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28 Cards in this Set
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King Acrisius
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Proteus's twin who ruled Argos - imprisoned daughter Danae for fear of the son the oracle said would kill him
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Argos
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The kingdom the twins Proteus and Acrisius fought for the rule of (Acrisius won)
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Danae
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Acrisius's daughter - had son Perseus who eventually killed Acrisius
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Seriphus
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An island in the Aegean sea where Danae and Perseus washed up on in a chest and lived on
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Dictys
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The brother of king Polydectes who took in Danae and Perseus - raised Perseus like his own son
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Polydectes
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Twin brother of Acrisius, king of Seriphus - fell in love with Danae but needed Perseus gone to take her - ordered him to kill Medusa when he didn't have a wedding gift for him
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Gray Women
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The three sister of the Gorgans who shared one eye and one tooth - Perseus stole the eyes to make them tell him where the Nymphs were
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Dodona
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The location of both a grove of oak trees sacred to Zeus and the location of the oracle of the titan goddess Dione (the mother of Aphrodite
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Nymphs of the north
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They gave Perseus the winged sandals, the helmet of invisibility, and the leather shoulder bag
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Gorgans/Medusa
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Three women with eyes that could turn people to stone, tusks, and snakes as hair
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Pegasus
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Winged horse offspring of Medusa and Poseidon
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Ethiopia
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Kingdom of King Cepheus
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Andromeda
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Daughter of king Cepheus of Ethiopia and rescued by Perseus from being sacrificed
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Cassiopeia
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mother of Andromeda, helped by Perseus to rescue her
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Cepheus
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father of Andromeda, king of Ethiopia
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Larissa
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Where Perseus accidentally killed his grandfather king Acrisius with his discus
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Electryon
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King of Mycenae, father of Alcmene, accidentally killed Amphitryon
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What did the oracle tell king Acrisius?
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One day, his daughter will give birth to a son that would kill him.
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What does Acrisius do to Danae instead of killing her?
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He locked her in an underground chamber so that she could not have a child.
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What does Acrisius do with his grandson, Perseus, and Danae?
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Puts them in a carved wooden chest and sets them out into the Aegean sea.
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Who cares for Perseus and Danae?
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Dictys
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What did Hermes give Perseus?
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A sickle-shaped sword, and how to use the bag and winged sandals
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What did Athena give to Perseus?
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A bronze shield
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Who did Perseus fall in love with?
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Andromeda
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Why was Andromeda being sacrificed?
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Her mother bragged of more beauty than the immortal Nereids, Nereids complained to Poseidon, who sent a sea monster to their land
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Where were Danae and Dictys when Perseus arrived home?
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They had sought refuge from Polydectes by retreating into a sacred temple.
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What was done with Medusa's head?
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Perseus gave it to Athena to put on the front of her shield.
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How does Perseus fit into the heroic pattern?
-Birth -Destiny |
Birth: Divine father Zeus, Mortal mother Danae, brought up in seclusion (On Seriphus with Dictys)
Destiny: Fated to be great (Kill Acrisius) Life entwined with the Gods |
