perseus presentation

8/11/2019 Perseus Presentation

1/18

PERSEUSGreek Mythology

by Ilya Keselman

http://www.maicar.com/GML/Perseus1.html


2/18

Background

Fairy story where Hermes and Athena are like thegodfather and godmother.

Only myth where magic plays a big part and animportant role.

Story told by both Ovid and Apollodorus.


3/18

CHARACTERS:


4/18

Perseus

Main character, son ofDana and Zeus.

Strong, athletic and proud.

Kills Medusa.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/

wiki/Perseus
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus


5/18

Good characters:

Dana: Perseus's mother, very beautiful, king Acrisius'sdaughter.

Andromeda: Perseus's love, saved by Perseus from sea serpent.

Dictys: fisherman, later king of island, saved Perseus andDana, lived with them, brother of king Polydectes.

Hermes: messenger God, helped Perseus kill Medusa.

Athena: Goddess of wisdom, helped Perseus kill Medusa.

Zeus: chief God, Perseus's father.


6/18

Antagonists:

Polydectes: brother of Dictys, cruel, greedy king of

island where Perseus lived, wanted to kill Perseus

and marry Dana.

Medusa: one of three Gorgons, creatures with wings,

snaky hair, who turn people to stone by looking at

them, only mortal Gorgon, killed by Perseus.

Acrisius: king of Argos, father of Dana, wanted to

kill Dana, because a prophecy said Perseus would

one day kill him.


7/18

Other characters:

Gray Women: three very old gray women who livedin a dark land and had one eye for three, took turnslooking in it. They told Perseus about the nymphs.

Nymphs: lived in Hyperboreans, happy people whohelped Perseus find the Gorgons.

Sea Serpent: a sea monster that was supposed topunish Andromeda, but was killed by Perseus.


8/18

SETTINGS:


9/18

Main Settings:

Island of king Polydectes, where Perseus grew up.

Kingdom of Argos, where Dana was imprisoned

Terrible Sisters's island where the three Gorgons lived.


10/18

Other Settings:

Delphi: where king Acrisius travelled to know aboutthe prophecy.

Twilight land: where the Gray Women lived.

Hyperboreans: where the happy people (nymphs)lived.

Ethiopia: where Perseus found Andromeda.

Larissa kingdom: where Perseus participated in anathletic contest and accidentally killed Acrisius.


11/18


12/18

Part One:

Acrisius, king of Argos had a beautiful daughter,Danae, but no son. When he went to Delphi to ask

about the future, the priestess told him that hisgrandson was supposed to kill him. Acrisius lockedDana in a bronze house so she wouldn't have kids,but Zeus came to Dana in the form of golden rainand they had a child, named Perseus. When Acrisiusfound out, he put Dana and Perseus into a box andsent it to the sea hoping they would die.


13/18

Part Two:

A poor fisherman Dictys found Perseus and Dana and letthem live with him. They lived on an island wherePolydectes, Dictys's brother was the king, however he was

cruel and evil. Polydeuces wanted to kill Perseus andmarry Dana, so he set up a party and invited Perseus.Since Perseus was poor and had no present, Polydectesasked to get him the head of Medusa, one of the three

Gorgons, the only mortal one, hoping Perseus would bekilled in the quest. The Gorgons had snaky hair andanyone they would look at would turn to stone. Becauseof his pride, Perseus agreed and set out to find where theGorgons lived.


14/18

Part Three:

Two great Gods, Hermes and Athena helped Perseus in hisjourney, in killing Medusa and by guiding him. Perseusneeded equipment and he had to get it from the nymphs but

only the Gray Women knew where the nymphs were. SoPerseus went to the Gray Women, stole the one eye theyused for seeing and promised to give it back only if theywould tell him about the nymphs. Hermes gave Perseus a

sword to kill Medusa and Athena, her shield to use it insteadof a mirror in order to not turn to stone by looking atMedusa. Then Perseus found the nymphs, who gave himwinged sandals, a wallet to pack Medusa's head and a cap tomake Perseus invisible. Finally Perseus went to kill Medusa.


15/18

Part Four:

When Perseus came, the Gorgonswere asleep. He flew to Medusa,looking into the shield and with theguidance of Athena, killed her.

Then Perseus packed Medusa'shead. The other Gorgons woke up,but couldn't see Perseus, since hehad the invisible cap on. On hisway back, Perseus saw a woman,Andromeda waiting for a seamonster to kill her, because hermother was too vain and Poseidonwanted to punish Andromeda forthat. Perseus killed the sea monsterand brought Andromeda to hishome. http://www.geocities.ws/greekmyth_athena_/

perseus.html
http://www.geocities.ws/greekmyth_athena_/perseus.html


16/18

Part Five:

When Perseus arrived to theisland and found out aboutPolydectes's plan, he turnedPolydectes to stone, by showing

him Medusa and made Dictysking of the island. Then, Perseus,Dana and Andromeda went toArgos to find Acrisius, but foundout he's not king anymore. Oneday, Perseus participated in an

athletic contest and threw a discso far, that it hit a man in thestands and killed him. That manwas Acrisius. And so, theprophecy was true.

Perseus saving Andromeda



17/18


18/18

Works Cited:

Hamilton, Edith. Mythology. Boston: Little, Brown, 1942. Print.

"Perseus - Greek Mythology Link." Perseus-Greek Mythology.

N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2014. .

Perseus." Perseus. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2014. .

Perseus." Perseus. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2014. .
http://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Heroes/Perseus/perseus.html

perseus presentation

Documents