Essay on Comparing Clash of the Titans 2010 and 1981

In the beginning of the myth, Perseus’ grandfather, King Acrisius, was told by a priestess that his daughter would have a son and that her son would kill him. So Acrisius goes out of his way to rid himself of his daughter. He locks her in a castle in hopes that she won’t come across other people and become pregnant. Once he finds out that his daughter does have a son, Perseus, he locks them

Perseus commences the quest ignorant to the perils and tribulations that lie ahead. Luckily, Hermes and Pallas Athena decide to

King Acrisius was king of Argos. He had an amazingly beautiful daughter, but he wished deeply for a son, so he prayed to the gods for them to give him a son. Apollo,the god of culture and prophecy, told him that he will never have a son in all his days and that the son of his daughter will slay him. Acrisius thinks of just killing his daughter,Danae, to prevent his prophecy, but fears of the punishment he will receive from the gods for this act, so he instead locks his daughter in an entirely bronze house and guards it closely. What he did not expect is for the king of the gods Zeus to come directly to his daughter and impregnate her. From this comes a son named Perseus. When Acrisius learns of his daughter's offspring, he puts both Perseus and Danae in a trunk and sets it off into the ocean. By luck or by the will of Zeus Perseus and Danae wash up onto a small island, where a kind hearted fisherman named Dictys takes in the two strangers. They live contently with Dictys until Dictys' brother, King Polydectes, fell in love with Danae. He decides to construe a plot to get rid of her son,Perseus, so that he can have her. The plan he comes is to convince Perseus to go and slay the woman-beast Medusa. He thinks this feat impossible by a mortal man, because any man who lays eyes upon her turns to stone. To aid him on his quest Hermes gives him a sword stronger than that of Medusa's scale. He also told him he would need equipment from the nymphs of the north, who's location was unknown by all except the Gray Women who are ray and live in gray.The three sisters share one eye between them all and

In Greek mythology Hades is the god of the Underworld. He is part of the first olympians. He was in his father Cronus stomach until Zeus tricked him and freed his brothers and sisters. Once they were free they needed to wage war on Cronus, but they needed the backing and support from some other creatures to help fight the war. So the went to Tartarus the Greek equivalent of hell. When they were the set the Cyclopes free, in return the Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades all got magical items. Hades got a magical helmet that made him turn invisible. This would help in the war with Cronus and the Titans. Cronus was finally defeated when Hades got the jump on Cronus with his magic helmet and poseidon pinned him down with his trident. The Zeus gave the final blow with his lightning bolt to end it. (Parada)

Hades as the shadow, who represents the bad guy, and tries to defeat the hero and prevent him to achieve his goal, appears and massacred the soldiers. While he destroyed them, he also destroyed the fishing boat which led Perseus' family to death. Perseus tries to save his family, but with no success. That event took his life out of balance and led him to his journey, chasing Hades to avenge his family's death.

Feeling confident, him and his men stop in Ismara and engage in battle with the Ciconians fell asleep and lost many men. They made a stop at the land of the Cyclopes. He leads his crew into a cyclops' cave not knowing who the home belonged to and waited for the owners to return. When the owner of the cave does return the he's very angry with the Odysseus and his crew for eating his food. They are trapped there for a couple days and come up with a plan to escape. they plunged a wooden stake into the eye of the Cyclopes and manage to escape. The Cyclops Polyphemus then calls for the help of his father Poseidon, god of the sea to avenge

Odysseus faces many gods, frightening sea creatures, and mythical beasts. Odysseus’ first obstacle is Calypso. She loves him and wants to hold him captive on her island forever, but with the help of Hermes, the messenger god, Odysseus and his men are able to leave. While they are sailing, Odysseus and his men find an island and they proceed to raid it for food and other things. After a little while, they meet the cyclops, Polyphemus, who eats many men and poses as a big threat to Odysseus’ journey home.

That shows how twisted and how far the gods are willing to go to keep the power within the family bloodline, and the incestuous nature of the Greek Mythology. Hades got caught after he kidnapped his wife, and the hero, Hermes, demanded him to return her to the surface, but on the condition of Persephone did not eat any food from Hades. Hades tricked her into eating pomegranate seed, and she was forever trapped in the Underworld with Hades, only granted access to the surface for half a

Persephone’s parents are Zeus and Demeter, but some accounts list the Greek River-Goddess Styx as her mother. Her offspring are Zagreus and Melinoe, by Zeus, and the goddesses Erinyes were her servants. Hades kidnapped Persephone to make her his wife and queen of the Underworld ("Persephone Theoi"). As well as being the goddess queen of the underworld, she is also the goddess of spring’s bounty and growth. ("Persephone Theoi")

When Zeus and Hades retuned almost everyone had forgotten about Perculus, Diminutive and Gargantuan. But little did Zeus know Perculus had become good friends with Aphrodite (Goddess of love and beauty), and Aphrodite was wondering where he was. When she went to ask Hades where Perculus went, he panicked and made up a ridiculous lie. Then she knew something was going on. She then decided to search Hades lair. There she found Perculus, Diminutive and Gargantuan tied to a ship being prepared to be exiled. She then untied them and she then had them explain what was going on. Form there she obviously sided with the three gods. Diminutive and Gargantuan ran away to an unknown place but Aphrodite and Perculus got revenge by taking away most of Zeus education and diminishing the love life for Hades, both acts preformed by the gods.

Persephone’s friends informed us that whilst picking flowers on a sunny day, Persephone strayed away from the group, with some of them stating that she was lured by what seemed to be a bloom of the narcissus. Shortly after, Hades rode out of a chasm in a black chariot, with two steeds to match it, and snatched Persephone, taking her back into the chasm. However, no one knows for sure why Hades performed this maniacal act or what he plans on doing with her, but surely it cannot be good.

Persephone is the queen of the underworld and is the daughter of zeus. Persephone was also called kore. She carries into effect the curses of men upon soles. Persephone was married to Hades. Persephone as a vegetation goddess witch means she can make things grow. Hades actually abducted her and brought her to the underworld. Her father allowed her to be kidnaped to marry zeus.

Odysseus and his crew receive help from and face many gods and goddesses. One example of these Gods is Zeus. In the story Zeus exclaims “Let me throw down one white-hot bolt, and make splinters of their ship in the Winedark sea”. (Homer 627) Zeus is talking from his point of view in the statement. In Greek Mythology, Zeus is the king of all gods and his lightning bolt is a symbol of his power. Zeus makes himself important by threatening to destroy Odysseus’ ship. If Odysseus’ ship is destroyed, it would take a major toll on Odysseus and his men who are trying to return home from the Trojan War. Therefore, Zeus is a God with major importance in the story. Furthermore, Odysseus also has a conflict with Poseidon. The monster named Polyphemus is the son of Poseidon. In the escape from

Hades hefted Persephone over his shoulder and began to carry her off. She snapped out of her trance and began to kick and scream with the vigor one full of vitality would fight off death with. Persephone is thrown into the chariot and Hades holds her tight. Despite her struggling, Persephone could not escape the clutches of death.

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