because his son Perseus has definitely got him beat. As the saviour of Argos‚ defeater of Hades and slayer of Medusa‚ Perseus has his own list of accomplishments. He is loving‚ determined and courageous‚ all traits that make him the true hero. The phrase “like father like son” is a statement you will see is clearly defied by Perseus. People always say that love is a hero’s main weakness‚ however‚ Perseus proves that it is‚ in fact‚ one of his biggest strengths. It is obvious that Perseus loves his family
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called Seriphos. There a fisherman named Dictys whose brother was king of Seriphos found them. Perseus had grown into a man and Dictys helped and watched after Danae and Perseus as long as he could but nothing could keep his egotistical brother from getting what he wanted. Dictys’ brother was king Polydectes. Polydectes fancied Danae and wanted to marry her but Perseus didn’t want him to marry his mother. Perseus wanted to fight Polydectes but new he would loose so he sought out a way to defeat him and
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IV- Yakal Aside from their strong will and determination‚ they were able to surpass all their troubles because of divine intervention. For Perseus‚ it was an advantage that he was Zeus’ son. He was of divine origin and so he received more help from the gods and goddesses. Whenever he was in danger‚ his worried father would come to his rescue. Zeus sent deities such as Hermes and Athena to help him. Hermes and Athena provided him with proper equipment which included the sword‚ and the shield. Also
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The Perseus myth fits Campbell’s model of the Hero’s Journey whereas the Heroine’s Journey of Persephone does‚ not simply because female characters were rarely celebrated as victors and were suppressed underneath a patriarch. His model describes a character that is constructed for male heroes‚ for example the Hero’s Journey requires him to leave home to conquer his adversary whereas Persephone is trapped within a power struggle between wanting to stay with her mother and growing up; therefore she
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story of Perseus and Andromeda (1524) Artist: Nicola da Urbino Collection: Italian Renaissance This plate illustrates the story of the valiant hero Perseus (a demigod) as he saves the princess Andromeda from a sea monster. The greek myth says that Andromeda’s mother had said that her daughter’s beauty was greater than that of Poseidon’s companions. An angry Poseidon‚ sent off a sea monster to their land. The plate shows Andromeda chained up to a tree‚ the sea monster at her feet and Perseus holding
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Prometheus is the son of the god Zeus‚ who disobeys his father and gave humans fire. In "Prometheus” he states‚ ‘“It is very greedy; you must feed it twigs until it becomes a proper size. Then you must stop‚ or it will eat everything in sight- and you too’” (Evslin 57). This personification can tell the reader how fire actually is since they both have greed and know how concreted greed is making it ideally difficult to stop. They can also infer how dangerous it is for the people to have such thing
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Perseus vs. Clash of the Titans “There are gods and there are men‚ but there are those like us who walk in between” (Io‚ Clash of the Titans). Legends of demigods‚ part-man and part-god‚ had been passed down since the ancient times. Extraordinary feats of courage and strength were always shown in each story‚ but one stands greater than the rest. It is about a boy who was cast into sea and lived; a boy who lived his life as a fisherman; a boy who grew up to be the man that killed Medusa‚ Perseus
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Perseus: Symbol of Ethical Values When I think of what a hero represents to me‚ I think of an individual who fights for family values and the ethics of a good human being. Greek mythological heroes have many attributes that can be related to positive traits in society today. One such ancient hero is Perseus. During his exploits Perseus set standards‚ which people of ancient Greece could follow and which people can follow today. The myth of Perseus shows that he acts within the social and ethical
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The battle of Beowulf VS Perseus An epic is a long narrative poem that celebrates a hero’s deeds. Epics came into existance as spoken words and poets retold them from one generation to the next. All epics concern the actions of a hero. The hero‚ known as a legendary figure who performs deeds requiring incredible courage and strength. The hero embodies character traits that reflect lofty ideals. Beowulf and Perseus fit into these categories because they both show traits of courage. They also show
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Perseus Story Comparison There are many similarities and differences between the original Clash of the Titans movie and the book. One similarity is that he slayed medusa‚ however in the story medusa is sleeping when he killed her and in the movie she is awake. Also‚ in both the movie and the book Perseus goes to Jappa although in the story Hermes helped him and in the movie a man named Amon helped him. In the book Cassiopeia compares Andromeda to the Nereids‚ but in the movie she is compared to
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