 | |
| Mannequin | 1987 | |
| Mighty Aphrodite | 1995 |
[Roman Kingdom] and Romulus & Remus">Romulus and Remus">Romulus & Remus
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| Romolo e Remo | 1961 | starring Steve Reeves and Gordon Scott as the two brothers. |
| Duel of Champions | 1961 | about the Roman legend of the Horatii |
| Romulus and the Sabines | 1961 | starring Roger Moore as Romulus. |
| The Rape of the Sabine Women | 1962 | starring Wolf Ruvinskis as Romulus. |
| Romulus & Remus: The First King | 2019 | starring Alessandro Borghi and Alessio Lapice. |
Sirens">Siren (mythology)">Sirens and harpies">Harpy">harpies
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| Harpya | 1979 | Belgian short film |
| My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks | 2014 | featuring the sirens of Greco-Roman mythology in a modern setting. |
[Theseus] and the [Minotaur] of [Crete]
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete | 1960 | Italian film starring Bob Mathias, loosely based on the mythological story |
| Labyrinth | 1971 | Soviet animated film by Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya |
| Minotaur | 2006 | |
| Immortals | 2011 | Loosely based on the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur and the Titanomachy. |
The Titans">Titans (mythology)">The Titans and Prometheus
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| Arrivano i titani | 1962 | Italian comedy including the mythological characters Cadmus and the Titans, starring Giuliano Gemma and Pedro Armendáriz. |
| Prometheus | 1974 | Soviet animated film by Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya |
| The Lighthouse | 2019 | takes on themes from the story of Prometheus |
[Twelve Olympians] / [Dii Consentes]
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| Artémis, cœur d'artichaut | 2013 | |
| Uchu Sentai Kyuranger the Movie: Gase Indaver Strikes Back | 2017 | |
| Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad | 2018 | |
| Lupinranger VS Patranger VS Kyuranger | 2019 |
Ursus
Ursus is a super-human pseudo-Biblical/Roman character who is the hero in a series of Italian films made in the 1960s.There were a total of 9 Italian sword-and-sandal films that featured Ursus as the main character, as follows:
| Title | Release date | Notes |
| Ursus | 1961 | a.k.a. Mighty Ursus and Ursus, Son of Hercules starring Ed Fury |
| La Vendetta di Ursus | 1961 | The Revenge of Ursus starring Samson Burke |
| Ursus e la Ragazza Tartara | 1961 | Ursus and the Tartar Princess; a.k.a. Ursus and the Tartar Girl and The Tartar Invasion starring Joe Robinson |
| Ursus Nella Valle dei Leoni | 1962 | Ursus in the Valley of the Lions; a.k.a. Valley of the Lions starring Ed Fury |
| Ursus Nella Terra di Fuoco | 1963 | Ursus in the Land of Fire; a.k.a. Son of Hercules in the Land of Fire starring Ed Fury |
| Ursus il Gladiatore Rebelle | 1963 | Ursus, the Rebel Gladiator starring Dan Vadis |
| Ursus, il terrore dei Kirghisi | 1964 | Ursus, the Terror of the Kirghiz; a.k.a. Hercules, Prisoner of Evil starring Reg Park |
| Ercole, Sansone, Maciste e Ursus, gli invincibili | 1964 | Hercules, Samson, Maciste and Ursus: The Invincibles; a.k.a. Samson and the Mighty Challenge and Combate dei gigantes starring Yan Larvor as Ursus |
| Gli Invincibili Tre | 1964 | The Invincible Three, a.k.a. The Three Avengers Ursus is the lead hero, played by Alan Steel |