The Origins Of Perseus Of Homer's Odyssey

Perseus's origins aren't the most spectacular of all the heroes', but even before his birth he was destined for greatness. As the son of Zeus he was bound for a spectacular life. After his mother's banishment at the hand of Acrisius she made it across a sea with Perseus protected by a chest. They arrived at the island of Seriphos where they were greeted by Dictys son of Polydectes. After a few years Perseus had grown to be a strong young man. His mother was asked into marriage by the king to which she declined because of Perseus. So the king hatched a plan to make the demi-god leave to retrieve the monster, Medusa's head. This is the story of how the demi-god Perseus came to be.

After wondering aimlessly for days 2 figures descended from the sky. Their names' were Athena, and Hermes which came down to assist their brother in completing his adventure. From Hermes he received winged sandals, along with Cronus's Sickle. After the encounter he set off to the cave of the Graeae, which is a creature in mythology thought to be 3 ladies sharing a singular eye. Once he met them they refused to aid him in his quest so he stole their 1 eye, and practically forced them to grant him advice. What they told him was to reach the …show more content…
He saw that it was not a statue, but a woman, and asked her why she was chained to the rock. "My name is Andromeda", she replied, "and I have been punished because of my vain mother. She boasted that I was more beautiful than the Nereids. Poseidon was angered and said that I must be sacrificed to a sea monster," she said. Even as she spoke a monster rose from the sea. Perseus pulled Medusa's head out of the bag; the sea monster turned to stone and crumbled to pieces. Perseus cut Andromeda's chains and took her to her father, King Cepheus of Phoenicia. When Perseus asked Andromeda's hand in marriage, Cepheus gladly agreed. So, Perseus and Andromeda set off for