Gorgons Research Paper

Medusa (Ugly Dussy) Gorgon, age 156, from the city of Ancient Greece, passed away on October 31, 1955 B.c when Percy beheaded her with his sword riptide.

Greek mythology was created to explain the creation of the Earth and how life on Earth came to be, these could be called creation myths. Gaia the goddess of the Earth gave birth to Uranus, the sky. The both of them became husband and wife. Gaia gave

Perseus had a special birth. He was born a demi-god. His father was Zeus, son of Cronus, and his mother was Danaë, the daughter of Acrisius of Argos. As an infant he was put to sea in a chest with his mother by Acrisius. Acrisius did so to prevent the prophecy (he would be killed by his grandson.) from happening. Perseus was known to take pride as a huge thing. For example, in the story, "Perseus" King Polydectes of Seriphus tricked Perseus into thinking he can obtain the head of medusa because he desired Danaë. So he felt he needed to do it for his pride. Perseus was known for being, “Brave, truthful, gentle and courteous”. Aided by Hermes and Athena, Perseus forced the Graiae sisters of the Gorgons, into helping him by seizing the one eye and one tooth that the sisters shared and not returning them until they provided him with winged sandals (which enabled him to fly), the cap of Hades (which conferred invisibility), a curved sword, or sickle, to decapitate Medusa, and a bag in which to conceal the head.

Poseidon met a Nereid named Amphitrite; like her sister Thetis she proved a reluctant bride, but Poseidon finally was able to win her. As husband and wife they played roles very much like those enacted by Zeus and Hera; Poseidon has a weakness for women, and Amphitrite with good cause is angry and vengeful (1). Together they bore three children, Rhode, Triton, and Benthesicyme. Triton was a merman that consisted of human above the waist and fish-shaped below the waist. He is seen many a times blowing a conch shell and can change shape at will. Poseidon had an infatuation with Scylla, daughter of Phorcys, and this angered Amphitrite. Amphitrite changed Scylla into a barking monster with six heads and twelve feet by throwing magical herbs into her bathing pool (2). Poseidon fooled around with thousands of goddesses, nymphs, and mortal women in his lifetime and also married another important goddess. Medusa is best known for her snake covered hair and her evil glaze, but she was married to Poseidon also. She was a part of the Gorgons (three sisters whose hair was writhed with serpents). When Perseus beheaded her, she was pregnant. From her dead body sprang a winged horse, Pegasus, and a son, Chrysaor. Pegasus is best known of the two but Chrysaor is known as "he of the golden sword." Chrysaor wed Callirhië and they had two offspring, one of which was Echidna. Echidna wed Typhon and had four offspring Orthus,

to kill Hercules, and after Hercules was born, she sent two giant great serpents to

An alternative version of this myth, includes Poseidon. Here Medusa was a beautiful maiden, envy of every women and desired by every man around, her hair was the loveliest. She was a priestess of Athena. Medusa "it's said, was violated in Minerva's shine by Ocean's lord. Jove's daughter turned away and covered with her shield her virgin's eyes and then for fitting punishment transformed The Gorgon's lovely hair to loathsome snakes. Minerva still, to strike her foes with dread, upon her breastplate wears the snakes she made"(Ovid, page 98). It is not entirely clear if she was violated or if she consented. Either way, she was punished for committing a crime because Athena is a virgin goddess, so all her priestesses have to remain virgin too.

Perseus son of Danae and Zeus, was thrown into the ocean while locked in a chest at birth by his grandfather because of a prophecy. Later found by a fisherman named Dictys who raised Perseus with Danae. The ruler of the land Polydectes was the brothe of Dictys and wanted Danae, so he told Perseus that he wanted a gorgon head. Perseus went on a long journey trying to find a gorgon. Athena and Hermes help find the gorgons and give Perseus the Equipment to kill a gorgon. Perseus travels back home to Polydectes after killing Medusa and shows everyone Medusa's head. Turning everyone into stone. Later he finds his mom and they go back to his grandfather. Perseus kills his grandfather afterward.

