Places in perseus study guide by reneeb22 includes 8 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. Common core editions and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Ovids account of medusas mortality tells that she had once been a woman, vain of her beautiful hair. These myths were shared not only as entertainment but also as a means of passing along beliefs, rituals, and teachings. Olympus in the form of a stream of gold, which poured through the roof of the chamber, and soon danae had a baby named perseus. A beautiful mortal, medusa was the exception in the family, until she incurred the wrath of athena, either due to her boastfulness or because of an illfated love affair with poseidon. Perseus and medusa summary by ryan maclennan on prezi. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Perseus and medusa summary conclusion he saves andromeda from the dreaded sea monsters and takes her to his homeland of serifos. We get a little about perseus from homer in the iliad, his famous story of the trojan war. Perseus had no horse to give, so he asked polydectes to name the gift. The dark humorous side is that, even though perseus avoided medusas gaze, he would also suffer the same fate, as the romantics of greek thought during the renaissance decided to turn the hero into a statue for all eternity as a reminder of the story. Perseus with the head of medusa by antonio canova from 18041806 found in the metropolitan museum of art in new york city 2. In book 1, meriones kills the amazons, evandre and thermodosa. Him and medusa are the only two characters mentioned in the poem. The myth of perseus and medusa is one of the best thrillerlike tales in greek mythology with a promising plot that gets more complicated as the story progresses, this myth has a typical hollywoodlike scenario with the main character not being born yet at the moment when his destiny was determined.
He and melia, daughter of ocean, had sons, phoroneus, and aegialeus. Learn more about the traditional story of perseus in this article. Mythology final homers iliad, apollodorus, clash of the. In the end, perseus does bring him the head of the gorgon but the hero uses it against polydectes and turns him into stone. In book 6, with teucer, idomeneus, thoas and thrasymedes, he comes to the rescue of agamemnon and menelaus and kills the paeonian warrior, laophoon. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the iliad and what it means. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in.
Then, after defeating the monster, he marries andromeda and, at the wedding feast, he tells the story of how he defeated the gorgon medusa and took. Medusa was one of the three gorgons, daughters of phorcys and ceto, sisters of the graeae, echidna, and ladon all dreadful and fearsome beasts. Zeus came to her as a shower of gold and perseus was a result of zeus touch. The first portion of this book might be called the arming of hera, but what does this involve. Perseus was the son of zeus and danae, the daughter of acrisius of argos.
Fearing that, he hid his daughter danae in a chamber underground. On winged sandals perseus flew to the oneeyed witches lair. Spongebob squarepants is a yellow sponge that lives under the sea, he is an animated character on television. Perseus carries the severed head of medusa in a knapsack and can use his cunning action to wield the monsters petrifying gaze. Andromeda was free and safe, in the arms of her adored and adoring hero. Homer, odyssey, book 1, line 1 perseus digital library. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. Perseus is one of the most famous heroes of greek mythology, he was the son of the argive princess danae. Ovids account of medusa s mortality tells that she had once been a woman, vain of her beautiful hair. Perseus, in greek mythology, the slayer of the gorgon medusa and the. Phineus pleads for his life, and perseus promises that he will not touch him with his sword. Origins of perseus and medusa e2bn myths and legends. The outcome of achilles anger is the will of zeus, but it also killed a huge number of achaean soldiers. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system.
Thus, the iliad only tells us that a story about perseus, son of zeus and danae, was known early on. Perseus is the only greek hero that i am aware of who does not fit the story pattern. However, now that perseus had his beloved andromeda by his side, he feared nothing and noone. He is known for killing medusa, saving princess andromeda and his mother. Perseus, in greek mythology, the slayer of the gorgon medusa and the rescuer of andromeda from a sea monster. First, the priest chryses comes to ask their leader, king agamemnon, to release his daughter, whom agamemnon was holding captive.
The boat bumped at last against the islands only dock. Medusa chapter 1 perseus, a mythology fiction fictionpress. Known for precisely one adventure, perseus also carries the distinction of being the only greek hero without an obnoxious character flaw none of herculess rages, jason or theseuss wifely. He composed a poem, the theogony, about the creation of the world and the greek gods, only one generation before an artist from the island of tenos. Paintings and sculptures of the moment of beheading or medusa s portrait itself are famous all over the world. At one point, over a thousand men surround perseus. Polydectes is the king of seriphus, who decides he wants to get it on with perseus mother, danae. In the poem perseus finally musters up the courage to kill medusa and then is. As perseus was flying home on his winged sandals, perseus passed by ethiopia or in some versions, phoenicia and he saw a beautiful girl, andromeda, who was the princess of the land, chained to a rocky cliff and about to. The myth of perseus and medusa greek myths and greek. Perseus first sought out the sisters of the gorgons, the graiai gray sisters, who were gray from birth, shared one tooth and one eye between them later.
