Perseus was a demigod because he is the son of Zeus, a god and Danae, a human and half god. He never knew his real father. People say that his father maybe one of these gods, Ares, Apollo, or Zeus. He is a humble man and a brave warrior.
His mother, Danae, is the daughter of King Acrisius of Argos. King Acrisius sent a messenger to the Oracle of Delphi. The messenger came back with a prophecy that the his daughter will bear a son and one day will kill him. The king had the messenger beheaded because of the bad news. The king decided to build a brass tower with no doors, one window and a slit too small for baby’s arm to fit. He locked his daughter in the tower, guarded by sentries and savage dogs. He stayed away from the tower until someone tells him that his daughter died. One night, the king saw a bright light coming from the inside of the tower. He called a soldier to go with him to the tower. On their way to the tower, the light faded. When he got to the tower, he heard a baby crying. He ordered his soldiers to use the sledgehammer to break the wall. He saw Danae nursing a baby. She named the baby, Perseus, Greek, name meaning Avenger. The king thought of killing her daughter and son. He realized that she was protected by the gods. He told his soldiers that his daughter and her son will be put in a wooden boat without sails, oars, food and water. He pushed the boat in the water and left to die.
Danae and Perseus were saved by Dictys, a fisherman, and was taken to King Polydectes of Island of Sephiros. He was impressed with her beauty so he provided a her a house and servants. He rewarded Dictys a value of a month’s catch for bringing Danae to him.
Years later, Perseus grew to be a strong and br...
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...rted. He went to the castle to find out that King Polydectes was going to force his mother to marry him. He realized that king made him go out to his quest so he can marry his mother. He called King Polydectes attention. He was surprised that he was still alive. He told the king that he brought his wedding gift. He told his mother to close her eyes and showed Medusa head to the entire throne room. Everything turned into stone. He told his mother that her nightmare is over and he is back home. Danae, showed Perseus one of the guest that turned into stone. It was her father, King Acrisius. The prophecy was fulfilled. He went to the temple of Athens and Hermes to thanked them. He gave the Cap of Darkness to Hermes and the Shield to Athens. He kept the sword and the flying shoes. He threw Medusa’s head in the ocean because it was dangerous to keep.
In Perseus the main task that happens is when Perseus a demigod, son of Zeus goes out to capture something special. Perseus sets out on an adventure to kill Medusa and capture her head to bring back as a gift. The hard part is that in one glance eye to eye at Medusa you will automatically turn into stone. Therefore, this was a hard feat to accomplish and it was one that he wanted to fulfill after he told they guy who was going to marry his mom he would bring them Medusa’s head. He laughed at him and that was a sign of determination for Perseus to accomplish his goal
In Ancient Greece, the culture and daily life was based on mythological tales. These stories told tales from slaying a gorgon to going to the underworld to visit Hades; lord of the underworld. In many epics there was a hero born from noble birth, who went on adventures as far as the mythological underworld. Perseus from the epic Perseus, was a hero, more hero than any other Grecian man. He met all 9. "Epic Hero" criteria, but the three that really stick out, is he was born from a noble birth, he had slain a gorgon(Medusa), and he had slain Medusa out of pride and poverty. Perseus met all these criteria in a way no other hero does from an epic.
...wants to save his people. He discovers that his real parents are King Laius, the man he killed, and Queen Jocasta, his wife. All along he was the man that put the curse on the city he loved and he sees that the Oracle that he was certain he got rid of actually came true.
