Medusa

Perseus and Heracles are both the sons of Zues but have different mothers Perseus's mother was a princess and was also a human. Heracles's mother abandoned him his mother's name was Alcmene. Heracles tricked Atlas when he went to get apples from a tree. Heracles killed a hydra and also killed two deadly serpents by strangling them when he was just a baby. Heracles had to do 12 labors in order for him to become a "full God," instead of a demigod. Heracles's cousin was the one who made Heracles…

Archetypes in Perseus -Situational Archetype: The Quest I believe that the quest archetype fits well in the Perseus myth. Perseus goes to slay medusa for her head or the talisman used to restore peace in his home. He used it to turn the people who wanted to marry her mom to Polydectus against her will ruled the land in an unfairly manner. He saved his mother from the king and brought back peace to the land. Perseus uses the talisman he got in his quest to restore peace exactly as in the…

represent him, his role in Greek culture and his impact in today’s culture. Hermes is usually seen wearing winged sandals, a golden cap with wings, a toga, and carrying a Caduceus. Hermes got his winged sandals as a gift from Perseus, when he killed Medusa. His Caduceus is a staff with wings at the top, and also…

Poseidon was the greek God of the sea. He is also known as Neptune in Rome methodology. He was originally a top God of Mount. Olympus. But, he spent the greatest amount of time in his province of water.Poseidon was the sibling to his two brothers, Hades and Zeus. Their parents were Cronus and Rhea. They were titans, children of the Primeval deities Uranus and Gaea. Cronus and Rhea were siblings. They wed and had 6 children, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Hades,Poseidon, and Zeus. While Cronus parent…

turned to stone, as the poem progresses the importance of the living things medusa turns to stone increases- from a bee to a dragon. The structure of the poem is free verse, and showing the loose and unstable characteristics of Medusa. and is made from 7 equal stanzas apart from the last which is “look at me now” this last line can be considered to have two meanings, on the one hand it could make the reader feel sorry for medusa as she is telling people to look at what she has become, however…

Introduction Athena was a tall, strong, graceful, gray-eyed, goddess who liked owls. From the beginning, she was already an amazing goddess. In fact, even her birth was most unusual. Zeus, the father of gods and goddesses, was also Athena’s father. Her mother was a mortal woman named Metis. Older gods had warned Zeus that he would be in trouble if Metis gave birth to a daughter. So he swallowed Metis whole.Athena was Zeus’s favorite child. Athena's siblings included Persephone, the Dioscuri…

the real thief is. During their journey, they come across angry gods who want nothing but the lightning bolt. In the movie, Percy and his friend’s first location was to Auntie Em’s Garden Emporium. In the scene, they come across Medusa. In Greek mythology, Medusa was a monster, with a hideous face and snakes…

Athena’s birth was unusual to say the least. Gaia warned Zeus that if Athena’s mother had a daughter, that child would overthrow Zeus. To prevent this, Zeus swallowed Metis while she was still pregnant with Athena. Around the time when Athena was to be born, Zeus was in great pain. He felt terrible pressure in his head. He ordered Hephaestus to use his axe to relieve the pressure. Hephaestus used his axe on Zeus’s head and out of the opening came a fully grown, armour wearing, Athena. Athena’s…

cleverness, piety, and respect for traditional mores and law" (James B. Tschen Emmons.) As Perseus went through his journey he proved that he possessed these qualities and was a hero. Perseus showed courage when he accepted the quest to retrieve Medusas head, most would be afraid they would be turned to stone by her horrid looks and turn down the offer but Perseus knew he had to save Danae so he proceeded. Also, he showed courage while rescuing Andromeda, he could have just kept on going home…

Athena’s birth is unique. Zeus had a premonition that Metis would give birth to a son who would overpower him. In knowing this he decided to swallow Metis while she was pregnant. She gave birth to Athena in Zeus’s belly, and pushed her out of his head. She came out wearing armor with a spear. Zeus was proud that it was a girl. He gave her great power, and became his second. Before being born, Metis told Athena that she was going to have the power over craftsmanship, war, wisdom, and being a…