Demetrius

Demetrius is a minor character from the 1997 Disney animated feature film Hercules. He is voiced by Wayne Knight. 
==Personality==
==Role in the film==
Demetrius had a shop full of fragile pottery by the time young Hercules was a teenager, but was wary of his clumsiness and lack of control in his strength. When Hercules leaped thirty feet in the air and caught the discus, he smashed into a giant pillar into the street. Villagers dived for cover as one column struck another column, which struck another column like giant dominoes, the columns tumbled down until the entire colonnade collapsed. When it came to Demetrius's shop, Hercules rushed to help, but slipped in a puddle. With a yelp, Hercules slid smack into Demetrius' shelves of fragile pottery and crashed into Demetrius. When the dust settled, an ashamed Hercules stood in the middle of all the rubble, blushing. Angry and finally fed up with Hercules' clumsiness, Demetrius's head was stuck in one of his potteries when he said, "This is the last straw, Amphitryon!" Demetrius smashes it, as he joined the townspeople who called young Hercules a menace, deeming him to be too dangerous to live among normal folk. Amphitryon tries to assure them that it was only an accident, but the enraged pottery seller was through with his excuses and warned him to keep Hercules away from the marketplace from now on, calling him a freak, to which the other townsfolk agree, further dampening the already-disheartened teen's spirits. It is unknown if he found out about Hercules becoming a hero years later, if so then he may have forgiven and misjudged him, as he starting selling pottery dedicated to Hercules later on as he put aside their differences off screen.
==Legacy==
==Trivia==
*As a pottery salesman, Demetrius probably ended up selling urns dedicated to Hercules, which would lead to him apologizing for any past troubles.
*Demetrius was probably named after Demetrius of Alopece, a Greek sculptor from the 4th Century BC, renowned for his life like work.
*He holds the distinction of being the first Disney character to be voiced by Wayne Knight.
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