Messier 15 (NGC 7078, Cumulo de Pegaso), Stephan’s Quintet of galaxies, the Einstein Cross (a gravitationally lensed quasar), and the unbarred spiral galaxy NGC 7742 His story begins when Perseus, said to be the son of Zeus, is sent to kill Medusa by a man who wanted to marry his mother but did not…
and Perseus also killed Medusa by beheading her, (Hamilton151) at different circumstances, but with similar accessories. Perseus was given an adamantine sword given to him by the God Hermes (Hamilton150) and Percy (Riordan177-182) had the Celestial Bronze sword riptide given to him by his dad. Hermes provided Perseus with his winged sandals, and Hermes' demigod son Luke provided Percy with Hermes' winged sneakers. Athena provided Perseus with a polished shield to look at Medusa indirectly, and…
similarities get themselves out of the way. The original myth and the movie have many comparisons, the first of which is that perseus is the son of Zeus. Next is that Perseus must go on a quest which requires him to see the witches of Graene and slay Medusa. Another set of of comparisons is that Princess Andromeda is saved by Perseus and Acrisius is killed by him. Finally, one of the last similarity was that Zeus recognizes Perseus as a great hero and wished to reward him for his great deeds.…
The main obstacles that Perseus had to deal with were not having special powers, and then fighting Medusa of course. Theseus had a little bit more to deal with. Theseus had to fight off monsters, horrid weather, and then being down in the Underworld. So it's a safe bet that Theseus won this category, as far as being heroic. Only because he had more obstacles…
kingdom of the queen. Cepheus consulted the Oracle of Apollo on how to stop it. The Oracle told him either sacrifice your daughter or it won't stop. So Andromeda was stripped naked and chained a rock on the coast. So Perseus coming home from slaying Medusa, sees Andromeda and saves her from the monster by slaying it while invisible (because he was wearing Hades helm). He sets her free and marries her (but she's…
In the story, he promises to bring back the head of Medusa as a present for his mother on her wedding day. His grandfather, the king, was delighted at this, for Perseus was destined to kill him, but now the king thought he would surely die. “He stood up before them all and did exactly what the King had hoped…
This is portrayed into two of the greatest myths ever “Perseus” and “Theseus”. Perseus is the great son of the Olympian Zeus and Danae, the daughter of the king of Argos. Perseus is famous for his slaying of the most ferocious monsters, known as Medusa, and Cetus, the sea monster of Poseidon. Theseus is the son of Aegeus, best known for helping the region of Athens and the Athenian power through politics. Having honor is a big leading to bravery. When you have honor it undoubtedly gives you the…
piece of the parchment containing the verdict was eaten by termites, causing the disappearance of the closing words (79f.). The fifth chapter concludes with the remark that woodworms are living in the frame of Géricault’s painting The Raft of the Medusa (139). Chapter 6 begins with the noise of xestobium rufo-villosum (143), a beetle closely related to the woodworm (19). In chapter 8, Charlie’s letters have to be protected from woodworms by keeping them in a plastic bag (197).…
Disney Vs the Ancient Myth: Hercules To keep the Disney movie Hercules fit for a younger audience, the entertaining movie has great departures from the myth. There are several instances of changes, throughout the movie, to make the story more family friendly. Some of these differences are Hercules parents, his major godly nemesis and his 12 labours were tamed down extensively for the Disney movie. The essence of the Hercules myth is still present in the Disney movie, but many of the details…
confused and asked Cece. “Well you’re in San Pescado Azul.” Cece replied with joy for her city. “This means i'm in the other side of the world.” Jack with fear replies. “ This is weird because in the newspaper they talked about finding a medal in Las Medusas with a symbol 8 maybe that's the medal you’re talking about “Cece quoted the newspaper. “And it has a story about how whoever touches the metal 8 symbol gets put in a different time period and the person only has 24 hours before getting…