The little Little Mermaid's Ariel and Hercules are cousins

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Anyone who's studied Greek mythology will quickly realize how these two Disney characters are totally related. In The Little Mermaid, Ariel's father is King Triton, who in Greek mythology is the son of Poseidon, God of the Sea. This makes Poseidon Ariel's grandfather. Greek mythology also dictates Poseidon is Zeus's brother, who in Greek mythology and Hercules, is Hercules father. This means King Triton and Hercules are first cousins, making Ariel and Hercules first cousins once removed. If that makes any sense...

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