Edith Hamilton's Translation Of The Greek Hero

Greek myths tell the adventures of two epic heroes, Perseus, and Theseus. Edith Hamilton revisits these adventures, in her translation of the greek heros. Hamilton’s translation focuses on their heroic adventures and qualities that made them famous in Greek culture and literature. However, one hero stands out Perseus.
Perseus had to build up his courage and one way he did it was by standing up to his king Polydectes “He had nothing he could give...Declared that he would give him a present better than any there. He would go off and kill Medusa...(Hamilton pg.200)”. He was very young, foolish, and with that statement he fell into King Polydectes trap. The king wanted Perseus gone because he wanted to marry his mother, but he couldn't do so cause