2023年7月3日 · Perseus Slays Medusa. Perseus was sent to kill Medusa by Polydectes, the king of Seriphos (Polydectes wanted the young man out of the picture so he could marry his mother Danae). The king thought that Perseus would be killed on his mission, since Medusa was a terrible Gorgon whose gaze turned people to stone.

2023年3月11日 · Perseus had been sent to fetch Medusa’s head by Polydectes, a cruel king who wished to have Perseus out of the way so he could marry his mother, Danae. Perseus was assisted by the gods, who provided him with a mirrored shield, winged sandals, a helmet of invisibility, an adamantine sword, and a magical satchel that could carry Medusa’s head.

2023年1月18日 · The Graeae were known above all for their connection with Perseus and his heroic quest to slay Medusa. In this popular tale, Perseus had been sent to kill Medusa, the only Gorgon who was mortal—a seemingly impossible task, as Medusa’s gaze turned all who looked upon her to stone. Perseus, however, was no ordinary man: he was the son of Zeus ...

2023年3月24日 · The Gorgon Medusa, whose gaze famously turned humans to stone, was once a lover of the sea god Poseidon. When Perseus, the hero of Argos, beheaded Medusa, Pegasus was born from her blood, together with the Giant Chrysaor. Poseidon was usually named as the father of both creatures, even if the mechanics of his paternity were obscure at best.

2023年3月10日 · Perseus was still armed with the divine weapons the gods had given him for his battle with Medusa: a helmet of invisibility, an adamantine sword, and winged sandals. He also had the head of Medusa, which turned all those who looked upon it to stone. With this arsenal he was able to kill the sea monster and rescue Andromeda.

2023年10月4日 · Danae, daughter of Acrisius, was a princess of Argos who was imprisoned by her own father. After Zeus seduced her as a shower of gold dust, she gave birth to the hero Perseus. Acrisius locked Danae and her child in a chest and threw it into the sea, but they were ultimately rescued by a fisherman in Seriphos.

2023年6月20日 · Perseus. Perseus, the mortal son of Zeus and the Argive princess Danae, was a Greek hero, king, and slayer of monsters. Expelled from Argos (along with his mother), Perseus was raised on the island of Seriphos. He made a name for himself by killing the Gorgon Medusa and later rescuing the princess Andromeda. After returning to the Argolid, he ...

2023年3月11日 · Perseus. Atlas also appeared in a tale of Perseus, the legendary hero of early Greek lore. According to Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Perseus traveled to Atlas’s kingdom in northwestern Africa and demanded shelter, claiming that he was the son of the great Zeus. Atlas refused, as he had received a prophecy foretelling the downfall of his kingdom at ...

2022年12月7日 · In one famous myth, he let the hero Perseus borrow this helmet so that he could sneak up on and kill Medusa. Hades was often represented riding a chariot driven by pitch-black horses. Among the other attributes of Hades were a scepter, the keys to the Underworld, a cornucopia, and Cerberus , the three-headed guard dog of the dead.

2023年5月23日 · According to this account, Ariadne accompanied Dionysus in his war against Perseus (which began when Argos, Perseus’ city, refused to worship Dionysus). During the fighting, Perseus wielded the head of Medusa, which turned anyone who looked upon it to stone. Ariadne was one of the unfortunate victims of the head’s fatal gaze.