Polydectes

Bernard Evslin’s Heroes, Gods, and Monsters of the Greek Myths tells many stories about heroes and their faults. In a typical Greek story, heroes risk their lives to go on quests. On these quests, they often make morally questionable decisions, ruining the lives of others. The heroes return home after completing the task they set out to confront. Once home, they are lauded for the end results of their quests. The sins of goodness are usually ignored, if not celebrated. Heroes are allowed to get…

her. He then made Denae pregnant with her baby boy. They named him Perseus. Perseus grew inside the tower and was raised by Denae.When Perseus was a man, he became a Greek hero. Perseus was a Greek hero because he saved Denae from marrying Polydectes, the evil king…

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…

The first thing you might imagine when you hear the name Medusa is most likely along the lines of “the woman with snakes for hair and you’ll turn to stone if you look at her face”. Yes, that is true but that’s not all of it, there’s a whole lot more to her story than what meets the eye. When looking for a myth for this essay, I recalled that Medusa was a part of Greek mythology that I curious about ever since I watched ‘Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief’, which is where I was…

Greek Mythology gave a reason behind everything that the Greeks could see, feel, and what they had to do to survive. The Gods and Goddesses gave them a feeling of protection from the things they didn’t understand. They gave the mortals someone to believe no matter what the situation was. Myths gave a reason and story behind the things around them, and why the things were the way were. The ancient Greeks believed that in the beginning there was only Chaos, but out of the empty void, Erebus,…

Why are there so many similarities in a lot of the stories told in today’s world? Are all stories connected in some way or another? Well, a majority of the stories that are written and told in the current world are connected to older myths from Greek or Norse mythology. One example of the connection between current day literature and older myths would be found between Perseus and Prince Caspian. Perseus of Greek Mythology and Prince Caspian of the Chronicles of Narnia share a mythological…

Jungian Archetypes in “Perseus” The use of Jungian archetypes in the Roman myth, “Perseus,” demonstrates common unconscious prototypes that humanity as a whole shares. In addition, analyzing the myth through these archetypes enlightens modern society about why we have the preconceived images that we do about our societal roles. The Jungian archetype theory has been used for many years to analyze myth, as well as religious and psychological ideas. The definition of the word archetype without the…

the people feel sympathy for Perseus ("The Hero Perseus: Perseus: A Timeless Hero.") While Perseus and Danae are living on the fisherman's island they washed up on, Seriphos, the King Polydectes falls in love with Danae but, because of Perseus, King Polydectes cannot completely fill his desire. So, King Polydectes moves on and…

and finally he killed the king. He didn’t do this just for him, he helped others along the way. Perseus went through all of the trouble just to save his mother from marrying. Appointed to the task of bringing back Medusa's’ head to King Polydectes as the ‘punishment’ for not bringing a wedding gift to a fake wedding, Perseus hesitated leaving his mother behind but…

Acrisius throws Danae and Perseus into a trunk and into the ocean, then Zeus leads the two to Dictys’ boat where he saves the two, he then marries Danae and raises Perseus, King Polydectes wants to marry Danae and sends Perseus to kill medusa, on the way back Perseus saves Princess Andromeda whom he marries, King Polydectes turns to stone when he looks at Medusas head, during there honeymoon Perseus kills his grandfather King Acrisius while competing in discus, and becomes King of Argos. However…