Jul 3, 2023 · Perseus, son of Zeus and the Argive princess Danae, was a Greek hero and king connected with the Argolid. Perseus’ numerous exploits included beheading Medusa, saving the princess Andromeda, and founding the city of Mycenae and the Perseid dynasty.

Mar 11, 2023 · 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.

Mar 10, 2023 · Andromeda followed Perseus back to Greece. The newlyweds stopped first on the island of Seriphos, where Perseus had been raised, so that he could save his mother Danae from the unwanted advances of King Polydectes. Perseus then took Andromeda to his ancestral kingdom of Argos on the Greek mainland. Perseus and Andromeda by Peter Paul Rubens (ca ...

Oct 4, 2023 · 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.

Mar 8, 2023 · Perseus then found the Gorgons’ lair (he forced the Graeae, the Gorgons’ gray-eyed sisters, to reveal its whereabouts to him) and decapitated Medusa as she slept, averting his own gaze so that he would not be turned to stone. Perseus Beheading Medusa by Francesco Maffei (ca. 1650) Gallerie dell’Academia, Venice Public Domain

Dec 5, 2022 · Perses was the son of the Titan Crius and his wife Eurybia and was often numbered among the Titans himself. He married Asteria, another second-generation Titan, with whom he fathered Hecate, a goddess of witchcraft.

Jan 18, 2023 · Perseus, however, was no ordinary man: he was the son of Zeus himself, and the gods rallied to help him defeat his foe. But Perseus also needed the help of the Graeae—a difficult thing to obtain, given that Medusa was their sister. There are different versions of what Perseus needed from the Graeae.

Mar 24, 2023 · Pegasus, an immortal winged horse, was born when Perseus beheaded Medusa; he emerged from the Gorgon’s blood along with the Giant Chrysaor. Eventually, Pegasus was tamed and bridled by the Corinthian hero Bellerophon , and together they fought and killed the monstrous, fire-breathing Chimera .

Sep 4, 2023 · Phineus was a king of Thrace, famous for his skill as a prophet. He was blinded, however, for angering the gods. Phineus is best remembered for his role in the myth of the Argonauts: he gave them life-saving counsel in exchange for their help in defeating the Harpies.

Mar 11, 2023 · 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 ...