It may have become popular because of Disney’s Hercules, but the Hydra is a Greek monster to be feared. The Hydra, or Lernaean Hydra was a giant water snake located in the swamps near Lake Lerna. Any Greek brave enough to face this monster was faced with its poisonous fumes immediately; however, the most challenging aspect of the Hydra was its regenerating heads. Every time a head was cut off the monster two more would grow from the stump; furthermore, one of its heads were immortal and could not die even after being cut off. Eventually, this feared creature was locked in battle with the hero Hercules. Hercules was sent to kill the Hydra as his second labor to Eurystheus; accordingly, he cut off each head and cauterized the stump so no more heads could grow and he buried the immortal head under a large rock. This monster had the fate of a multitude of others and was slain by a beloved Grecian hero.

As described by Junior, Gordy is an “eighty year old literature professor trapped in the body of a 15 year old farmboy”. In other words, Gordy is really smart. He speaks like an Anglophile and has a passion for books and poetry. Even so, Gordy respects all forms of literature, as he said himself, “If you are good drawing cartoons and you love it, and it helps you navigate the rivers of the world, then it can’t be wrong.” Although Gordy is nerdy, he is very tough. When Junior told Gordy, he is in love with a white girl, Gordy did some research. He learnt that one white girl and 200 Mexican girls were kidnapped in the same area, but only the white girl was reported missing. Because Gordy believes all people are equal, he proceeded to call Junior a “racist asshole”.

Perseus was one of the great heroes of classical mythology. He was the son of jupiter and Danae, and is best known for his killing of Medusa. He was aided in killing Medusa by Pluto, Mercury and Minerva. Pluto lent him his invisible helmet, Mercury lent him his flying shoes and Minerva lent him her shield. With these three items, Perseus was able to kill Medusa successfully. Perseus then flew until he spotted Andromeda, who was chained as a sacrifice

Perseus used Medusa's head to petrify enemies and even saved a stunning woman named Andromeda on his journey back. During this journey, they stopped at Larissa where Perseus joined a game of discus in which the disk Perseus threw, flew and hit a man in the head killing him. This man was Acrisius, proving the Oracle right. After his father's funeral, Perseus continued on and later received blessing from Andromeda's father, King Cepheus of Phoenicia, to marry her and together they rode on Pegasus back to Seriphos.Once Perseus and Andromeda reached Seriphos, Dictys greeted them. He told Perseus of how Polydectes has made Danae his hand maiden upon refusal to marriage. Infuriated by the mistreat of his mother, he had Dictys take care of Andromeda while he sought revenge. He stormed through the castle halls and slammed through the great hall in which the king and his courtiers were having a feast. Perseus swept the now silent room with his eyes in search for his mother. When he saw her standing behind the king, he walked up among all the shocked people that quickly made way for him. When he stood below Polydectes, he told his mother to move away. Perseus drew the wretched head from the satchel with Medusa's face towards the king's

Perseus who is a demigod, son of a mortal woman and a powerful god. One of the most known heroes to come before the Trojan War. Like any other demigod, he had incredible strength and courage. Known to be a slayer, killing a very feared monster. Also known for being a hero and saving people.

The Gorgons were possibly the most well-known of the Greek monsters. Originally Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, the daughters of ancient sea god, Phorcys, and Ceto, were known as the most beautiful of the Olympian gods. When Zeus took control of Mount Olympus, he stripped them of their powers. Athena

5. The First World War and Anka Stalherm: Joseph Goebbels was seventeen when World War One started. He desperately wanted to sign-up for the German Army but was rejected for health reasons due to his physical disability. He was rejected because they considered his height (he was under five feet tall) and his clubfoot as disabilities ("Joseph Goebbels." People of the Holocaust). “Throughout his life, Goebbels suffered from what he regarded as the stigma of being unable to serve his country in time of war. He was always conscious of his deformity and physical inadequacy”. Because he could not serve as a soldier, he decided to focus on his studies and enrolled at the University of Bonn in 1917 (Snyder, Louis L). Two months later, he was called

Poseidon became infatuated with Medusa, he seduced her into the temple of Athena (goddess of wisdom). Because of this, Athena became infuriated and took her anger out on Medusa. She was so angry that she turned the maiden into a Gorgon, a terrifying female creature with hairs of venomous snakes and whose glance will turn a person to stone.