Aegus, Theseus’s father, commands him to go to Athens. Theseus becomes determined to choose the perilous land passage from the peloponnesus across the Isthmus of corinth to Athens and had to face different types of enemies. “Theseus made land travel safe between Troezen and Athens and earned fame and honour”(Roseberg & Baker 246). Theseus confidence not only allows him to accomplish finishing the dangerous passage, he also made two easy ways to get there. Perseus meets a beautiful girl name Andromeda. Andromeda explains how the lord of the sea sends a ravenous sea monster upon their land. “I will rescue your daughter, in return Andromeda will be my wife” (206). Perseus was confident that he would defeat the monster. Knowing that her life would have had to be sacrificed, Perseus was confident in his abilities and is aware of his own strength which leads him to be positive in the defeat of the monster. Although Perseus is
Athamas, a Greek King, grows tired of his current wife, Nephele and decides to put her in jail and quickly marries Io to take Nephele’s place. Nephele began to fear that Io would kill her children to ensure that Io’s children would inherit the kingdom instead. Io began to secretly gather seed-corn and parched the seed causing a famine across the entire kingdom. Athamas approaches an oracle to learn how to end the current famine; however, Io bribes a messenger to change the message saying that the only way to end the famine is to sacrifice his son, Phrixus. Phrixus was brought to the sacrificial altar however just before his sacrifice; a ram with a golden fleece takes Phrixus and his sister and runs away. The ram, which was sent by Hermes, carried the siblings across the water from Europe to Asia. Phrixus’s sister drowns during their journey but he arrives in Colchis. When he reaches his destination he sacrifices the ram and gives it to King Etes. A king named Pelias has stolen the crown from his brother and is told by an oracle that he will be murdered by a kinsman and is also told that he should be cautious of a man wearing only one sandal. Jason, the king’s nephew, came to town wearing only one sandal and came with the intent to claim his role as King. Pelias tells Jason that he would give him the throne only if Jason would go out and claim the golden fleece. Jason embarks on his quest and overcomes many obstacles and adventures as he makes his way to Colchis. Ultimately, due to the help of Hera, Jason reaches King Etes. Then, Hera and Aphrodite arrange for Cupid to make Medea, King Etes's daughter, fall in love with Jason. Jason then asked Etes for the golden fleece but Etes responded that he must plow a field of dragon’s teeth...
2,000 years later, a fisherman named Spyros finds a coffin in the sea. A baby and with its dead mother are found in the coffin. Spyros adopts the boy, names him Perseus, and raises him as his own son. Years later, the grown-up Perseus is riding in boat with his family, when they witness a group of soldiers destroying a large statue of Zeus, as a declaration of war against the gods. Hades appears a group of demons and kills the soldiers. Then, Hades destroys the fishing boat as well, drowning Perseus and his family.
Selfishness and its roots is a significant theme that is apparent in several Greek myths and portrays what is universally human. Selfishness, the act of being concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself, often stems from the basic requisite of self-preservation and personal needs or desires. Throughout the novel, Mythology by Edith Hamilton, a handful of Greek myths display the shared trait between humans and the gods and goddesses. In particular, throughout the myth “Perseus” a noteworthy theme of selfishness impacts the actions of several characters in the myth. In the myth, King Acrisius, father of Danae, is forewarned about his future death by the hands of his daughter’s son. However, once Acrisius learns of this devastating news and in an attempt to prevent his death, he imprisons his very own daughter. In the novel, Mythology, Edith Hamilton states, “The easy way to escape that fate was for the king to have Danae instantly put to death-taking no chances, but seeing to it himself. This Acrisius would not do. His fatherly affection was not strong, as events proved, but his fear of the gods was. They visited with terrible punishments those who shed the blood of kindred. Acrisius did not slay his daughter” (Hamilton 198). This shows how the simple threat to one’s life can have such a momentous influence on a person. The necessity to first protect oneself, even in Greek mythology, brought out a gruesome form of selfishness, which is similar in humans today. Later in the myth, Polydectes, Danae’s fi...
... foolishness of her mother, the Queen Cassiopeia. He saves Andromeda by cutting off the serpents head. After this, he returns to the island and the evil king. He goes to the Kings court and raises Medusa’s head turning the King and his court into stone. Later at a sporting event he throws a discuss which heads into a crowd and strikes and kills the King Acrisius, his grandfather. Then he and Andromeda are able to live happily ever after.
