The Role Of Perseus In Homer's Odyssey

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It was back in a time where all of the gods were off fighting the Titans, and the goddesses remained to take care of the Earth. Which, in retrospect, could not have been best idea Zeus had ever had. Considering the number of wars the goddesses had caused by themselves. But for the first six years they did alright, without the macho gods causing so many issues, Zeus was not able to have any kids, Ares did not instigate any wars, and Dionysus did not throw any parties. Meanwhile at the very beginning of the war, in Sparta, a baby was born, named Andromeda, meaning to be aware of men. Not to be confused with Andromeda, the woman that Perseus did save from the cliff and Cetus by Perseus. Although she didn't look like much, with her chestnut brown hair and matching eyes. She would grow up to be the fiercest warrior the world has, and will, …show more content…
Not to be confused with Andromeda, the woman that Perseus did save from the cliff and Cetus by Perseus. Although she didn't look like much, with her chestnut brown hair and matching eyes. She would grow up to be the fiercest warrior the world has, and will, ever know, she had the driving force of a lion. She could run like the wind, crush people's skulls like peanut shells, and always got what she wanted. This was the most independent woman the world had ever known. And everyone knew, if she could find a way to make her life better she would, no matter the price. When Spartan boys are seven they leave home and begin their training for the wars to come, and normally, the girls stay home. But not Andromeda. When she had her seventh birthday, she cut off her hair and went to train with the men. Now, of course, the men at her training camp discovered her true identity, the Spartans were not stupid. And in any other circumstance she would have been killed on the spot. But she wagered for her life and

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