Perseus

King Acrisi

us

Danae

Wanted to have a son

Went to Delphi and was

shocked of the prophecyWanted to kill

his daughter but was afraid

to be punished by

Zues

DANAE AND THE BRONZE CHAMBER

A shower of gold fell from

the skyShe had a son

named Perseus

They landed on an island because of the

help of Zues

The chest was opened by a fisherman, Dictys

Polydectes, fell in love with Danae and wants to get rid of Perseus

LOCKED IN A CHEST

PLOT AGAINST PERSEUS

Polydectes

Declared to marry Danae

He wanted Perseus to have the head of a Gorgon as a gift

Perseus agreed to quest for the head of Medusa

Introducing the Gorgons…The 3

GorgonsStheno

Euryale

Medusa

Phorcys & Ceto

Punished by

Athena

THE QUEST

He sailed to Greece, went to Delphi, to Dodona but got no

information about the Gorgons

He saw Hermes and told him to get his equipments from the

nymphs of the North

They went to the Gray Women to get some informations

THE QUEST

He went to Hyperboreans and got the equipments, the winged sandals, magic wallet and a cap

He successfully killed Medusa with the help of Athena and

Hermes

Hermes gave him a sword and Athena gave him a shield

UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER

On his way back, he found Andromeda and

fell in love with her

Perseus saved her from the serpent and he married Andromeda

HOME SWEET HOME?

He went back to the island and found no

one thereHe went to the palace and killed Polydectes

and his followers using the Gorgon’s

head

He found Danae and made Dictys as a king

YOU CAN’T MESS WITH FATE

Perseus and his mother decided to reconcile his

grandfatherWhen they reached

Argos, he learned that his granpa was driven

awayEventually, he heard that the King of Larissa was

holding an atlethic contest

He joined the discuss-throwing and upon his turn,

the discuss strucked his grandfather

And they lived

happily ever

after…