Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) returns to his childhood home to see his mother Alcmene (Elizabeth Hawthorne) and visit the memorial of his deceased wife and children. On a stretch of beach nearby, Belus (Stig Eldred), a wealthy and devious merchant, leads a band of settlers who have fled their war-torn homeland in search of peace and prosperity. Suddenly, a gang of thugs on horseback emerge from behind a dune and launch a brutal attack on the settlers. Cyrus (Nathanial