Jackson” modernizes “Perseus” in events (The event that begins the adventure and when the two ran into Medusa)‚ Character types (Unusual birth and Spiritual help)‚ and the theme‚ Good vs. Evil. The first paragraph will talk about the events of Perseus and Percy. The events from Perseus got modernized‚ the beginning of the adventure and one of the challenges of the adventure. When Perseus found Medusa it states that‚ “He looked‚ instead‚ into Athena’s polished shield‚ and shuddered at the sight he
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The Odysseus who leaves Troy changes into a completely different man before he arrives at his home in Ithaca. The hero endures many trials and tribulations induced by the menis of Poseidon‚ but learns from his mistakes and matures much through his trek. Poseidon serves as a symbol of the supernatural and the threatening. In a way‚ he is the abusive‚ but pedagogic father. It is Poseidon who keeps Odysseus in the face of danger‚ and it is Poseidon who keeps him suffering. Until the seventh year of
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creation myth. It all began when Poseidon decided to seduce Medusa‚ as she was once a beautiful young woman with infamous hair which every other woman envied. So‚ Poseidon set out to seduce her in the Athene temple and he succeeded. Naturally‚ Athena was infuriated that Poseidon has done such a thing in her own temple and she was also enraged by the possibility that Medusa was more beautiful than her. So‚ in a fit of rage‚ she transformed Medusa from beautiful to hideous‚ replacing her lovely hair with
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summary of Theseus volunteer to go to Crete to be sacrificed to the Minotaur. He promised his dad that he would be on white sails not black sails. But he rides on the black sails so his father Perseus was the son of Danae and Zeus. Perseus went to see Medusa. to cut her head off. He came back with Medusa’s head‚ he used Medusa’s head to turned Phineus into stones. Theseus and Perseus are courageous and proud‚ yet it is there impulsive actions lead them into bad decisions that cause suffering Theseus
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are the myths about Perseus and Theseus. In Perseus myth‚ he attended a banquet where he had to give Polydectes a horse as a gift‚ but Perseus claimed that he could get him Medusas head as easily as getting him a hoarse. So‚ Perseus goes to find the gorgons and with the help of a nymph‚ Athena‚ and Hermes‚ he is able to cut medusas head and bring it to Polydectes. In Theseus myth‚ seven man and women every year had to
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washes up on a small island‚ where a kind fisherman named Dictys takes Danae and Perseus in. They live happily until Dictys’s brother‚ King Polydectes‚ falls in love with Danae and decides to get rid of her son. Polydectes convinces Perseus to kill the Medusa‚ a horrifying beast with snakes for hair. But this feat seems
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another statue and realized it was Hera. Iris asked the snake lady “what’ your name and what have you done to Hera” she replied to him saying “ my name is Medusa and i make statues for a living of all the people that are prettier than me”. How can you undo the spell asked iris you can’t said Medusa the only way is if you bring me 3 things. So Medusa told iris that she needed a big block of cheese‚ a
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Trey Parker once said‚ “Every hero needs a sidekick; every captain needs a mate.” This quote means‚ even if a hero thinks they can do everything alone then they mistaken. In the book‚ The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. It is about young‚ brave Percy Jackson (son of Poseidon) who is on a quest to return the master Lightning bolt back to Olympus because if not there will be a war of the gods. Percy is being accused of stealing the bolt. He knows he didn’t take it but he doesn’t know who did. On his
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1881 EADWEARD JAMES MUYBRIDGE and ETIENNE-JULES MAREY | | | | |These men unite in Paris to begin collaborating in the study of motion. Muybridge had by now‚ constructed a series of pictures depicting motion by the use of a single camera. He | | |then alongside Marey‚ shows these photos using a Uchatius lantern and could possibly have acquired picture-motion this way. The Zoopraxiscope has been‚ albeit rarely‚ called
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Because of his greed‚ he was told by the gods that his daughter would have a son‚ Perseus‚ and that son would rise against him. Eventually‚ Perseus grew up and was told by Athena that he needed to kill the Gorgon‚ or Medusa‚ and bring the head back to her. Perseus was able to kill Medusa and eventually make it home after seven years. The prophesy of the gods was completed and Perseus killed Acrisuius. Throughout his entire journey‚ Perseus demonstrated bravery and loyalty.
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