in. Near the top of the mountain, Hercules discovers an exhausted Deianeira, who has since learned of Phaedra/ZeusΓÇÖ deception. At the summit, they find a huge ring of fire which surrounds the Eternal Torch of Prometheus. Defying Zeus and risking his own life, Hercules passes through the blazing ring of fire to pull the torch free from the boulder in which itΓÇÖs embedded. With a mighty heave, Hercules flings the torch toward the sun, thereby restoring fire to the earth.
Returning to CheironΓÇÖs home, Hercules lights a small ring of fire around his friend, using a torch from Mount Ethion. When the fire dies, Cheiron has become