His grandfather, is King of Argos, his name is Acrisius. Acrisius had a daughter named Danae, however he wanted a son. So in search for an answer towards having a son, Acrisius went to the Oracle of Delphi. The Oracle said that Acrisius’ daughter, Danae would be the one to carry a baby boy, but this child would kill Acrisius. To avoid his own death, Acrisius created an underground chamber to lock his daughter in, therefore, she would be unable to conceive a child. Little did Acrisius know that Zeus would shape shift into golden rain and conceive a child with Danae. Naturally, Danae gave birth to Perseus. When she was let out of this underground chamber Danae met Polydectes. Polydectes was determined to make Danae his wife and that is exactly what happened. Perseus was unable to grant his mother and Polydectes a gift, so he was told to bring back Medusa’s head. Perseus was successful in retrieving Medusa’s head. On his journey back home he met a beautiful Goddess who was in distress. Perseus saved her from a horrific sea monster and they instantly fell in love and wanted to be joined together in holy matrimony. However, Andromeda’s uncle was no too pleased with this decision. He wanted Andromeda only for himself. Therefore he planned to murder Perseus but was unsuccessful since Perseus had the advantage of Medusa’s head. Perseus showed Andromeda’s uncle Medusa’s face and he then was turned to stone. When he returned home with the gift, he found out Polydectes was abusing his mother. Instead of giving him the present he used it against Polydectes and turned him to stone as well. Acrisius became aware of what Perseus was capable of doing so he decided to flee. Although that didn’t help as much as he believed it would. Perseus and his grandfather ran into each other at the Games Ceremony, in Larissa. When Perseus went to throw the discus it slipped from his grasp and clashed into his grandfather’s head, killing
Perseus was born to Danae and the Greek god Zeus. Acrisius, the father of Danae, was told by the oracle of Apollo that Danae’s son would kill him. After finding out that Danae had her son, Perseus, Acrisius shut Perseus and Dane up in a large chest cast the chest out to sea. After a while out in the sea, they landed on the island of Seriphos, where they were saved by the king Polydectes’s brother, Dictys. Polydectes, after hearing about Danae, wanted her to marry him. In order to get rid of Perseus, so that no one would be able to stop him from marrying Danae, Polydectes came up with a plan. He pretended to be marrying the daughter of one of his friends and required everyone to bring him a wedding gift. Polydectes knew that Perseus, being very poor, would arrive empty-handed. Perseus vowed that he could bring Polydectes anything that he wanted and so Polydectes demanded Perseus to bring him the head of the gorgon Medusa, hoping that he would be killed. Perseus set off on his adventure to kill Medusa and while stopping to rest one night in an unknown land, Perseus realized how hopeless the adventure seemed to be. “Gorgons were horrible, instead of hair they had black serpents that writhed on their head, they had brazen hands that could...
In this movie, Danae is Acrisius’ wife who is impregnated by Zeus. Acrisus gets so angry he kills both mother and babe by throwing them in the ocean. Zeus curses him by changing Acrisus into a deformed creature names Calibos. After utter rebellion by the mortal humans, Zeus allows Hades to curse them by giving them 10 days to sacrifice the princess Andromeda until the Kraken destroys the city of Argos. Calibos is recruited by Hades to defeat Perseus during his journey for Medusa’s head. He fights Perseus but Perseus is able to sever his hand, thus bringing the giant scorpions into the fight. After their defeat, they saddle the scorpions and continue their mission for Medusa’s head. Like in the original movie, all of Perseus’ companions die in Medusa’s layer but he is able to successfully bring her head to Argos to defeat the Kraken. His love interest Io is killed by Calibos but is brought back to life by Zeus at the end of the
Born to King Laius and Queen Jocasta in the city of Thebes, Oedipus is surrounded with controversy after a prophecy shows that Oedipus will be destined to murder his father and marry his mother. Fearing the potential consequences of the prophecy, Oedipus’ parents made the decision to abandon their baby at the top of a mountain to die using one of their servants. The servant’s consciousness, however, causes him to instead deliver the baby to a shepherd, who in turn sends him to King Polybius and Queen Merope of the kingdom Corinth. After raising the child as their own, Oedipus becomes suspicious that these weren’t his biological parents and leaves Corinth upon hearing the prophecy by the oracle Delphi. As he unknowingly travels to his birth city, Thebes, Oedipus murdered a man along with his servants after a dispute between them. Before entering Thebes, Oedipus is confronted by the guardian of the city’s Gates, the Sphinx who presents him with a riddle. If he solves the riddle, he will be able to pass. If he doesn’t, he’ll die. Oedipus’s superior intelligence and cleverness allows him to easily solve the riddle, however unbeknownst to him will be a foreshadowing of his tragic downfall. The citizens of Thebes praise Oedipus and Queen Jocasta offers to marry him since her husband was mysteriously murdered. Upon marry Jocasta and becoming the King of Thebes, a powerful plague decimates the citizens of
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Hades shows himself to Perseus and with the rage of what Hades has done to Perseus, Perseus grabs a lighnting bolt from his sword and throws it at Hades sending him back to the underworld. Saving Andromeda and she offered to make him king and he had refused. Zeus asked if he wanted to join him in Olympus but refused and requested to stay a demi-god but Zeus granted him Io as a companion. In the story according to the Greeks Danae is the daughter of King Acrisius. When he had them put in a box and thrown into the ocean and saved by the fisherman named Dictys they both were still alive and Danae ended up falling in love with Dictys and they were married. Dictys’ brother King Polydectes wanted to take Danae as his wife, Perseus hearing the news he offered to pay any price for his mother not to marry King Polydectes. Sense Polydectes was afraid of Perseus he quickly made an offer that he will allow his mother to stay married to Dictys, only if he brings back the head of Medusa. Bravely, Perseus accepted his