I have to do these questions over the march break and I left my textbook in class. Smart move. Can anybody give me answers to these? They don't need to be very detailed.
The Legend of Perseus
Birth:
1. Describe the struggle and fight for the throne of Argos.
2. Describe the prophesy given to King Acrisius by the oracle.
3. Describe Perseus’ birth and the divine intervention of Zeus.
4. Why does Acrisius send his daughter and grandson away?
5. Who is Polydectes?
2007-03-11 15:49:43 · 5 answers · asked by hahaha 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Perseus (mythology), in Greek mythology, slayer of the Gorgon Medusa; he was the son of Zeus, father of the gods, and of Danaë, daughter of Acrisius, king of Árgos. Warned that he would be killed by his grandson, Acrisius locked mother and child in a chest and cast them into the sea. They drifted to the island of Seriphus, where they were rescued and where Perseus grew to manhood. Polydectes, king of Seriphus, fell in love with Danaë, and, fearing that Perseus might interfere with his plans, sent him to procure the head of Medusa, a monster whose glance turned men to stone.
Aided by Hermes, messenger of the gods, Perseus made his way to the Gray Women, three old hags who shared one eye between them. Perseus took their eye and refused to return it until they gave him directions for reaching the nymphs of the north. From the nymphs he received winged sandals, a magic wallet that would fit whatever was put into it, and a cap to make him invisible. Equipped with a sword from Hermes that could never be bent or broken and a shield from the goddess Athena, which would protect him from being turned to stone, Perseus found Medusa and killed her. Invisible in his cap, he was able to escape the wrath of her sisters and with her head in the wallet flew on his winged sandals toward home.
As he was passing Ethiopia, he rescued the princess Andromeda as she was about to be sacrificed to a sea monster and took her with him as his wife. At Seriphus he freed his mother from Polydectes by using Medusa's head to turn the king and his followers to stone. All then returned to Greece, where Perseus accidentally killed his grandfather Acrisius with a discus, thus fulfilling the prophecy. According to one legend, Perseus went to Asia, where his son Perses ruled over the Persians, from whom they were said to have gotten their name.
2007-03-12 04:14:14 · answer #1 · answered by Kinka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Describe Perseus
2017-01-12 08:34:20 · answer #2 · answered by boulger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/p/perseus.html
King Polydectes of Seriphus
2007-03-11 17:58:12 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
these are aswered on greek.com or some of the other mythology websites look them up also theres a new service in town called the public library ask a librarian these and they can pull the books foryou OK nough said
2007-03-11 15:53:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
go to google perseus, it even has projects on the subject
2007-03-11 15:55:10 · answer #5 · answered by fatdadslim 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