affair with Poseidon‚ the sea god‚ when she found out‚ she wa so furious she turned her into a famous monster‚ even today‚ named Medusa. Medusa was cursed‚ she was so ugly that any mortal that looks upon innedalty turns into stone. She was also one of the two supporters of Perseus‚ who slayed Medusa with Athena and Hermes’s help. Perseus then gave the head of Medusa to Athena‚ and Athena decided to put the head on her Aegis‚ a special shield that Athena has‚ So when Athena charged into battle with
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Polydectes knew that no man unaided could kill Medusa. However‚ Perseus was not unaided. Two great gods we watching over him‚ Hermes and Athena. Hermes told Perseus that before he attacked Medusa‚ he must be properly equipped‚ and what he needed was in the possession of the nymphs of the North. In order to reach the nymphs‚ he would have to talk to the Gray women‚ three
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of the Cnidarian that constantly gets confused for the Jellyfish. “ The Hydrozoa has over 3700 types in this subgroup and is distinguished by its variety of life cycles‚ growth forms‚ and specialized structures” (Hammond‚ 2014). As a Polyp and the Medusa the Hydrozoa looks and acts just like a jellyfish and its stages of life. The only difference between the Hydrozoa and
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mythology personal narrative Monstrous Medusa I am a product of a jealous goddess. I once was a beautiful maiden with beautiful‚ long‚ golden hair and golden wings. I am the youngest of the gorgons and my two older sisters are Stheno and Euryale. My mother was Ceto. My father was Phorcys. When I met Poseidon‚ he took advantage of me and took me to Athena’s temple. She was enraged by what I was doing with Poseidon. So she turned me into the monstrous Medusa who can’t look into anyone’s eyes without
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overcomes the weakness of hate for his grandfather (who doesn’t want him alive). In addition‚ he crosses into unknown territory‚ suffers‚ and returns as any ideal hero would. Moreover‚ Perseus reaches his own herculean task (cutting off the head of Medusa). Overall‚ I believe Perseus is the prime example of a Greek Hero due to his courage and his overcoming of obstacles thrown at him. To begin with‚ Perseus could overcome his hatred for his grandfather who wanted him executed from earth. Although his
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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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’Brothers’ and ’Before you were mine’ by Duffy and in ’Daddy’ and ’Medusa’ by Plath. All four poems portray a speaker looking back over relationships within their family members‚ however the context varies; in ’Daddy’‚ it is implied that a relationship between a father and a young girl has been cut short by death‚ resulting in a psychological battle between the speaker and an image of her father she has created in her head. Similarly in ’Medusa’ Plath creates a resentful and mostly negative relationship
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The story of Perseus‚ Medusa‚ Cetus and Andromeda is one of the first of the founding myths who established the pantheon of the twelve Olympians and the origin of the Danaans. Founding myths usually involve the slaying of some kind of archaic monster‚ perhaps the idol of a previous religion or some symbol. In this case‚ it was Medusa‚ who was brought to Greece from Libya‚ where she was worshipped by the Amazons as Metis‚ a serpent goddess. Cetus was a constellation first seen years before the
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Though‚ once they both reaches an island‚ the only thing they both really had‚ was each other. As time passed‚ Perseus grew older and older to be hero he is still known for today. He became a hero because he took up a challenge from a king to kill the Medusa. Nevertheless‚ he did have the help
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society. The Gorgons were possibly the most well-known of the Greek monsters. Originally Stheno‚ Euryale‚ and Medusa‚ the daughters of ancient sea god‚ Phorcys‚ and Ceto‚ were known as the most beautiful of the Olympian gods. When Zeus took control of Mount Olympus‚ he stripped them of their powers. Athena (Zeus’ daughter)‚ the goddess of wisdom‚ took Stheno‚ Euryale‚ and Medusa as her attendants and priestesses. Under her law‚ the sisters pledged to remain virgins to honor her. Poseidon‚
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