王后阿尔克墨涅(罗姗妮·麦琪 Roxanne McKee 饰)无法忍受丈夫安菲特律翁(斯科特·阿特金斯 Scott Adkins 饰)对人民的残暴统治,向神祈求帮助,于是,她诞下了背负着推翻王权统治的责任的儿子赫拉克勒斯(凯南·鲁兹 Kellan Lutz 饰),可是,对于自己的使命,赫拉克勒斯一无所知。 国王宠爱长子伊菲克勒斯(利亚姆·加里根 Liam Garrigan 饰),却对赫拉克勒斯嗤之以鼻。之后,赫拉克勒斯爱上了美丽的赫伯公主(盖娅·威斯 Gaia Weiss 饰),然而,国王却将河公主许配给了伊菲克勒斯。伊菲克勒斯虽然表面上待弟弟十分宽厚,背地却是个两面三刀的小人,为了能够和所爱的人双宿双飞,赫拉克勒斯决定同赫伯公主私奔,然而却被护卫拦下,等待着他的,将会是残酷的惩罚。In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Princess of Crete, who has been promised to his own brother. When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or to fulfill his destiny and become the true hero of his time. The story behind one of the greatest myths is revealed in this action-packed epic - a tale of love, sacrifice and the strength of the human spirit.