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hard”. By that she means you better think before you take action into consideration. Like in the story, Polydectes tried to trick Perseus to go fight one of the most hardest creatures to fight alone.     Polydectes pretended to marry the daughter of his friend. Everyone that was invited had to bring a present;however, Perseus wasn’t really that wealthy so he promised the king which was Polydectes,that he would do anything for him as a present because he couldn’t afford anything.Even though  they both

Unfortunately, no man could defeat Medusa without aid, thus, Polydectes thought he had put the boy in a seemingly impossible situation that would result in his death. 5. How did Hermes and Athena help Perseus? Hermes informed Perseus that he needed to be armed properly before facing Medusa and that the tools he required

Perseus is the son of Zeus and Danae, Zeus is a god and Danae is just a human, which makes Perseus a Demigod. Medusa is a beautiful woman but, she has serpents on her head. People turned into stone as soon as they saw Medusa’s face. The story of Perseus and Medusa always interested me. When I saw the sculpture of Perseus holding the head of Medusa and had his sword in the other had I got interested to know more about the story of Perseus and Medusa, I have always heard the story about Perseus and

Acrisius found out that Perseus was born, he cast them away at sea in a chest. after floating for a while, they reached land where a man freed them from the chest and they lived on the island. The island’s leader, Polydectes, didn’t notice them at first until Perseus was all grown up. Polydectes fell in love with Danae but didn’t want anything to do with Perseus. So, he told him that for a wedding gift, he wanted a gorgon. Perseus agreed and set off on a journey to cut off Medusa’s

brother, Dictys, rescued Perseus and his mom and took them to the island of Seriphos, where his brother, Polydectes had ruled, and freed Danae and her son. Perseus grew up to be a strong young man and the king. Polydectes had heard about Danae and had then asked for her hand in marriage, but Danae rejected the offer. If it wasn’t for Perseus, Danae would’ve been forced to marry Polydectes anyway. The king, being angry that Perseus was in the way of “his marriage” decided to come up with a

Big Questions Essay: Perseus Perseus, a name that conjures the iconic image of a strong, young man with a sword in one hand and the head of a slain beast in the other. The timeless story that goes along with this image has survived through ancient Greek times into our modern world. This ability to stand the test of time and continue to enchant readers denotes that it is complex and touches upon many topics. The story of Perseus is told through themes, historical/cultural contexts, and storytelling

child of Zeus(God of lightning) and his mother's name was Danae (DA- NAY). this city was called Seriphos This city was one the oldest cities in ancient Greece. The King of the city, Polydectes wanted to marry Danae but she didn’t want to marry the King because her son Perseus didn't approve of it. So the King Polydectes was smart and he knew how to get Danae to marry him. Later that day he was collecting presents for another king’s daughter and he asked Perseus where his gift was. The King also said

Perseus and his mother in a box, that he will then put in the sea. With the help of Zeus, Danae and her son wash up an island where a nice fisherman named Dictys helps the two. Danae and Perseus live with Dictys until King Polydectes (Dictys's) brother falls in love with Danae. Polydectes however, does not want Perseus and decides to get rid of him by sending him to kill Medusa.

Throughout Pericles, Prince of Tyre, there exists a blatant dichotomy between good and evil. The play lacks moral ambiguity within many of the central characters. One can recognize this dichotomy by analyzing the utilization of foils in Pericles. Pericles incorporates obviously corrupt characters that contrast with virtuous counterparts. For instance, in two analogous instances Pericles travels to a new city, attempting to court a princess. The first princess, King Antiochus’ daughter, acts as a

Perseus: king Aerisius of Argos was uncertain in battle, unlucky in the hunt and had flaring temper. His daughter wants a husband but he doesn’t want a son in law because he thinks that all he wants is to take the throne. He sent a messenger to the prophecy and it said that when she has a child, he would one day kill him. King Aerisuis killed the messenger and went back to his room to think about ways to prevent his daughter from having a child. He decided to lock her in a tower. One night, he saw