Perseus A Greek Hero
Perseus is one of the Greek myths that famous with the symbol of ethical values that can be a very great figure in the society. Perseus was a son of Zeus and Danae. His grandfather, Acrisius, threw Perseus and his mother, Danae away into the sea after being told by an oracle about his grandson will kill him. Both Perseus and his mother, Danae was found by King Polydectes on the island of Seriphus. Later on after Perseus grown up, he sent Perseus to look for the head of Gorgon Medusa and hoping for him to die while doing so because he wanted to marry Danae. However, with the helps from Athena and Hermes where they gave him weapons that can act as protection while fighting against the Gorgon Medusa have led Perseus to win the battle. He came
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Despite the difficulty of the adventurous journey, Perseus decides to accomplish it because that is the only way Polydectes will leave his mother alone. He feels obligated to protect his mother because she is the only blood relative that he knows of. He proves his passion in life through how he becomes so honourable, fearless, calm, and also clever in fighting with his challenging life. He fits the heroic model of an honourable man who overcoming all obstacles to reunite his family and do justice.
The story also illustrates the benefits that come with honourable behaviour. The Gods, Hermes and Athena were being helpful to Perseus during his crucial moments, which had made it possible for Perseus to complete his missions successfully. Generosity again proves to be a good thing to practise where Dictys, the fisherman who is King Polydectes’ brother ended up becomes a king after his evil brother was being killed by Perseus. He did it through his own good personality by treating Perseus nicely unlike King Polydectes. In this way, the story highlights that great people can always have humble beginnings but at the end he or she can still get a better life than others. Medusa, by contrast, is one of the most famous mythical beings where in her case, she was the most beautiful person at first but turned into an ugliness creature because of her arrogance. She
Despite the difficulty of the adventurous journey, Perseus decides to accomplish it because that is the only way Polydectes will leave his mother alone. He feels obligated to protect his mother because she is the only blood relative that he knows of. He proves his passion in life through how he becomes so honourable, fearless, calm, and also clever in fighting with his challenging life. He fits the heroic model of an honourable man who overcoming all obstacles to reunite his family and do justice.
The story also illustrates the benefits that come with honourable behaviour. The Gods, Hermes and Athena were being helpful to Perseus during his crucial moments, which had made it possible for Perseus to complete his missions successfully. Generosity again proves to be a good thing to practise where Dictys, the fisherman who is King Polydectes’ brother ended up becomes a king after his evil brother was being killed by Perseus. He did it through his own good personality by treating Perseus nicely unlike King Polydectes. In this way, the story highlights that great people can always have humble beginnings but at the end he or she can still get a better life than others. Medusa, by contrast, is one of the most famous mythical beings where in her case, she was the most beautiful person at first but turned into an ugliness creature because of her arrogance. She