The Story of Perseus and Medusa

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.

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

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.

Perseus had no idea where to find Medusa, so he asked the gods for help. Athena gave him her polished

In Greek mythology, it is believed that the Greek gods and goddesses had interactions with the mortals, thus creating demigods. Demigods are offsprings of both a god and a mortal that is given partial or lesser divine status. Perseus was one of them, the son of Zeus, king of the gods, and Danaë, daughter of King Acrisius. From the beginning of his birth, Perseus came across and conquered many obstacles, such as slaying the Gorgon Medusa and rescuing Princess Andromeda from a sea monster. Nonetheless, Perseus died with a favorable ending. Because of his dauntless and noble actions, he was considered a great hero among the Greeks.

Medusa was a murder victim. Medusa’s head was looked at as a treaured item, her eyes would turn people into stone. Perseus, Zeus’s son, a Greek hero, and a monster slayer was sent on a mission. Perseus’ mission was to chop Medusa’s head off to use her eyes to

The story of Medea is about a woman named Medea who has just lost her husband, Jason, who went to go remarry with the king’s daughter. Medea gets furious and the king, Creon, banishes her from Corinth. Medea asks the king to give her one more day then she will leave. The king agrees. It is that day that she will plan on killing Jason, the king’s daughter, and the king himself. When she does this she will also get revenge by killing both her sins because they are the fruit of Jason and she will do anything to get revenge. That same day King Aegeus, king of Athens, arrives to Corinth and tells Medea that he will take her to Athens because she has medications for the Aegeus’ sterility. Now that she has somewhere to go she begins giving gifts to JAson and his bride which are a coronet and a dress which contain poison. After Jason’s wife dies her father , Creon, dies with her and Jason is left. Then Medea kills her two children and Jason is mad that he starts cursing Medea and she curses him back for remarrying. In the end Jason is devastated. In the end Jason wants to keep the bodies and bury them but Medea doesn’t agree and she

Also her appearance is different. In Perseus, “He came to the island of the Gorgons”(D’Aulaires 118). This shows that in this story that there are three sisters and they are called the Gorgon sisters. In Percy Jackson, they go to the “Gardening EMPORIO TIA EME.” This shows that the place that they found Medusa was a more modern type stone yard place. They way that they killed Medusa was different. In Perseus, “Perseus swooped down, and with one deft stroke he cut off the Medusa’s head.”(D’Aulaires 118) He went and just cut off his head and got it done with. In Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, they had a whole big chase and running around the garden. Then finally, Percy was able to sneak up on her. “Heads up”. (Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief scene 14). Annabeth had driven the car and knocked Percy and Medusa on the ground and Percy came up behind her and cut off her head and said Heads

After Medusa's affair with Poseidon she got pregnant with two children, Pegasus a winged horse, and Chrysaor, he of the Golden sword. They were sprang from Medusa's neck when Perseus cut her head. This myth of Medusa and Perseus is one of the most famous ones. Perseus was the

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.

Perseus son of Zeus and Danae, grandson of king Acrisius of Argos was not wanted by the king due to the prophecy. Suddenly Baby Perseus and Danae are put into a chest and tossed to sea. With Zeus’ help, the chest is steered were a kind fisherman took them in on an island. An evil king on the island wants Danae, Perseus’ mom, to be his wife. Since Perseus was poor instead of giving gifts he gave his services to the king.

But before Perseus went to look for them Athena gave him her shiny shield, so he could look at the reflection medusa without turning into stone

King Polydectes (island of Seriphos) sent Perseus to kill Medusa in hopes of getting him out of the way, while he pursued Perseus's mother, Danae. Some of these myths say that Perseus was armed with a scythe from Hermes (God of Transitions) and a mirror (or a shield) from Athena. Perseus could safely cut off Medusa's head without turning to stone by looking only at her reflection in the shield. From the blood that came from her neck, sprang Pegasus and Chrysaor. Other sources say that each drop of blood became a snake. Perseus is said to have given the head, which retained the power of turning into stone all who looked upon it, to Athena and she gave it to Zeus (God of the Sky/Leader of all Gods). Another source says that Perseus buried the head in the marketplace of Argos.

I was the fairest maiden on all the land. However, somehow I was turned into this hideous monster. Although I do not remember how this occurred, I want to find out how this happened to me. Every day I would walk out of my lair to have a breeze of fresh air. There was no one around, and not a city in sight for the next 20 miles. I was alone with the other gorgons for the rest of my time on this planet.

Perseus and his mother landed on the island of Seriphos, where Polydectes ruled. His brother Dictys was a fisherman. He found the chest and freed them. By then Perseus had grown up to be a strong young man. This is important because Polydectes wanted to marry Danae (Perseus mother), but Perseus didn’t allow it. Because of these actions Perseus was banished until he could bring back the head of Medusa.