Polydectes

much different than the movie. Simply stated, in the movie version it is more about Perseus saving Princess Andromeda and reuniting with Io, while in the Greek mythology plot, Perseus is attempting to save his mother, Danae, from marrying the awful Polydectes by being challenged to chop off the head of Medusa. Similarities of this story and movie are that King Acrisius ordered the execution of his daughter, Danae, and her son, Perseus. In both Clash of the Titans plots they were to be thrown…

the son of Zeus he was bound for a spectacular life. After his mother's banishment at the 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…

Storytelling has been an activity since the beginning of early civilization. With their stories people were able to convey messages as well as lessons that are better told than experienced. The Greeks were no different when it came to storytelling and as their religion came to develope so did many great stories of gods and heroes. These stories reflected ideas circulating through the culture on topics of morals as well as an explanation for how the world came to be. Greek people were very…

Heroes are not always invincible and wear capes, heroes come in all kinds of different forms. In Edith Hamilton’s Mythology an epic hero is described as a man with multiple traits and often a fatal flaw, these men are usually similar in character and physicality. Perseus is most noted for the slaying of Medusa, however; not without the supernatural help of Hermes and Athena. Theseus is a courageous hero who has a love for danger. He overpowers the Minotaur and shows bravery through many journeys…

Modern culture portrays heroes as selfless. Almost all, willingly and wholeheartedly, would sacrifice themselves for a cause. The heroes of ancient Greek culture do not display the same qualities, as shown by Edith Hamilton in Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes. The Heroes of the Myths frequently use other people at the risk of that person’s life to obtain goals that they wish for themselves. The princess Ino’s plan to kill Phrixus endangered the whole population of the kingdom. The…

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles” (Christopher Reeve). This quote by Christopher Reeve touches on what a true hero is supposed to be and is. Hero’s are supposed to have traits of selflessness, perseverance, intelligence, bravery, ect. One amazing hero is the son of Zeus and Danaë, young demigod, Perseus of Olympia. Perseus’s intelligence, bravery and selflessness is what ultimately carries him through many…

1. The Labors of Heracles that can be seen as ‘conquests of death’ are: First would be the Labor of the Cattle of Geryon. In this quest Heracles had to face terribly awful odds in order to complete the task. He had to go to the western edge of the earth and even required the aid of Helius’ golden cup to sail the waters in and had to face the Geryon, his herdsman and Orthus. It was unlikely, or even impossible that he completed the quest and the fact that he did makes it a conquest of death.…

monster alone (Beers 14). Gilgamesh overcame his fear when he saw Enkidu being beaten. This was when Gilgamesh became an epic hero after saving his friend's life and killing the giant Humbaba. In the short story of “Perseus and Medusa”, the evil King Polydectes purposely challenges Perseus to do an impossible task in order to get rid of him so the king can be with Perseus’s mom, Danae. Perseus is sent to several different location in order…

50 Shades of Medusa Buckle your seatbelts, motherBLEEPers, because in three short pages I’m going to teach you a thing that I only learned myself two hours ago. So sit down, shut up, and enjoy the experience of my four AM Red Bull induced, self hatred fueled writing extravaganza. This is the story of Medusa. She suffered many injustices in her life and the misfortunes continued to pile up. Everytime she tried to escape one misfortune another would come upon her. Despite her best efforts to…

In the times of Greek mythology and epic hero writing, were epic heroes all the same?From the Greek epics The Odyssey by Homer and Perseus by Edith Hamilton, the reader can find out. In The Odyssey, epic hero Odysseus faces many challenges and must use larger than life strength and courage on his odyssey home to his family in Ithaca after the Trojan War. Perseus is a story about the demigod Perseus who goes on a journey, with the help of god Hermes and goddess Athena, in order to kill the…