The Adventures of Perseus - Complete - Greek Mythology in Comics - See U in History / Mythology
Summary
TLDRIn Argos, two brothers fight over the throne, leading to Pretus's exile. King Acrisius, childless except for his daughter Danae, fears a prophecy of his grandson's fatal role. He imprisons Danae, but Zeus visits her, leading to Perseus's birth. Acrisius casts Danae and Perseus into the sea, but they survive. Perseus grows into a hero, slays Medusa, and along his journey faces various challenges, including rescuing Andromeda and accidentally fulfilling the prophecy with Acrisius. His legend endures as a symbol of heroism.
Takeaways
- ๐ Two brothers in Argos fought over the throne, with one, Acrisius, becoming king and the other, Pretus, going into exile.
- ๐ฎ Acrisius, childless and paranoid due to an oracle's prophecy, locked his daughter Danae in a tower to prevent her from having a son who would kill him.
- โ๏ธ Zeus, hearing Danae's prayer, visited her in the form of a golden rain, resulting in her pregnancy with Perseus.
- ๐ข Acrisius, enraged by the birth of Perseus, placed mother and child in a chest and cast them into the sea, but they were saved by Dictys, a fisherman.
- ๐ฐ Perseus, raised as Dictys's son, grew into a strong and brave man, and was challenged by King Polydectes to bring back Medusa's head.
- ๐ก๏ธ With the help of the gods, Hermes, Athena, and others, Perseus obtained divine weapons and guidance to fulfill his quest.
- ๐ป Perseus outsmarted the Gray Witches to learn the location of the nymphs who provided him with the tools necessary to defeat Medusa.
- ๐ Using a reflective shield to avoid direct sight, Perseus beheaded Medusa, whose blood gave birth to Pegasus and Chrysaor.
- ๐ During his return, Perseus turned the Titan Atlas to stone with Medusa's head and continued his journey.
- ๐ Perseus saved Andromeda from a sea monster and married her, receiving a kingdom as a reward for his heroism.
- ๐บ Perseus accidentally fulfilled the prophecy by killing his grandfather Acrisius with a discus throw, and later placed Medusa's head in Athena's shield.
Q & A
Who were the two brothers fighting over the inheritance in Argolia?
-The two brothers were the sons of the late king of Argos, and one of them, Acrisius, became the new king of Argos after the brotherly contest.
Why did Acrisius lock his daughter, Princess Danae, in a tower?
-Acrisius locked Princess Danae in a tower because he was paranoid about a prophecy from the Oracle that his grandson would be responsible for his death, and he wanted to prevent her from having any children.
How did Zeus visit Princess Danae in her tower?
-Zeus visited Princess Danae by transforming into a golden rain that came through the skylight of her windowless cell.
What was the prophecy that led King Acrisius to exile his daughter and her baby?
-The prophecy was that Acrisius would never have a male child, and his grandson, who would soon be born, would be the cause of his death.
Who rescued Perseus and his mother, Danae, after they were set adrift in the sea?
-Perseus and Danae were rescued by Dictys, a fisherman and brother of King Polydectes, on the island of Seriphus.
What was the challenge that King Polydectes gave to Perseus?
-King Polydectes challenged Perseus to bring him the head of the monstrous Medusa as a gift.
What special equipment did Perseus receive from the gods to help him defeat Medusa?
-Perseus received winged sandals, a helmet of invisibility, a special bag, and a divine sword from the gods to aid him in his quest against Medusa.
How did Perseus manage to defeat Medusa without being turned to stone?
-Perseus defeated Medusa by using the reflection in Athena's shield to guide his strike, avoiding direct eye contact with the Gorgon.
What creatures were born from the blood of Medusa after her death?
-From the blood of Medusa, two creatures were born: Pegasus, the winged horse, and Chrysaor, the giant with the golden sword.
How did Perseus fulfill the prophecy regarding his grandfather, Acrisius?
-Perseus accidentally killed Acrisius by hitting him in the head with a discus during a game, thus fulfilling the prophecy that Perseus would be responsible for his grandfather's death.
Outlines
๐ Inheritance and Paranoia in Argos
The story begins with two brothers in Argolia fighting over their father's inheritance, leading to one becoming the king of Argos. King Acrisius, childless and paranoid after an oracle's prophecy, locks his daughter, Princess Denei, in a tower to prevent her from bearing a son who would cause his death. Zeus, captivated by Denei's prayers, visits her in the form of a golden rain, leading to her pregnancy. Acrisius, enraged and believing his brother Pretus is responsible, casts Denei and her baby, Perseus, into the sea. They are rescued by Dictys, a fisherman, who raises Perseus as his own. Perseus grows into a strong and brave young man. At a palace party, he offers to bring the king the head of Medusa as a gift, which the king sees as an opportunity to be rid of him.
