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Perseus
by Jaden Azareah F. Wade
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Perseus Dictys Medusa

Danae Hermes Polydectes

Acrisius Athena Andromeda

Perseus
Legendary founder of Mycenae and of
the Perseid dynasty

Alongside Cadmus and Bellerphon

The greatest Greek hero and slayer of

monsters before the days of Heracles

Beheaded the Gorgon Medusa and

saved Andromeda from the sea monster
Cetus

Son of Zeus and the mortal Danae

Perseus: The Prophecy Begins
Acrisius was informed of a prophecy that said
that he would be killed by his own grandson and
locked Danae up in a brass tower.

Zeus fell in love with Danae and soon they bore a

son named Perseus

Acrisius found out and locked Danae and Perseus

in a wooden chest and set them out to sea.
Perseus and his mother didn't drown but were
washed up on the island of Seriphos where they
were found a fisherman named Dictys

Polydectes, king of Seriphos, ordered Perseus to

bring him the head of Medusa..
 Perseus: The Quest

Athena gave Perseus The grey sisters instructed The nymphs gifted
a beautiful shiny him to go an visit the Nymphs him a special bag to
shield and Hermes of the west who would be able put Medusa's head in,
lent him his winged to equip him and revealed the an adamantine sword,
sandals to help him on location of Medusa in and a magical cap.
his journey exchange for the eye.
 Perseus: Perseus and Medusa

Medusa. She was once Perseus caught her reflection in the shield and crept
a beautiful woman but closer, before swinging his sword down on Medusa.
was cursed and now With a cry, she was killed. Still taking care not to look
her face was framed directly at her, Perseus gathered her head into his bag,
by venomous snakes and finally fled the island.
Perseus: The Journey home
Perseus discovered a beautiful woman named
Andromeda chained to a rock, about to be
devoured by a vicious sea monster, Cetus. He fell
in love with her and used saved her using the
severed head of Medusa, turning the sea monster
into stone.

Taking Andromeda with him, he returned home

to his mother.

Marching to the palace, Perseus resolved to give

the king the gift he’d demanded of him; the
severed head of Medusa. The moment it came out
of the bag, the king was transformed into stone,
fixed forever on his throne,
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