Perseus Hero's Journey

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

Did you know that every hero that has ever existed has followed the Hero's Journey in some way? The Hero's Journey is a path that consists of separate steps that every hero engages in. It has 3 main parts-the "Departure," the "Initiation," and the "Return"-which are broken down into smaller sub-parts. In ancient mythology, Atalanta is a young lady who as a baby, was left on a mountaintop to die. She then was raised by a she-bear and grew into a young lady who became daring and quick. However, the story of Atalanta only partially follows the hero's journey.

Perseus’s story begins on an island ruled by a ruthless king named Polydectes. Dictys, the king’s brother, stumbles upon a young Perseus and the boy’s mother Danaë inside a great box along the shore. Dictys shelters the two and raises Perseus to be a peaceful, ordinary fisherman. Polydectes, however, wants the young boy deceased so Danaë would consider becoming queen. Perseus soon gains the call to adventure after Polydectes informs him of a killable gorgon. The king knows that no mere mortal can defeat even Medusa. Polydectes eventually coaxes Perseus into retrieving the head of Medusa as a present and thus the king’s plan falls into motion.

After the hero is no longer willing to accept his suffering in the ordinary world, he moves out into the new world that will take him to his journey. The goal of the journey is partially the acceptance to the call to adventure, while the hero leaves the old world, there is no turning back for him. In response to what have happened to Perseus’ family, this was an opportunity to move out of his ordinary life. In the Call to Adventure phase, the hero goes out to his journey in reaction to his crisis. Perseus, who returns to Argos with the surviving soldiers, goes to see King Kepheus and Queen Cassiopeia of Argos, who are his allies. Zeus, who is Perseus’s father, and his mentor, which is the one who gives him advice and a magical aid, became angry on the humans for going against the Gods. Hades takes it as an advantage to act with vengeance against his brother. Hades then appears in the King’s palace, kills the soldiers, and reveals

The term ‘hero’ is often used as a vague way to describe someone of great influence and importance. The characteristics of a hero remain timeless; strong, courageous, intelligent, and skillful barely scratch the surface. The idealized hero varies between cultures and countries, but Greek and Roman myths serve as the platform for our ideas. Deciding who is a hero is a simple task, but deciding the best hero requires much deeper thought. In Mythology, by Edith Hamilton, Perseus, Hercules, and Atalanta all embody the characteristics of a hero, however, Hercules is the strongest example.

On Perseus’ journey for Medusa’s head it was very much expected that he would fail and die, which was Polydectes goal. But in the end he prevailed and completed the mission, due to the fact that he had the luck and support of the Gods on his side. Throughout his voyage he was aided by the support of Hermes and Athena. This can be seen in Perseus’ use of Athena’s shield and Hermes’ sword that he used to attack Medusa. Also, without the help of Hermes, Perseus wouldn’t have been able to find the nymphs of the North, whose gifts (winged sandals, magic wallet, and an invisible cap) also aided him in the defeat of Medusa.

Being a hero is never easy. That perseus have Kill thirst to kill is portable. He want to kill innocent people and that bad. But stroy have a different theme. That a reason why Is hard to be a hero. This all different from Heroes Every Child should Know perseus.

So, when it came to giving a gift to the King for his wedding he was poor, and could not give a gift. Instead of a gift, he offered his services to the King. The king decided to send Perseus off to slay Medusa. And bring her head back as a gift. Perseus uses his shield to see

The last part of the hero’s journey is the return. In the Odyssey the return is when Odysseus gets to reveal who he really is to his wife and father. Penelope did not want to believe the man before her was really Odysseus.

Heroes have existed in society for centuries and have been presented in many forms. Whether they were personal idols, literary figures, or real people, heroes represent hope and victory against the evils of the world. People look for heroes in their everyday lives, or often, as characters in tales of extraordinary circumstances. Some of the most renowned literary heroes of all time come from Greek myths. Within these stories about heroic idols, it is common for many main plot points to overlap. Across different genres, locations, languages, and eras the progression of the hero’s journey remains relatively uniform. Generally, it contains three broad components: departure, initiation, and return. The tale of Perseus is a popular tale of an ostracized son of Zeus. Perseus and his mother Danae were nearly killed by Acrisius, Danae’s father, when he sent them out to sea in a chest. They were rescued by a kind fisherman, Dictys, and lived peacefully with him until his brother, Polydectes, decided he wanted Danae for a wife. He tricked Perseus into setting out on a venture to kill the deadly monster Medusa. These events essentially align with the progression of the hero’s journey. Therefore, throughout the myth of Perseus, the character’s quest follows the conventional pattern of the hero’s journey.

The Goddess Persephone was a very beautiful and well worshiped goddess, she was loved by all, do to how she was very kind and caring as well as being able to bring warmth to the earth also known as spring. Persephone is the daughter of Zeus the king of all gots and the daughter of Demeter the goddess of the harvest. Indeed she was very beautiful, or at least enough to catch the eye of the ruler of the underworld. He then fell instantly in love with her and knew he had to have her. So he devised a plan to take her as his own. One day Persephone was picking flowers for her mother Demeter when she noticed a beautiful scent and decide to follow it. After wandering off from the field she looked up at birds fluttering and suddenly the sky began to

To travel on a long-lasting journey, it takes perseverance. “Yet, it is true, each day I long for home, long for the sight of home….”(654) Odysseus had determination to come back home. “Now by the god’s I drove my big hand spike deep in the embers charring it again, and cheered my men along with battle talk to keep their courage up; no quitting now.” (655) He encouraged his men that their is still hope to seek home. It is perseverance that creates a hero to become successful or determine to achieve his

While in the woods with his soliders, Perseus discovers a sword in Olympus, as well as Zeus's sacred herd of Pegasi. Perseus refuses the offering of the sword and a Pegasus as assistance because Perseus does not wish to become a god. While, Calibos then tries to kill Perseus, Draco cuts off his hand, but Calibos' blood transforms into giant scorpions, which attack Perseus and kill all of his soliders, except for Draco, Solon, Eusebios and Ixas.

In ancient Greek times, Perseus was considered a great hero because he exemplified great empathy and great determination. Empathy was one of Perseus’ most prominent traits. He exemplified this on multiple occasions, one of which being when he felt bad for the titan Atlas. The Titan was punished with having to hold up the heavens for all eternity by the gods for being the leader of the Titans in the war against Zeus. Perseus felt empathy for him and turned him to stone because earlier in the myth, Atlas begged to be turned to stone so that he could rest from the great burden. This shows empathy because of Perseus. While he did worship the Greek gods, he still felt that the punishment that was bestowed upon

A.The name Perseus is said to derive from the Greek word Pertho, which means to destroy. Perseus really is a destroyer, he seeks out to be the hero, he finds any reason possible to fight and show off his heroism. His drive to become a hero is why the gods Hermes and Athene decided to give him divine council, they were able to see the desire and potential of this young man to handle such an impossible task.