๐ก๏ธ Perseus' Quest for Medusa's Head
Perseus embarks on a journey to find and kill Medusa, the Gorgon. Guided by Hermes, he obtains a divine sword from Hephaestus and is directed to the Gray Witches for further assistance. By cleverly stealing and returning their shared eye, he learns the location of the Northern Nymphs. The Nymphs provide him with winged sandals, a helmet of invisibility, a special bag, and Athena's reflective shield. Armed with these gifts, Perseus sets out to confront Medusa. He uses the helmet to avoid detection and, after a close call where Medusa nearly hits him with an arrow, devises a plan using Athena's shield to see Medusa's reflection. He beheads Medusa, completing his seemingly impossible task.
๐๏ธ Atlas and the Rescue of Andromeda
After his victory, Perseus encounters Atlas, a Titan turned to stone by Medusa's gaze when Perseus shows him the Gorgon's head. Continuing his journey, Perseus saves the princess Andromeda from a sea monster, cetus, and they marry. Upon his return to Argos, he finds his mother, Denei, in distress and confronts King Polydectes. Using Medusa's head, he turns the king and his guards to stone, ending the threat. Dictys becomes the new king, and Perseus's fame spreads throughout Greece. His biological father, Acrisius, fearing the prophecy, flees but is inadvertently killed by Perseus during a disc-throwing competition, fulfilling the oracle's prediction.
๐๏ธ Founding of Mycenae and Legacy
Perseus returns Athena's shield and offers Medusa's head to her. Athena places the head in her aegis. Perseus then founds the city of Mycenae and ensures his lineage continues through his descendants, including the renowned hero Hercules. His name becomes synonymous with heroism and courage, and his legend endures through the ages.
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Keywords
๐กOracle
๐กParanoia
๐กZeus
๐กProphecy
๐กPerseus
๐กMedusa
๐กHera
๐กNereides
๐กPetrify
๐กHeroism
๐กFate
Highlights
Two brothers in Argolia fought over the late king's inheritance, leading to Pretus's exile.
King Acrisius, fearing a prophecy, locked his daughter Denei in a tower to prevent her from having a child.
Zeus visited Denei in the form of a golden rain, leading to her pregnancy with Perseus.
Acrisius, enraged by the birth of Perseus, cast Denei and the baby into the sea in an ark.
Perseus and Denei were rescued by Dictys, a fisherman, who raised Perseus as his own son.
Perseus, at a palace party, vowed to bring the king the head of Medusa as a gift.
Hermes provided Perseus with a divine sword and guidance to find the Gray Witches.
Perseus outwitted the Gray Witches to learn the location of the Northern Nymphs.
The Northern Nymphs equipped Perseus with winged sandals, a helmet of invisibility, and a special bag.
Athena, Perseus's half-sister, gave him her shield to aid in his quest against Medusa.
Perseus used the shield's reflection to decapitate Medusa without looking directly at her.
From Medusa's blood, Pegasus the winged horse and Chrysaor the giant were born.
Perseus turned the Titan Atlas to stone by showing him Medusa's head.
Perseus rescued Andromeda from a sea monster and married her.
Perseus returned to Argos and accidentally fulfilled the prophecy by killing his grandfather Acrisius.
Perseus founded the city of Mycenae and his lineage included the hero Hercules.
The legend of Perseus, who slew the Gorgon, became a symbol of heroism and courage.