Homer includes an etiological myth for why we sleep at night. As an educator and counselor, i often use tales from classic greek mythology as a way of relating common themes that speak to the human condition. Perseus alighted at once, making his way through the familiar smells of rotting seaweed, and drying fish, towards the village wedged in the little that existed between mountain and sea. Perseus is determined to rescue andromeda, even though it means facing the hideous gorgon, medusa, whose glare turns warriors to stone perfect for children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. In the poem perseus finally musters up the courage to kill medusa and then is filled with the urge to destroy anything in his path.
May 22, 2010 thus, the iliad only tells us that a story about perseus, son of zeus and danae, was known early on. Perseuss strength is no match for atlass, so he turns atlas to stone using medusas head. Perseus descends, strikes a deal with andromedas parents, and uses medusas head to petrify the monster. On perseus and medusa poem by richard chenevix trench poem. He was the son of the argive princess danae who was locked away in a bronze chamber by her father akrisios acrisius who lived in fear of a prophecy that he would one day be killed by her son. He technically keeps his word but petrifies him with medusas head. Sing, o goddess, the anger of achilles son of peleus, that broughtcountless ills upon the achaeans. He sees andromeda chained to a rock as an offering to a sea monster. Perhaps three generations before herakles heracles, the hero perseus was sent by the king of the island of seriphos, polydektes polydectes, to kill medusa and cut off her head. Apollodorus, the library book 2 theoi classical texts.
Perseus launched one final attack and the monster was dead. Perseus, athena and head of medusa, apulian redfigure krater c4th b. Homer, iliad, book 1, line 1 perseus digital library. Apollodorus, the library book 2 theoi classical texts library. The iliad is an ancient greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to homer. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make. Ancient as time, wrinkled and stooped like three ragged crows, they sat, muttering and cackling. Perseus and medusa when you left perseus, he had just struck a bargain with andromedas parents king cepheus and queen cassiopeia, but now he has to battle the sea monster. Greek mythology consists of a collections of myths that concern the gods, heroes, and people of ancient greece. The lightning thief perseus the invincible chimera in herman melvilles mobydick, melville writes, every one knows the fine story of perseus and andromeda. Then hermes whispered to perseus an idea, a little seed of an idea that soon took root. He turns them to stone by pulling out medusas head. A prophecy states that the king of argos will be defeated by his infant grandson perseus, so the king throws perseus, and his mother, into the sea.
The myth of perseus and medusa was one the most powerful inspiration for many artists in the ancient times, but it hasnt lost its artistic significance to the present day either. Sep 23, 2016 the dark humorous side is that, even though perseus avoided medusas gaze, he would also suffer the same fate, as the romantics of greek thought during the renaissance decided to turn the hero into a statue for all eternity as a reminder of the story. Medusa was one of the 3 gorgons, daughters of phorcys and ceto. Perseus, the poem by robert hayden describes the myth of how along with some godly help perseus killed medusa. He takes the head of medusa to the kings court and while the king is surprised that he survived his quest perseus pulled out the head of medusa.
One of the most known art work is the medusa shield. They are rescued by a fisherman, and young perseus grows up, unaware of his royal birth. A concise, stylised and dynamic version of the perseus and medusa myth. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the iliad, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Many a brave soul did it sendhurrying down to hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogsand vultures, for so were the counsels of jove fulfilled from theday on which the son of atreus, king. Flying over aethiopia on his way to seriphos, perseus encountered the beautiful andromeda, the doomed daughter of kassiopeia and kepheus. Nov 05, 2018 perseus was the undesirable grandchild of the king acrisius, who wanted him deadbut accidentally just left him alive to float to a new beach. In what fierce spasms upgathered on the plainmedusas headless corpse has quivering sunkwhile all the limbs of that undying trunk. Perseus was the undesirable grandchild of the king acrisius, who wanted him deadbut accidentally just left him alive to float to a new beach. As perseus flew over the libyan desert, the drops of blood from medusa s severed head produced a brood of vile serpents, the winged horse pegasos and the monster with the golden sword, khrysaor. On perseus and medusa poem by richard chenevix trench. The second early greek poet was hesiod from boeotia, who perhaps lived in the eighth century bc. Polydectes held perseus to his rash promise and demanded the head of the only mortal gorgon, medusa, whose gaze turned people to stone. Perseus was the son of zeus by the maiden, danae king akrisius acrisius of argos, danaes father, was told by an oracle that danae would have a son which would take his throne. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Then he became the undesirable adopted grandchild of. Jun 21, 2016 known for precisely one adventure, perseus also carries the distinction of being the only greek hero without an obnoxious character flaw none of herculess rages, jason or theseuss wifely.
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