Lord Cotys Three wolves should be more than enough for one lion.
Played by John Hurt 
Hercules (2014) · 27 quotes
Hercules (2014) · 27 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in Hercules (2014): in 10 of its 27 quotes
Most scenes with: Hercules (5), Amphiaraus (2), Ergenia (2)
Well, you have our permission to join them in death. All of you, starting with my faithless daughter!
More lines from Lord Cotys
4 quotes Lord Cotys Lord Cotys You failed to save your children, Hercules, but you may yet save him.
Lord Cotys Unleash the wolves!
Lord Cotys [in his final words before his defeat]
As you said, Hercules, there is no way to defeat a shield wall! There is no way out! Come out and face me! You're no hero! You're no god! You're nothing but a mercenary! Your wife and children deserved to die! [Hercules sends the statue of Hera tumbling down the steps towards him and his men with extreme force] What are you doing?! Get back up there! Hercules must die! Kill that filthy bastard!
Scenes with Lord Cotys
5 scenes Cotys Hercules, welcome. An honor to host such a legend.
Lord Cotys.
Cotys But in legend, you fight alone.
My reputation would not exist without my comrades. Autolycus of Sparta, Tydeus of Thebes, Atalanta of Scythia, Iolaus of Athens, and Amphiaraus of Argos.
Cotys Amphiaraus? The famed seer of Argos. It is said you have glimpsed your own death, so you fight each battle knowing that it is not yet your time to die. What else can you tell of the future?
Only what the gods see fit to reveal.
Cotys A shame. It would have been a great gift to know the outcome of this war.
The gods can be frustrating sometimes, Lord Cotys.
Cotys [chuckles and turns to Atalanta]
With respect, I fear that the task ahead might not be suitable for a woman, even if she is an Amazon warrior. [Atalanta swiftly turns around and fires both arrows at once at the guards' helmets against a door] I stand corrected.
Cotys Rhesus!
Rhesus
You have come looking for a fight, and we are happy to oblige. [to Hercules] Hercules, the son of Zeus. Your legend ends here.
Look at me. Do I look afraid?
Rhesus
It is over, Cotys. Mount Asticus on your front, the woods at your back, and my troops outman you three to one. Surrender now, and we shall consider being merciful.
Sitacles
Men die who speak to my lord in such a manner.
Rhesus
You've made your choice.
Magnificent, aren't they? An extraordinary species, incredibly loyal, as long as they're fed. Remember them?
Eurystheus.
They remember you. Confused, Hercules?
Cotys Kingdoms are won with armies, but empires are made by alliances. King Eurystheus and I will now rule all of Greece.
Cerberus only exists in my mind.
Speak a little louder, Hercules. [slaps Hercules] I didn't quite catch that.
The wolves, they were there that night. The wolves were there. You drugged me. The wolves were there the night my family was murdered.
My men told me how your children screamed as my wolves gnawed on their bones. As their fangs despoiled your daughter's... pure flesh. When the people called out your name louder than mine, you see, when they saw you as a god, how long before they saw you as their king?
I WANTED NOTHING!!
PRECISELY! Your sin, Hercules, was that you had no ambition! I can deal with an ambitious man! He can be bought! But a man who wants nothing has no price! Killing you would have turned Athens against me. I had to ruin your name.
My wife! My children!
Who are you? Are you a murderer?
Damn you! I curse you!
Are you a mercenary who turns his back on the innocent?
Stay away from my son!
Are you only a legend, or are you the truth behind the legend? We believe in you! We have faith in you! Have faith in yourself! Remember the man that you are.
Father, the gods will punish you! You cannot escape it!
Remember the deeds you have performed, the Labors you have accomplished!
No! NOO!!
Atalanta
STOP IT!
Leave her alone!
Now tell me!
PLEASE!!!
[building up superhuman strength]
I... AM... HERCULLLLLEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! [the strength of the pull breaks the chains and Hercules leaps over and slams the chain-bound rocks on a Thracian executioner's head, killing him and making him drop the axe in front of Ergenia, who gasps in astonishment]
Cotys Unleash the wolves!
Soldiers of Thrace! You followed me in battle, follow me now.
Cotys Don't be fools! Hercules is mortal, not a god! Anyone who sides with him will die! And I will show you. [turns to a soldier] Bring him!
Arius
Mama!
No! He's your grandson!
Cotys You failed to save your children, Hercules. But you may yet save him.
Please, Father! No!
Cotys Admit defeat! Bow to me! You have until the count of three! One! Two! [Autolycus' knife suddenly impales the soldier's throat]
Don't just stand there! Kill someone!