Transcripts
in the region of argolia two brothers
were fighting over the inheritance left
by the late king of Argos
one the brotherly contest and became the
new king of Argos his brother known as
pretus left for exile
as king acrisius didn't produce a male
offspring to succeed him and only
conceived the beautiful princess denei
unhappy he went to the Oracle who told
him the Dreadful news that he would
never have a male child his grandson
soon to be born would be responsible for
his death
after checking in with the Oracle
acrisius fell into paranoia and spotted
enemies everywhere
the king did not allow any man to
approach his daughter to prevent the
terrible Prophecy from happening the
Monarch's paranoia kept increasing and
he ended up locking his daughter in a
tower of his Palace
the princess started to struggle with
loneliness while in jailed in a
windowless cell she desperately prayed
to the Gods
Zeus from the heights of Olympus heard
the Cry of the beautiful princess deny
the supreme god was captivated by the
feeble mortal creature and decided to
visit her
then I often stood under the Skylight in
herself through which the sunlight came
in
suddenly a golden drop hit her face
a rain of gold literally fell upon the
maiden this downpour was no one but the
Supreme God himself who opted for this
unusual method to couple with the young
girl
hit by news of his grandson's birth King
acresius was enraged he suspected that
his brother prietus had impregnated his
daughter to claim the throne in the
future the unhinged King decided to
punish his daughter's supposed treachery
he put the princess and her baby in an
ark and threw them into the sea hoping
that the ocean would put an end to their
lives the ark floated on the waters for
days while Dene awaited for their end
but this was not the Fate established by
the gods at Zeus's request Poseidon led
the Urn to seraphius where Perseus and
his mother were rescued by dictus a
fisherman brother of King polydictus
The Humble fishermen sheltered the new
mother and raised Perseus as if he were
his son
the boy grew up to be a stunning strong
and brave man
there was a party in the palace one day
dictus and his Protege were invited
the King was marveled by danai but
noticed that she was always shielded by
her jealous son
then came the moment when gifts were
offered to the king the guests brought
him jewelry and Fine Fabrics
Perseus who was just a fisherman like
his raising father had had nothing of
much value to offer I'm not rich
therefore I have no jewelry or anything
precious as a gift but I would like to
offer you the head of the Monstrous
Medusa if that pleases you
the king realized that it was the
perfect opportunity to get Perseus away
from his mother
if what you say is true then go after
that lousy creature and don't come back
without bringing its head as a trophy
being the son of Zeus Perseus was always
aware that a great power lied within
himself and that he was destined to
accomplish great things
the hero stood firm and accepted the
challenge Perseus fearlessly set out to
meet his destiny
foreign
barked on an adventure to find and kill
the Dreadful Gorgon known as Medusa
a hero walked through Greece looking for
Clues to the creature's location but
found nothing
however the gods liked Perseus and his
quest was boosted by the heavens Hermes
the messenger God gave the young man
precious advice
the god stated that the young man's
courage and skill alone would not be
enough to defeat the Gorgon he would
need special equipment to accomplish his
mission these items were under the
guardianship of the northern nymphs but
their whereabouts were known only to the
gray the gray witches
Hermes a connoisseur of every possible
route guided Perseus to the cave where
the gray eye were hiding before he left
the god presented the hero with a Divine
sword made in hephaestus's forges
the blade never lost its Edge it was a
remarkable weapon
Perseus entered the gray eyes hiding
place the cave was dark lit only by a
few candles
Perseus spotted the old gray witches at
the bottom of the cave
there were three of them but they shared
only one eye
Perseus knew he had to get the
whereabouts of the northern nymphs from
those witches but threatening them with
violence would be pointless since the
three old women were Immortal but the
cunning Perseus spotted an opportunity
and he sneaked up behind the gray eye
just as one of them was about to pass
the eye to the other Perseus stole it
from their hands
the gray eye were desperate and demanded
that Perseus returned the eye but he
said he would only do it if they would
reveal to him where the nymphs were
hiding otherwise they would spend
eternity and darkness
with no alternative left the old witches
accepted his proposal and Perseus gave
them back the much treasured eye
Perseus visited the idyllic country of
the hyperboreans the land where the Sun
never set where the nymphs of the north
lived they were already expecting the
hero's arrival and welcome him with the
proper Hospitality that The Offspring of
Zeus deserved the beautiful maidens
presented him with the items necessary
for Perseus to fulfill his mission
the nymphs shod the young man with
winged sandals similar to Hermes they
handed him the sacred helmet given to
them by Hades which gave him the power
of invisibility and finally he was given
a bag made with special threads to hold
his precious trophy
Perseus would also receive the most
illustrious visit of all
the splendorous goddess Athena
half-sister of the hero and Zeus's
favorite daughter provided him with a
great help
she offered her brother her beautiful
Shield the sacred ages that had once
belonged to Zeus
now fully equipped Perseus set out for
his encounter with the monster
upon reaching the creature's Hideout
several petrified warriors were at the
entrance
much to perseus's surprise two other
Gorgons were sleeping near the layers
entrance
these were Stefano and Uriel Medusa's
sisters Perseus made use of Hades helmet
and he got past the Guardians without
