await her fate. Luckily Perseus happened to be flying by. He had winged sandals! He was carrying with him the severed head of the Gorgon‚ Medusa. It had snakes for hair and was so ugly that any creature that gazed directly at it was turned to stone. Perseus saw Andromeda and the dangerous position she was in. With quick thinking he uncovered the head of Medusa‚ pointing it straight at the eyes of the sea monster. Just in the nick of time the sea monster turned to stone. Perseus and Andromeda fell
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Research paper “Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds‚ so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.” Throughout the history of time there have been many great and powerful nations. Religion has always had a powerful effect on nations‚ even more so than the military or the political system in which the civilization confides in. In ancient Greek society‚ their higher deities were constantly
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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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The amiable Mark Twain cleverly jokes‚ “Go to Heaven for the climate‚ Hell for the company”. Although this humorous quote can tickle the imagination and produce a genial chuckle‚ one might discover that there is an element of truth that can be observed in this statement. Everyone dies‚ that is a simple fact of life that must be acknowledged. The real question that lingers in the back corners of the mind is the next step after life. Is it Heaven or Hell? Shall the damned be cursed to wander throughout
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case‚ Polydectes wants to get rid of Perseus so he can marry Danae. Polydectes convinces Perseus to try to kill Medusa‚ an impossible feat for a mortal. The gods favor Perseus‚ however. As in most heroes‚ they usually have a magical helper. He receives a shield from Athena‚ a sword from Hermes‚ and information about the location of the nymphs‚ the only ones who know how to kill Medusa. As Hamilton points out‚ Perseus’s story is almost a fairy tale. Hermes and Athena tell Perseus almost precisely
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the age of both Percy and Annabeth are wrong‚ they are supped to be 12 in the book; whereas in the movie‚ they are 16. Also the appearances of Medusa and Annabeth are not what reader expected. According to the book‚ Medusa is an old‚ Middle Eastern woman‚ with coffee-colored skin‚ and Annabeth has curly blonde hair‚ and gray eyes. Contrast the movie. Medusa appears to be a young‚ Caucasian woman and Annabeth has iron-straight brown hair‚ and blue eyes. Lastly‚ the characterization of Hades is different
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In regard to feminism‚ a lot of work was done in feminine writing. Along with "The feminine mystique" there was one popular manifesto by Helen cixous. "The laugh of medusa"‚originally written in french but translated in English and first published in 1975. Helen Cixous being a French feminist is carried away by the notion of French feminism which is‚ women must realize that their centre of consciousness is related to
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saves his mother from marrying King Polydectes. The movie and story are similar for the most part‚ aside from what Perseus’s goal is in the end of the plot. The movie and story both focus mainly on Perseus’s adventure threw the wilds‚ trying to slay Medusa to get her head. Both the movie and the story have Perseus receive help from a godly being. Perseus goes to Medusa’s lair and slays her by using his shield as a reflective surface to see her threw. Perseus uses Medusa’s severed head to save the princess
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Danae was found by King Polydectes on the island of Seriphus. Later on after Perseus grown up‚ he sent Perseus to look for the head of Gorgon Medusa and hoping for him to die while doing so because he wanted to marry Danae. However‚ with the helps from Athena and Hermes where they gave him weapons that can act as protection while fighting against the Gorgon Medusa have led Perseus to win the battle. He came
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Percy’s meeting with Aunt Em [Medusa] made him think about staying with her and gave him a doubt with his mission and this represents the Woman as Temptress. As Aunt Em said‚ “Do not be a pawn of the Olympians‚ my dear. You would be better off as a statue. Less pain‚. Less pain.” This lines made him think about being the Gods way of hurting one another. The temptation in this part of the story was the urge to stay with Medusa because of her persuading‚ lull-like voice that tells him to abandon his
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