the story of perseus
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The Story of Perseus BY: Emma M., Abbinav M, Adam K,
Brandon S, Athan J, JaredGroup 2
1st block
Heroic Qualities• Optimistic about
what he wishes to accomplish
• Clever and witty
• Bravery
• Cunning
• Perseverance
Heroic Flaws
• Constantly doing dangerous things without thinking it through beforehand.
• Close-minded (journey to Medusa)
• Foolish
Story Event 1 Acrisius the King of Argos,
father of Danae His daughter Danae would have
a son and would kill him Acrisius didn’t want to kill his
daughter so he imprisoned her. Then Zeus came from the sky
and made love with Danae After a few months came
Perseus Acrisius found out and sent her
and Perseus away at sea in a box
Acrisius, King of Argos
Story Event 2 As daylight faded and time
passed by Zeus decided to bring them to safety
When Danae and Perseus hit shore they were taken in by Dictys
Dictys took great care of them
They stayed with Dictys for many years
Then Dictys brother shows up and his name is Polydectes
Polydectes wanted only Danae and her alone
Story Event 3 Polydectes created a plan to get
rid of Perseus Polydectes proposes to Danae
and invites everyone to the wedding even Perseus
Perseus had no gifts to give them but had an idea of what Polydectes said before
So Perseus set his mind to go kill a gorgon named Medusa
Perseus traveled across the land in search for the location
Story Event 4 He went to a place called
Dodonna, the land of the oak trees
There is where he found out about the two gods that were watching over Perseus
Their names are Hermes and Athena
Hermes appears before Perseus and tells him to be equipped
Hermes then decided to help Perseus out himself with the nymphs
Story Event 5 Hermes then gives Perseus a sword that
would not be bent nor broken to attack the gorgons
Athena then comes in and gives Perseus a shield to use as a mirror to fight the gorgon
Perseus then encounters the Gray Women and snatches the third eye out of one the three sisters
The women then reveal the nymphs of the North's location
Story Event 6 Hermes then helped Perseus to fly over
the location and there was the three gorgons.
Standing beside him was Athena who told him which was Medusa because the other two were immortal
Knowing that Perseus used his shoes that Hermes provided to fly above Medusa
Perseus then Strikes with the sword as Athena Guided his hand and cuts her head right off
Story Event 7 The other two gorgons then awoken from
their sleep and searched for Perseus Perseus had on the cap of darkness and
so they were unable to find him After wards he meets a beautiful lady
named Andromeda and fell in love instantly
But there was a snake that was going to kill Andromeda
Perseus stood by her side and slayed the snakes head off like Medusas
Story Event 8 He then took Andromeda home and
asked her hand in marriage and they gladly gave it to Perseus
On his way home he finds Dictys wife dead and no one to be found in the house which he grew up in
Dictys and Danae were in a refuge in a temple because Danae had refused to marry Polydectes
Perseus then hears that Polydectes is holding a banquet for all the men who favored him
Story Event 9 Perseus attends to the banquet and reveals
Medusas head and turns everyone into stone Everyone on the island was finally free from
Polydectes Perseus then hears about an athletic contest
that King Larissa is holding Acrisius attends to this contest to meet the
King Perseus entered to participate in the Discus
throwing and ends up throwing it straight to Acrisius not knowing who he was
Story Event 10 After Acrisius their troubles are
no more. Perseus and Andromeda lived
happily ever after Their son, Electryon, became
the grandfather of Hercules Athena was given Medusas head
and Zeus’s shield to carry for him
Motifs and Themes• The basic theme of this
story is determination conquers all. With Perseus’s confidence and wit, he was able to do the impossible.
Motifs• Courage• Perseverance• Determination
• Self- reliance• Confidence• Assertive• Headstrong
Major Archetypes• The Hero – Perseus rescues Andromeda, Zeus also brought the
two to safety at shore• The Villian – King Polydectes (or Medusa)• The Wise Old Man – Dictys helped Perseus and Denae to shore
and took care of them• Damsel in Distress – Danae when put in refuge by Polydectes
and Andromeda when rescued from the snakes by Perseus• The Innocent – Perseus began as just a boy but developed into
a hero much larger• The Helpful “Animal”- Hermes and Athena helped supply
Perseus with supplies to shield him and kill Medusa• The Temptress- Andromeda could also be known as this,
distracts Perseus from getting the head of Medusa to Polydectes
Major Archetypes (cont.)
• Trickster – Perseus, without thought, went against what was safe in order to do what he thought he should
• The Sea – symbolized a measure of time that Perseus and Danae were in the box
• Islands – Dodonna, island of Medusa• Supernatural Intervention – Zeus,
Athena, and Hermes coming to the demi-god, Perseus’s, rescue
Story SummationBecause of Perseus’s strong will and confidence in himself, he was able to conquer the unthinkable with the help of the gods watching over him. With determination came conquer in his actions. He was able to deliver the Medusa head back to the evil King Polydectes, stone him to death, rescue Andromeda, and free the people of the land from Polydectes.
Cultural ValuesThe Basic Lesson, or cultural value, of the story of Perseus was with a lot of determination and confidence, you can conquer all. Because gods treasure the trait of obedience very much and because of Polydectes evil task given to Perseus, Zeus and his helpers assisted Perseus in his journey to get the head of Medusa, fulfilling his fate as a true hero.
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