The Father Of Perseus

“Great victory require great risk” said Hera (Rick, 2015). Hera is the queen of the gods. She was the daughter of titans Cronus and Rhean. Hera had a brother named Zeus which she eventually married. Hera had four kids named Ares, Hephaestus, Hebe, and Ilithyia. Ares the god of war, Hephaestus the god of fire, Hebe the goddess of youth, and Ilithyia the goddess of childbirth. Hera was the goddess of marriage and protector of married women. There is a lot of controversy on websites about if she was the goddess of marriage and childbirth or just the goddess of marriage. Hera had many powers and weakness, her myths tells us about her personality, and she is very significant to Greek mythology.

Hercules, born of Alcmena and Zeus, was conceived when Zeus took the form of Alcmena’s husband and lay with her. Her true husband lay with her again later that night and she conceived twins. One would be born to her human husband, and the other fathered by Zeus himself (Hamilton). Zeus bragged about his soon to be born son alerting and infuriating Hera to Hercules existence. Hera was notorious for tormenting her husbands’ illegitimate offspring since she couldn’t harm Zeus outright for his infidelity (Hamilton). Hera persuaded Eileithyia to slow Alcmena’s labor in a fit of piqué, almost killing her (Hamilton). Alcmena in fear of Hera’s wrath gave her son to nature. Zeus (in some accounts Hermes) stole him away to Olympus, where he suckled at Hera’s breast while she lay sleeping, granting him immortality (McLeish). When Hera awoke during the suckling she pushed Hercules away and the milk that sprayed out formed the Milky Way (Leeming). Zeus took the infant and placed him back in his crib before departing to Olympus again. Enraged Hera sent two massive serpents to kill Hercules and his brother as they lay sleeping

Perseus an important character in Greek mythology because he shows many traits valued by Greek culture.What is exactly a hero in ancient Greek mythology and culture, and what role does fate play in myths? A hero is one extraordinary individual who represents the values greatly admired and sought after in ancient Greek society. Perseus showed the epic traits of ;family,perseverance,and couragesness. These were all very valued in ancient Greek culture. I will be; summarizing Perseus' story, how he demonstrates the values of ancient Greek society, and explaining his cultural significance and how fate plays a big role.

Hera, he had countless affairs and many children. His father, who he overthrew, was Cronos, and his mother was Rheas. He had five siblings, Poseidon and Hades, who he divided the realms with, Demeter, Hera, and Hestia. He was married to his sister, Hera, and had four children with her, Ares, Eileithyia, Hebe, Enyo, Eris, Angelos, and Hephaestus. Other gods that he had children with were Demeter, who gave birth to Persephone; Dione, who gave birth to Aphrodite; Eurynome, who gave birth to the Charities (Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia), and 23 other gods who bore him around 35 other children. While he had many affairs with gods, he had even more with mortals. A few of the many were Electra, who gave birth to Dardanus, Harmonia, and Iasius; Europa who gave birth to Minos, Rhadamanthys, Alagonia, Carnus, Dodon, and Sarpedon; and Leda, who gave birth to Polydeuces and Helen. He had another 43 affairs with mortals, and at least 54 other children with

Throughout humankind, many heroes have impacted world’s history. Some are true stories while some have become legends. These storied are retold over and over due to the hero, which shows a common

Heracles is important to the Greeks because he was a hero in their eyes. He was the first mortal to become a god this made him respected by the gods themselves. He was even accepted by Hera who once hated him. Hera was the major source of his most felonious(2)acts of killing his family. The reason Heracles is seen as a hero by the Greeks is because he did not dally(2) with the dangerous beasts that were in their lands, his physical strength didn’t allow him to be killed by natural means, and he was able overcome the challenges placed upon him by mortals and the gods. Heracles father was Zeus the god of the sky and the Olympian gods. His mother, Alcmena was a mortal. She was deluded by Zeus who had disguised himself as her husband Amphitryon.

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.

Heroes are those who have gone above what the average person would do to ensure the welfare of others. Natural disasters, terrorism, poverty, and war are some of the many things that destroy and end people’s lives. Throughout history, many people have made a difference. However, as history progresses, what we consider to be socially normal changes along with our definition of a hero. In Ancient Greece, Theseus, Hercules, and Perseus were considered heroes, but today only Theseus and Perseus would be considered heroes because Hercules would be shunned by society.

He was the son of Rhea and Cronus, and was the oldest of his two brothers, Hades and Zeus, but younger than his three sisters Hestia, Hera, and Demeter. Amphitrite was sea-goddess and wife of Poseidon. She was a lesser god who was mostly known for being the wife of Poseidon, ruler of the sea. Some of the more well know children he had were: Triton (w/ Amphitrite), Pegasus (Medusa), Theseus (w/ Aethra), Polyphemus (w/ Thoosa), Belus (w/ Libya), Agenor (w/ Libya), and Neleus (w/ Tyro).

Hera was born to Cronus, the Greek Titan god of time and the ages, and to the Greek Titan goddess queen of heaven and the mother of the gods.

Family values is a very large difference between Hercules and “Heraclês”. In the very beginning of the movie, it is shown that Hera was Zeus’ only wife and the father of Hercules. However, in the myth, Zeus has many wives, and his child Heraclês

Since the Hellenistic Age, scholars have described and assessed how heredity traits and social circumstances shape human development. Exposition between on genetic traits and social influences have been portrayed in numerous Greek poems, letters and playwright. The way Greek scholars viewed and described heredity and social influences in human development is best visualized in the various tales of Heracles, a divine hero in Greek mythology. Greek scholars wrote multiple times describing Heracles life from birth to death meanwhile attempting to determine and acknowledge the impact both heredity traits and social influences had in the development of Heracles character. Heracles was the son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of Amphitryon. Zeus, disguised as Amphitryon, bedded Alcmene and impregnated her giving birth to Heracles. Once her husband Amphitryon found out about the occurrence, he impregnated her

Heracles’ birth is unusual. His mother, Alcmena, was the wife of Amphitryon. The night before Amphitryon was expected to return from the Teleboan expedition and lay with Alcmena, Zeus, impersonated him and extended the night to three times its normal length and slept with her. Amphitryon returned the following night and forgave Alcmena for her infidelity and they slept together. These two night resulted in the conception of Heracles, fathered by Zeus, and Iphicles, fathered by Amphitryon. Heracles’ parentage results in him being half divine. What makes his birth so unusual is that Zeus had impersonated Alcema’s husband in order to sleep with her. It is also unusual to have a night extended three times its normal length. The fact that his twin brother was conceived soon after is also unusual because it is extremely rare for a mother to be pregnant with twins from two separate fathers. These aspects of Heracles story conforms to the typical structure found in many hero

I am Perseus, son of Zeus. As a baby I was thrown into the ocean with my mother. When I was fifteen, I found out that I am a demigod. Now, I fight monsters that kill or harm innocent people.

Born from her father Uranus after his castration, she was brought to life from the foam of the sea. Since she was born this way she is considered to be a duel goddess. Athena on the other hand is a fierce and strategic warrior because she is the goddess of war. Unlike Aphrodite she is a virgin goddess, hence the outfit of choice, and uses her wisdom to inform others and win battles. Similar to Aphrodite, she was born from just her father alone, Zeus, by coming out of his head. Both of these goddesses were created solely by there fathers and do not have a mother, or at least in most versions of their creation myths. This is what allows both of them to be unique in their qualities and helps define who they are. Only several other gods like them had unusual births and were from only one