to fight Medusa. During the myth “Perseus”‚ Polydects was going to get married to a princess. During this time it was custom to give gifts to the princess‚ but Perseus had no gifts such as a horse to give to the princess. So just out of know where‚ he said to the princess that he would do anything for her‚ even kill Gorgon Medusa‚ to show his loyalty to her. Polydectes then said‚ “Yes‚ why don’t you go do that‚ kill Gorgon Medusa.” Perseus agreed to it and began his journey to kill Medusa. During
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Perseus wanted to fight Polydectes but new he would loose so he sought out a way to defeat him and found his answer with Medusa. Medusa was a cursed thing that’s hair was made of snakes and a single glance can turn you into stone. You can see how killing her would be a challenge. He set off but had to make several stops along the way. Fortunately for Perseus Athena wanted Medusas head to be on her shield for war since she was the goddess of wisdom and war craft. She told him were to get the special
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from the story Perseus and the quest for Medusa head. Theseus comes from the story the adventures of Theseus .Characteristics of an ideal hero are bravery and strength. Perseus and Theseus showed those things. Perseus showed bravery because he wanted to prove to the king that he could kill medusa. He realized that maybe he couldn`t kill her until a man and woman came and gave him a pouch‚ sword‚ and winged boots. When he got them he was ready to get Medusa`s head he first went and had to be brave
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a map to find the three pearls and flying shoes and his shield. And then Percy‚ annabeth and Grover go on a quest to find the three pearls. The first pearl was in medusa lair. They killed her and took her head just in case they needed it. The secend pearl was on annabeth moms statue that was guard by the hydra. They killed it with medusa head and got the pearl. The third pearl was in las vegas lotus hotel and casino. These waitresses give them a lotus cake to eat and they forgot what they were doing
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the journey to Medusa’s lair was long and dangerous asked for Medusa’s head. Perseus not knowing what else to do set off on this journey. (www.greekmythology.com/myths/heroes/Perseus/perceus.HTML) paragraph 4-5) Perseus knew he could not kill Medusa by himself. So he made a plan to go and ask mythological being for help. Knowing that Athena was an expert of crafts‚ he went to her for answers. She did not only give Perseus answers but she also gave him a reflecting shield. He was off to the
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vicious character through the multiple references to Medusa‚ who in greek mythology is known to be cursed by Athena to be so hideous that her looks can turn any onlookers into stone. From stanza one‚ the narrator said that Miss Havisham has ‘dark green pebbles for eyes’. Her dark green eyes are pebble hard and glows just like medusa’s does according to images. ‘Trembling if I open the wardrobe’ is like the dungeon some mythical stories had of medusa being trapped in a deep underground dungeon because
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What makes a hero? Saving someone’s life perhaps‚ or is it just being noble and caring for the poor like Robin Hood did. Most people who don’t actually take the time to read about or study mythology believe that a hero in mythology is a god or a supernatural most of the time. But that is not the case. There are some that can be called a demigod‚ these are ones that even though half god are also mostly human. A demigod could have different meaning‚ one being as previously mentioned‚ which is a being
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Perseus-Prideful‚ courageous‚ brave‚ and intelligent • Dictys-Sympathetic and friendly • Polydectes-Selfish‚ evil‚ and cruel 3.) The Path of the Hero- • The call to adventure- Perseus claims and boasts to get the King the best gift‚ the head of a gorgon (Medusa) • Initiation- Pereus Makes a deal with the grey women. He takes their eyeball in exchange for directions. • Return- Perseus comes back and accidentally turns Polydectes this and his men into stone. To fulfill the prophecy‚ he kills his grandfather
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Alex Beecher ENG 215 5/31/12 Film Review Perseus Abound For this film review‚ I watched the film Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. It tells the story of Percy‚ son of Poseidon‚ and his quest to discover both who he is and who stole the mighty lightning bolt of Zeus. The film is aimed at families‚ and generally shows an accurate representation of the Greek myths. There are a few key differences though‚ which are mostly used to present the Greek Gods in a better‚ more likable
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instantly‚ as Medusa‚ or New Medusa is created to live by Athene‚ Perseus sets to meet her again and accept his earlier fault. She is in affection with him‚ once she actually secured him from drowning in the lake. If he really accepts her feelings‚ he will be awarded immortally instead of demoralized with new benefited consciousness of the artifice of the pattern‚ which was lower than a hateful device contrived by King Polydectes with regard to disposes of Perseus ‚ he looks Medusa‚ kisses her and
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