Introduction Perseus, son of Zeus, was one of the many demigod heroes of Greek mythology. While best known for slaying Medusa and using her head to turn his enemies to stone, he also married Andromeda, saved his mother Danaë, and ruled over Argos, one of the city-states of Ancient Greece. Because of all the great things he accomplished, Zeus placed Perseus and his wife Andromeda up in the sky as constellations (1). The reason why I picked the constellation Perseus is a bit less highbrow, however. I am particularly fond of the middle grade series of novels Percy Jackson and the Olympians and the sequel series The Heroes of Olympus. Because Percy (short for Perseus) plays such a prominent role in both series, the name Perseus was one I recognized …show more content…
It has moved off the main sequence and consequently is farther along in its life than other stars, such as Algol, which is still on the main sequence. Due to the combination of its high luminosity and surface temperature, α-Per will live a comparatively shorter life. In addition, we can conclude that α-Per has a high mass, based on its position in the H-R diagram (2). β-Persei β-Per is one of the most interesting stars in the constellation. Named Algol (meaning Demon Star) early in its history due to its variable nature, Algol forms the basis for one of the classes of eclipsing binaries. In the EA class of binaries for which Algol is the basis, both stars are approximately the same size. One star is much more luminous than the other, however. As the less luminous star revolves around the brighter star, the apparent magnitude of the star changes based on the locations of the two stars. Algol itself ranges in apparent magnitude from 2.12-3.39, which is quite a substantial difference (7)! Regarding the evolutionary history and stage of Algol, it is a B8 V star. Still on the main sequence, Algol is burning mostly hydrogen; no helium flash has occurred yet. Due to its classification as a B8 star, it is a hot star, coming in at over 10,000 K. It is about five times the mass of the Sun and will live between 108 and 109 years …show more content…
Because it has wandered off the main sequence, it is undergoing fusion of some heavy element such as helium. It has about twice the mass of the Sun but around ten times the radius (2). γ-Per will live about 109 years, similar to Pollux (2). δ-Persei δ-Per is a member of the same unnamed open star cluster as Mirfak. In addition, δ-Per is a variable star of the type γ-Cas, meaning that it is an eruptive variable star (7, 9). δ-Per has a luminosity class of III, meaning that it is a giant star. It is about six times the mass of the Sun and will live around 108 years. The radius of δ-Per is roughly three times the size of the Sun. A comparable star is Achernar, in Eridanus (2). ε-Persei ε-Per is a member of the same unnamed open star cluster as Mirfak. In addition, ε-Per is actually a double star, though one that is difficult to resolve. Recently, ε-Per was determined to be a variable star of the type βC, meaning that it is a pulsating variable star, with a period of 0.1-0.5 days
In the quest Perseus faces many obstacles and goes out to establish his greatness to the people and the king. Once Perseus gets on with his journey then the trials start to come in. First of all he needs something to be able to cut through the unpierceable Gorgon’s scales, then he has to figure out a way to be able to defeat her without looking into her eyes, afterwards he has to figure out a way to be able to keep up with the Gorgon incase she tries to take flight and that’s not even the end of it. He also has to be able to identify the mortal Gorgon which by this part of the story she is known as Medusa. This is a task for no normal person and in this case Perseus is not that. Perseus is far from a normal person he is the son of Zeus and which is one, if not, the most powerful god out
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...
The Hero Perseus is the son of the immortal Zeus and the mortal Danaë. Apart from having clear connections to his divine father Zeus, Perseus is also a descendant of Poseidon, Oceanus, and Tethys. In his lineage, Perseus can be linked to numerous kings and queens of diverse states. In particular, Perseus descended from Acrisius, king of Argos and brother of the King of Tiryns. Further generations include Abas, the founder of the Abantes, as well as connections to Cepheus and Cassipeä, the parents if his future wife, Andromeda. Other kings include Epaphus of Egypt, Minos of Crete, Phineus of Thrace, and
Brown dwarfs are objects in space that sit between the lines of being a star and a planet. This object is dim and hard to distinguish from low mass stars at the early stages of the dwarf’s life. They are often called failed stars because they start their life the same way as regular stars. However, in some stage, they just didn’t have enough mass gathered to generate the fusion-powered energy of a star. Scientists are certain that brown dwarfs are the missing link between stars and planets but the formations of dwarfs are still a mystery.
Perseus, or “the hero,” has twenty-eight stars. The brightest, most recognizable ones are Mirfak and Algol. Mirfak is the brightest star of Perseus. It is a little bit brighter than Polaris, the North Star. Algol is the most famous star. In the constellation, Algol is the eye of Medusa, translating to “demon star.” People used to think that Algol was cursed due to its constant change in brightness, but we know today that sometimes another star overlaps Algol, causing its magnitude to appear to change. Perseus has six stars with confirmed planets. (Coder pp. 85 & 87, Fanshawe, Perseus Constellation, Perseus Hero)
Perseus as well as saving his mother, married Andromeda and sailed off with her after saving her
Persepolis is a coming of age story written by Marjane Satrapi in 20001. Depicting a young girl growing up during the religious revolts in Iran. Throughout the story the main character loses her innocence. The author uses the appeals of genre, ethos, pathos, and logos, historical context, and illustration to depict the loss of innocence in the main character.
