Polydectes

and let it float out sea. To Danae luck a fisherman help her and her son. Perseus grew to be a strong man and him and Danae lived happily. One day King polydectes fell in love with Danae, and wanted to force her into marriage. Perseus would not allow it so him and polydectes made a deal. If Perseus killed medusa and brought back her head, polydectes would leave his mother alone. Perseus knew he had to do this hard task so that his mother would remain happy. Perseus managed to kill Medusa, he…

When Zeus ruled the land, and Poseidon controlled the sea, and Hades lived in the underworld, there was a brave hero, the first hero. An Oracle of Delphi told Acrisius that one day, his grandson would put an end to the King of Argos. Knowing this, he locked her daughter, Danae, in a chamber to hide her from all men. However, the great god Zeus had found her and had fallen in love. With the power to do anything, the great Zeus had turned into golden rain to seduce her. Soon, she would give birth…

that you would think that someone like him could do. He survived being thrown into the sea with his mother and then did anything he had to save her and himself from the fate that they had when he simply could have given up and let the things that Polydectes wanted to do. But he did what he had to and took them back to Greece. GO…

A great Greek hero once slayed monsters before the days of Heracles. This Greek hero is the son of Zeus and Danae, the daughter of Acrisius of Argos. His name? Perseus. Perseus is an important character in Greek mythology because he shows many traits valued by Greek culture. At a time, the king had a daughter named Danae. Danae was very beautiful but according to Apollo, Danaes sons would kill Acrisius. That being said, Acrisius locked up Danae in a bronze tower so that she would never marry…

C.S.Lewis once said in the book Mere Christianity that,“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.” This means that if you are always looking down on others you never get a chance to see who is above you so you often that assume it is you. This is dangerous because, once the people who are above you realize this, you will be put back in your place. In Sophocles's Greek tragedy, Antigone,…

was due to the words of a prophet, but that could represent someone spreading rumors and/or lies of Perseus. These words from the prophet caused Acrisius to be “very much afraid” (1). This is only Perseus being cast from the first class, though. Polydectes…

The 12 Stages of the Archetypal Hero’s Journey, How They Relate to the Stories of Jason and Perseus Jason’s Story 1. Ordinary World – In the beginning, Jason is introduced to us as a man “shod with only a single sandal”, when he returns to his rightful kingdom. 2. Call to Adventure – When Jason pursues Pelias to release the “sovereign sceptre and the throne” to him, Pelias replies that if Jason first goes on a quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece, the kingdom will be his. 3. Refusal of the…

Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon and hero to mankind. The main protagonist to the Percy Jackson series written by Rick Riordan. Percy is a vulnerable middle-schooler who overcomes his mother’s death, while also continuing to rescue her from it. As well as, being the character who has enough courage to put people first, despite the risk of death. Are these heroic qualities represented in the book by Percy Jackson, used by Perseus, the Grecian hero? To put it lightly, yes. Riordan, uses Perseus to…

Perseus and Heracles are both boys and they could be considered Greek heroes. Perseus and Heracles are half-brothers and Zeus if their father. Both of them are the protagonists in their stories. Perseus defeats Medusa and Heracles does 12 labors assigned to him by Eurystheus. Perseus and Heracles may both be considered Greek heroes, but they led completely different lives. Perseus and Heracles were very different people at times. One example of a difference between them is Perseus…

to Athens to claim him as his father”(Hamilton 210). Theseus is proving to be a stronger boy while becoming of age, being given a quest at the turn of his manhood, while Perseus had waited until his opportunity arrived with his mother, and King Polydectes, who wanted to marry his mother, Danaë. Theseus defeats his enemy, the Minotaur, while defeating the Labyrinth, therefore choosing more of a fight than Perseus, since Perseus had help from the Gods. “Once inside, one would go endlessly along…