Autolycus: Gadzooks, if I were a woman I'd kiss myself.
Autolycus: I hate to break it to you, big guy, you've got harpies.
Ares: I can't believe you have these mortals convinced that you're this "Kevin Sorbo" character.
Hercules: Some people just aren't ready for the truth.
Loki: Rage makes a poor tactician.
Iolaus: The truth hurts doesn't it.
Autolycus: Yeah, so does my fist.
Autolycus: Ah, my fame spread like wildfire.
Iolaus: No, more like a bad rash.
Answer: Because most Americans are more familiar with the name Hercules. The show, as I recall, wasn't exactly true to the original Greek mythology anyway.
Brian Katcher