death‚ threw Perseus‚ son of Zeus‚ and his mother‚ Danae‚ into the ocean; a fisherman named Dictys rescued both‚ with the help of Zeus. Later‚ Perseus must battle Medusa and the Ketos to save Danae‚ from yet another king‚ King Polydectes‚ and Princess Andromeda‚ respectively. Perseus‚ in the movie version‚ must defeat giant scorpions‚ Medusa‚ and the Kraken‚ all to save the citizens of Greece from the wrath of Hades‚ god of the underworld. As the story unfolds‚ one can see connections between the myth
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storyline‚ some events that were mentioned in the movie were actually different from the stories that people know. For example the story of Medusa‚ according to the movie‚ Medusa was cursed by Aphrodite because Medusa and Poseidon made love in her temple but the truth is it was Athena who punished Medusa and it was in her temple too were Poseidon and Medusa made love. Another negative aspect of the movie is its effects‚ it is understood that the movie was made a long time ago but still it is
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Perseus a hero? • Perseus killed the gorgon Medusa after being challenged to do so by Polydectes‚ a king that had planned on marrying his mother. Hermes and Athena gave him gifts to keep him safe while fighting Medusa‚ who was an evil woman with snakes for hair that turned people to stone whenever they looked at her. He killed her using a sickle from Hermes while she slept and used the reflection from a shield given to him by Athena to see Medusa so that he wouldn’t turn to stone. Relationships
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class that music is essentially important for the human race. This project allowed me to understand a certain culture of music and how there are many diverse genres; rock can vary depending on how the band feels. For instance‚ the band being studied‚ Medusa enjoys incorporating old style of Rock‚ blues and the new style of hard core Rock into their songs. It helped me understand that popular culture music can decrease the amount of people listening to Rock‚ now that technology has helped music advance
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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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young man with long hair and an ideal physique. As the embodiment of perfectionism‚ he could be cruel and destructive‚ and his love affairs were rarely happy. His attributes include the laurel wreath and lyre. He often appears in the company of the Muses. Animals sacred to Apollo include roe deer‚ swans‚ cicadas‚ hawks‚ ravens‚ crows‚ foxes‚ mice‚ and snakes. Ares (Ἄρης‚ Árēs) God of war‚ bloodshed‚ and violence. The son of Zeus and Hera‚ he was depicted as a beardless youth‚ either nude with a
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CLA204 Lecture 1 Notes What is myth? - mûthos (ancient Greek) – “story”‚ “plot” of a narrative - myth – “a traditional story of collective (social) importance” – character‚ plot‚ temporal and special setting - mûthos (story) + logos (account) = “study of myth”‚ mythology - set in distant past or time so long ago when humans did not exist - mythical place – ie. garden paradise‚ world of the dead‚ etc. Circulation of Myth: oral (Orpheus‚ Homer‚ Hesiod) literary (Ovid‚ Euripides) artistic
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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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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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