Percy is a natural leader, who is valiant, vibrant and will do anything for the people he loves and cares about. He is the son of poseidon who has a sense of human that is sardonic but also smart. Percy’s whole demeanor is laid-back. Even though he is perspicacious he can also be absent or feebleminded. He has the respect of the Olympians including those who dislike men, heroes and humans like Hades Artemis, and Dionysus. Due to the Fact that Perseus is a demigod he is irascible and tends to act on impulse, which usually ends with enormous consequences at times. He doesn’t like being...
Capricorn is well known for its several notable stars and its globular cluster Messier 30 (A Guide to the Night Sky 1, Kaler 1,Kornmessser 3, Zimmermann 1). “Also, there are five meteor showers associated with Capricornus: the Alpha Capricornids, the Chi Capricornids, the Sigma Capricornids, the Tau Capricornids, and the Capricorniden Sagittarids” (A Guide to the Night Sky 1). Capricorn is the 40th biggest constellation in our galaxy. It is one of the twelve zodiac constellations. “It is in the elliptic zone, which means it can only be seen during specific months of the year”.
...leted of its nuclear fuel and lost its outer layers. When a small to medium (less than 10 solar masses) main-sequence star begins to run out of fuel in its core, the core will begin to collapse where hydrogen on the edges of the collapsed core can be compressed and heated (Chandra 2012). The nuclear fusion of this new hydrogen will create a new gush of power that will make the outer layers of the star to expand out; this is known as the red giant phase. In the red giant phase over millions of years, all of the stars energy supplies are used up leaving behind a hot core that is still surrounded by the expanded outer layers. The outer layers are eventually expelled by stellar winds which end up creating a planetary nebula and the hot core left behind forms a white dwarf star where the pull of gravity is supported by degeneracy pressure (p. 538 Bennett en al. 2013).
Some have stated that he used Medusa’s head and turned Cetus to stone, others have him slaying the monster with his sword. While battling the monster, it is said that a few drops of the Gorgon’s blood fell into the thrashing waves hence creating the coral reefs. In exchange for defeating the creature, like in most myths, Perseus sought for Andromeda’s hand in marriage. She willingly agreed, and reluctantly her parents did as well, for Andromeda was previously betrothed to her uncle, Phineas. The scheming queen Cassiopeia went behind Andromeda’s back and told Andromeda’s previously betrothed about Perseus. Phineas appeared at the happy couple’s wedding with a few of his friends and attack Perseus, but Perseus anticipated this and drew the Gorgon head turning Phineas’ men to stone. Andromeda and Perseus returned to his kingdom which he had been banished from when he was just a babe because of a prophecy. Perseus ended up accidentally killing his father and he became king. In a few places, It is mentioned that the famed demigod Heracles is a descendant of Andromeda and Perseus. When they died, Athena put them in the stars next to each other. In Astronomy, occasionally the constellation of Cassiopeia will be upside down and the cause of this is said to be Athena punishing
Perseus’ story begins when his grandfather, King Acrisus, receives a prophecy that says the son of his only daughter, Denaë, would kill him. To make sure this wouldn't happen, he locked his daughter away so that she would never have a son. He would not kill his own daughter because he afraid of the God’s wrath that he might receive Unfortunately for King Acrisus, Zeus desired Denaë and was able to impregnate her as a cloud
During his return, they are attacked by Calibos and several giant scorpions. During this battle, Perseus manages to kill Calibos but he is exhausted from the battle and cannot continue with his journey to save Andromeda. He sends Buba to find Pegasus to assist him once again with returning to Joppa. At this point of the film, Zeus returns Perseus strength to continue on with his quest to save Andromeda. Eventually Perseus returns in time to save Andromeda from the Kraken. The boon he received from the initiation is used to defeat the Kraken. After the Kraken is defeated, Perseus has fulfilled his destiny and marries Andromeda. He then becomes king of Joppa. In honor of his deeds, Zeus creates several constellations to honor Perseus, Pegasus and Andromeda. This concludes Perseus’s hero
Perseus, Argos’ first important hero, follows the structure of a typical Greek hero in that of his unusual birth and childhood. The story of his birth all started with a prophecy. His grandfather Acrisius was king of Argos and had only one child, a daughter named Danaë. An oracle foretold that Dana...
After returning from killing Medusa, he killed King Polydectes by turning him to stone with Medusa’s head. According to http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/perseus/p/Perseus.htm though, he was just defending his mom when he did this. In relationship to saving her, he married Andromeda and they were happy together. He never cheated or killed her. Unlike Hercules. As a hero, Perseus was celebrated in many places, from Argos to Mycenae. He had an altar in Athens and a temple and statue in Egypt. Where it was considered a blessing when he visited them there as http://www.theoi.com/Heros/Perseus.html states. In the end, it is really just a life for a