being seen
Medusa the Dreadful and cursed Gorgon
felt the presence of an invader she knew
something was wrong but couldn't
perceive what Perseus knew that under no
circumstances could he face the creature
otherwise he would become another statue
for Medusa's long collection
Perseus cautiously moved forward with
his eyes closed he tried to use as a
guide the sound of the snakes hissing in
Medusa's hair
but the hero accidentally kicked a rock
and the noise revealed his position
Medusa fired one of her powerful arrows
at Perseus and hit his helmet knocking
it off
Perseus was an easy target for Medusa
who fired another arrow
relying on his amazing reflexes Perseus
blocked it with his shield
that was when he saw his own Reflection
In The Shield's interior and as if he
had been touched by Athena's wisdom
Perseus conceived a new strategy to
fight the monster he ran and took cover
behind the nearest pillar using The
Shield's reflection he could see the
creature getting nearer him from behind
Perseus remained calm and waited until
the creature was exactly where he wanted
it to be
with a perfect spin Perseus managed to
strike a blow right through Medusa's
neck separating head and body
the creature was dead and Perseus
accomplished a seemingly impossible
Quest
the hero kept the gorgon's head in the
special back he had received from the
nymphs
but to the young man's surprise the
blood dripping from the gorgon's body
gave rise to two creatures Christ hour
the giant with the golden sword and a
beautiful winged horse
they were The Offspring of the
relationship between Poseidon and Medusa
making use of his winged sandals Perseus
took off and started his way home
but on his way he would still have to
deal with unexpected events
Perseus defeated the terrible creature
known as Medusa and returned home with
the monster's head as a trophy while he
was flying over North Africa he
encountered the mighty Titan Atlas the
Titan had been punished by Zeus to hold
up the Heavenly Vault for having opposed
the Olympian gods during the titanomaki
the great war between gods and Titans
Perseus stood before Atlas and asked him
for shelter in his land he said he was
tired as he had completed the arduous
task of defeating Medusa Atlas doubted
that Perseus was capable of such a feat
so he did not want to give shelter to a
liar
Perseus to prove that he spoke the truth
removed Medusa's head from the bag
the hero displayed his trophy to the
Titan the latter looking at the Gorgon
began to petrify he became a huge
mountain whose Peak supported the
heavens
Perseus left the lands of Atlas behind
and fate would lead him toward an
unexpected encounter
days earlier at the court of King
cepheus his proud wife Queen Cassiopeia
was boasting about her beauty and her
beautiful daughter Andromeda without any
reticence she claimed that her daughter
was more beautiful than the nereides the
Marine deities Daughters of nerius the
old sea among the naryans was amphitrite
the queen of the oceans and wife of
Poseidon who was offended to learn that
a mortal considered herself to be above
her
Queen Cassiopeia is in a reasonable
Pride caused her husband's Kingdom to be
punished by the god of the seas at his
wife's request Poseidon pushed Great
Waves against that Kingdom which seemed
destined for destruction but an oracle
claimed that there was a way to placate
the gods Fury to do this the beautiful
princess Andromeda was to be sacrificed
the princess was bound to a rock to be
given as an offering to a sea monster
known as cetus
the princess was abandoned to her
terrible fate but by the intervention of
the ladies of Fate Perseus crossed the
Skies of that Kingdom at that moment the
Monstrous cetus emerged from the depths
to take his tribute but Perseus was
unwilling to allow that to happen
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with the extermination of the monster
Andromeda was saved and Perseus broke
the princess's chains
cepheus and Cassiopeia gave the
beautiful princess's hand to the hero
Perseus and Andromeda were married
the king gave Perseus a ship to complete
his task alongside his wife
the hero landed at his destination to
the surprise of all the citizens as no
one believed that the young man would
return alive
during his absence the king tried to
force the hero's mother to marry him but
deny resisted the king's approaches
she sought refuge in Athena's Temple to
avoid being raped when Percy has heard
about this he was Furious and went to
the Royal Palace to settle accounts with
the monarch
polydactis was surrounded by guards
determined to kill Perseus
Perseus fought against the guards but
realized that they were too many and his
victory would be impossible
so he took Medusa's head petrifying all
his opponents the infamous King
polydactys was also petrified and his
cowardice was immortalized in his final
pose
ductus the king's brother was chosen to
occupy the vacant throne and proved to
be a just and benevolent King
perseus's Fame spread throughout Greece
acrisius the hero's biological father
fearing the prophecy that claimed his
son would be responsible for his death
fled fearing the young man's Revenge
Perseus did not want revenge his Fame
allowed him to be welcomed anywhere
in a distant Kingdom he was invited to
participate in the games in honor of the
Gods
Perseus threw the disc with
extraordinary force hitting the area
where Spectators were watching the games
the disc hit an elderly man in the head
killing him instantly
he was accretius who could not avoid his
fate
Perseus returned to the shield to the
goddess Athena and offered her the head
of Medusa the goddess of wisdom placed
the gorgon's head in her ages
Perseus then founded the Glorious city
of my cine with his blood circulated in
the veins of a glorious Offspring among
them Hercules the greatest of all heroes
the name of the man who exterminated the
dangerous Gorgon became synonymous with
heroism and courage and his Legend
echoed for eternity
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