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October 29

Perseus & Bellerophon

(Argos and Corinth)

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Perseus (Destroyer Persian)

City o! Argos

"on o! Dana# and $eus

Acrisiusill%oened prophesyPunishent o! Dana#

'he girls tragedy

* Prohibition

2* "eclusion+* ,iolation

-* 'hreat

.* /iberation

Perseus

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Dana# in art

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Dana#s punishent

"eriphosDictys and e0il

Polydectes

Perseus challengehead o! a gorgon

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'he 1raeaeind the daughters

o! Phorcys

Perseus aided by

3eresand

Athena"pecial ites

Cap o! 4n0isibility5inged "andles

A 6allet (kibisis)sciitar

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'he 1orgons7edusa

Only ortal1orgon

Pegasus

Chryasor!ather o!

1eryon

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1ree8 Depictions o! Perseus

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7en o! Argos this is the essage to you!ro :ing ;er

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Androeda ("ide ?uest)Daughter o!

Cepheus andCassiopeia@thiopia /ebanon

Cassiopeias boast

"acrice to seaonster

Perses

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eturn to ArgosPerseus and

Androeda returnrst to "eriphosDictys ade 8ingPerses

7edusas head toAthena

Athletic Contest in'hessalyAcrisius

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Perseus as 3eroounds 7ycenae

Descendants include3eracles

elation to the @asthappy ending

3eroic 7oti!spartly di0inee

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BellerophonCorinth

1randson o!"isyphus

'o 6ho hea0enendo6ed 6ith theost surpassinganliness and

beauty*1laucus and

Dioedes(CP 2+%.)

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/ea0es Corinthunintentionally 8illed brother

Arri0es at 'iryns

:ing Proetus and ?ueen "theneboeaProetus sends Bellerophon to his !ather%in%la6

4obates/ycia ("outh6estern 'ur8ey)

"ends 6ith hi a letter o! e

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5hen he reached the ri0er ;anthus 6hich is in/ycia the 8ing recei0ed hi 6ith all good 6ill!easted hi nine days and sacriced nine cattle inhis honour but 6hen rosy%ngered Da6n appeared

upon the tenth day he Euestioned hi and desiredto see the letter !ro his son%in%la6 Proetus* 5hen

he had recei0ed the 6ic8ed letter he rstcoanded Bellerophon to 8ill that sa0ageonster the Chiaera 6ho 6as not a huanbeing but a goddess !or she had the head o! a lionand the tail o! a serpent 6hile her body 6as that o!a goat and she breathed !orth Faes o! reG

'he Chiaera (CP 2-)

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Chiaera

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Pegasus"prung !ro

7edusas corpse

Poseidon gi0es it toBellerophon7asters it 6ith

Athenas help

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Bellerophon de!eatsthe Chiera

3elp !ro Pegasusand Athena

AaHonoachy

Abush o! assassins4obates oIers hal! o!

8ingdo and hisdaughter in arriage

/ycia1laucus and

Dioedes

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4n that case he said you are an old !riendo! y !athers houseGro no6 on ho6e0er4 ust be your host in Argos and you ine in/ycia i! 4 should e0er go there= let us a0oid

one anothers spears e0en during a generalengageentG6e t6o then 6ill e

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Bellerophon Fies Pegasus up to 7t* OlypusBut 6hen Bellerophon cae to be hated by all

the gods he 6andered all desolate anddisayed upon the Alean plain gna6ing at his

o6n heart and shunning the path o! an* (CPJ)

4! any an sets his eye on a distant targethe is too short to reach the bronHe%pa0ed

hoe o! the gods* or 6inged Pegasus hurledhis rider Bellerophon 6ho 6ished to enter thepalaces o! hea0en and Koin $eus copany*Pindar Isthmian Odes

Bellerophons hubrisand !all

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Connection bet6een heroes and locales

* 3eracles'hebes 'iryns 'rachis

2* Lason4olcus Corinth

+* Perseus

Argos-* BellerophonCorinth /ycia ("5 'ur8ey)

.ConseEuences

3ero and the City