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Hero of Argos.
Demi-god.
Son of Zeus and Danae |
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| Oracle said that Danae will have a son that will kill Acrisius. Acrisius locks her away in a tower. Zeus lusts after her and turns into a golden shower. He makes her pregnant. Acrisus finds out that she has a son and he locks them in a trunk and throws them into the sea. |
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| Island that Danae and Perseus land on in a trunk. |
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| Man that finds them Danae and Perseus in trunk. |
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King of Seriphos.
Brother of Dictys.
He wants Danae and Perseus tries to stop him. |
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| All the men on the island have to bring him a horse. Perseus doesn't have a horse so he brags that he will bring him the head of Medusa. Polydectes agrees. |
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Old women (2).
know the way to the nymphs.
Have 1 eye and 1 tooth between them. |
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| Invisibility cap, Winged sandels, and a special bag |
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| what the nymphs givbe Perseus to defeat Medusa. |
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| A special bag given to Perseus by the nymphs |
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Hideous creatures with snaky hair.
If look in the eye, turn to stone |
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Invisibility cap and simitar.
Looked through shield to defeat her so didn't turn into stone. |
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| Winged horse that comes out of Medusa's dead body |
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Girl chained to rock in the middle of the ocean.
Chained there because her mom, Cassiopeas, brags that she is the prettier than all the sea nymphs. Andromeda had to be the sacrafice. |
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| Come from the blood of Medusa's head as Perseus flies home. Blood on desert comes snakes, blood in the sea comes coral |
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| Athena's shield that has Medusa's head on it |
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| Perseus makes him look at the head of Medusa and he turns to stone. |
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City that Acrisius flees to when he hears Perseus is back in Argos.
Athletic contests going on in city.
Perseus accidentally kills Acrisius by throwing a discus into the crowd. It accidentally hits him on the head. |
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