Perseus

Ares V.s Prometheus V.s Perseus This paper is going to be about three of the most important beings in Greek mythology and then the best of the three will be chosen at the end. Enjoy! Ares In Greek mythology Ares was the god of war and the son of Zeus king of the gods and his mother was Hera, Zeus’ wife. He was aggressive and ruthless because he personified the brutal nature of was; but the negative thing of these things is that he was unpopular with all living things, gods, goddesses, and humans…

Odysseus. Among these great heroes are Theseus and Perseus. These two mythological figures hold many similarities; therefore, comparing the myths of Theseus and Perseus allows one to detect underlying themes and messages that resemble and complement each other. The archetypal hero is known to venture on eventful journeys after an extraordinary birth. Perseus and Theseus are famous for their triumphant quests in Greek mythology. The lives of these men…

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…

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…

Perseus is a demigod which means he is half god and half human. He is viewed as a hero because he shows strength and courage. Perseus traveled very far to kill Medusa and bring here head to Polydectes. Before Perseus was born King Acrisius had a very beautiful daughter, but the king wanted a son. So he went to a fortune teller of that time and asked if he would have a son. The fortune teller said that he would not but that his doughter would have a son that would kill him. He decided to cage up…

Feminine power is not exactly what one thinks of first when discussing the gorgon Medusa. Instead the connotation of danger immediately comes up. The tale of Perseus and Medusa also comes to mind as well, with the general idea of Perseus beheading her like any other hero’s adventure. Yet Ovid’s telling of the myth paints Medusa to possess a seemingly contradictory duality in that she is still the destructive menace we have all seen, but yet she holds many life providing or protective qualities…

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,…

Perseus Perseus was a great hero born of Denae and Zeus. The story of Perseus is that one day King Acrisius visited an oracle because he only had a daughter and he wanted a son. The oracle told him hat his daughter, Denae, would have a son, but the catch was that the son would kill King Acrisius. Acrisius grew angry and locked Denae in a tower with no way for anyone to reach her. One day Zeus saw her from Mount Olympus and visited her. He then made Denae pregnant with her baby boy. They…

hollywood movie. In the 2010 movie Clash of the Titans, we are taken on a journey through ancient Greece where the demigod Perseus is trying to take revenge on a god, who had slain his family right in front of him. Perseus travels to in search of a way to stop this god and all of his evil plans from coming to fruition. Though hollywood can provide its own telling of the great myth of perseus, the movie is almost completely different from the myth it is trying to portray with only a small amount…

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…