The adventures of perseus 2 story of the play in pageant, verse and fearsome argument the gods on olympus present themselves. The prezi that we are about to show you is about a greek demigod that is very famous for slaying medusa and saving andromeda his girlfriend. He takes the head of medusa to the kings court and while the king is surprised that he survived his quest perseus pulled out the head of medusa. Perseus with the head of medusa is a bronze sculpture made by benvenuto cellini in the period 15451554. Later, perseus gave the head of medusa to athena to put on the front of her shield. Minos conquers the islands and clears the sea of pirates. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 4, chapter 11. Perseus and medusa think about this before you read. Choose from 500 different sets of greek mythology perseus flashcards on quizlet. Thucydides of athens, one of the greatest of historians.
Perseus used the winged shoes and flew to the gorgons lair to find many stone men. Unhappily, she eventually came to the notice of the king. History of the peloponnesian war, thoukydides, meta scholion palaion kai panu ophelimon choris on, ouk euxunetos ho, xungrapheus. Perseus and medusa summary conclusion he saves andromeda from the dreaded sea monsters and takes her to his homeland of serifos. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Looking into the shield, perseus saw medusa walk slowly near him. For example, in one version, perseus used medusas eyes against her by deflecting them off a. One of the most known art work is the medusa shield by caravaggio, painted at the end of the 16th century. The story of perseus long ago, king acrisius of argos learned from an oracle that he would one day be killed by his grandson.
Sneaking up on the sleeping gorgons, perseus looked at their re. Perseus in greek mythology greek legends and myths. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 4, chapter 26. Perseus and medusa summary by ryan maclennan on prezi. Books 34 loeb classical library hardcover january 1, 1920. Harding, published in 1906 by scott, foresman and company. Perseus was the son of the god zeus and the human danae. There are a number of coins imaging aspects of this mythology. By accident, they say, perseus 1 killed his grandfather, the man who had sent him and his mother into exile. To the three gods, he builds the same number of altars out of turf, to you mercury on the left, to you minerva, warlike virgin, on the right, and an altar of jupiter in the centre. He sacrifices a cow to minerva, a calf to the wingfooted god, and a bull to you, greatest of the gods. Dear all, you may find by now that book 4 is significantly different from the narratives of the previous three books. Perseus pulled out medusas head to prove that he did kill medusa, which petrified king polydectes.
Creeping closer, perseus saw the reflection of the. They are rescued by a fisherman, and young perseus grows up, unaware of his royal birth. The myth of perseus and the medusa the story of perseus and the medusa is featured in the book entitled greek gods, heroes and men by caroline h. Both of the myths include a hero going on a journey as well. The myth of perseus and medusa is one of the best thrillerlike tales in greek mythology with a promising plot that gets more complicated as the story progresses, this myth has a typical hollywoodlike scenario with the main character not being born yet at the moment when his destiny was determined. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Polydectes held perseus to his rash promise and demanded the head of the only mortal gorgon, medusa, whose gaze turned people to stone. Fearing that, he hid his daughter danae in a chamber underground. Perseus had no horse to give, so he asked polydectes to name the gift. After slaying medusa, the winged horse, pegasus is born from medusas blood. This study guide consists of approximately 49 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of history of the peloponnesian war. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Perseus 1 was, as a child, cast into the sea in a chest together with his mother, whom zeus had visited in the form of a stream of gold when she was held isolated. A concise, stylised and dynamic version of the perseus and medusa myth. The myth of perseus and andromeda english literature essay. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system. Perseus 1 beheaded medusa 1, and later founded the city of mycenae, where he became king. Perseus was determined to protect his mother, which was his motive of going on a quest and killing medusa. Thucydides focuses more closely on three main arenas that were previously introduced in our earlier readings. Close by the museum, in the main plaza of firenze florence there is a sculpture of perseus. Before he can claim his heritage, the hero is ordered to slay a hideous monster named medusa, whose gaze turns men into solid stone. Perseus is determined to rescue andromeda, even though it means facing the hideous gorgon, medusa, whose glare turns warriors to stone perfect for children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories.
Nothing which happened during the war caused greater amazement in hellas. Perseus was fuming he was so angry that he went up to polydectes and held up the head of medusa and watched the man turn in to solid stone. The adventures of perseus have been told, and retold, over the millennia, and even today his story regularly appears on the big screen. Thus the winter ended, and with it ended the fifth year of this war, of which thucydides was the historian. History of the peloponnesian warbook 3 wikisource, the. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history by those who accept his claims to. However, he counters this with the individual myths that are, for the most part, structured in a linear manner. This is a great source for all things ancient greek. He sees andromeda chained to a rock as an offering to a sea monster. This essay examines the greek myth of perseus killing the gorgon medusa as emblematic of the relationship between science and myth, and between culture and nature. Suddenly, perseus heard the faint sound of hissing snakes.
Perseus s strength is no match for atlass, so he turns atlas to stone using medusa s head. In this way, the hero perseus relies on logic athena to conquer and use wild primal energetic force, thus evolving into a true man. All search options view abbreviations home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help. History of the peloponnesian warbook 4 wikisource, the. Why do you think king acisius sent his daughter and grandson away. Perseus grandfather acrisius, alarmed by an oracle which had told him that his daughters child would be the instrument of his death, locked danae in an underground room made out of bronze. Perseus did all he could to guard his mother against the kings unwanted attentions. Medusa, siracusa, arethusa this page about magna graecia relates the sicilian city of syracuse to the tale of arethusa, to corinth, to medusa, and to the tradition of greek poetry. Perseus killed the serpent and claimed the girl, andromeda, as his wife. Clash of the titans the most recent hollywood production loosely based on the story of perseus. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war benjamin jowett, ed. Perseus hid the medusas head in his leather bag and strode into the great hall.
His history of the peloponnesian war recounts the fifthcentury bc war between sparta and athens until the year 411 bc. Atlas reacts with hostility, because an ancient prophecy has him worried that perseus will plunder his riches. A prophecy states that the king of argos will be defeated by his infant grandson perseus, so the king throws perseus, and his mother, into the sea. When the oracle tells the human king, acrisius, that his grandson will kill him, the old miser locks his daughter, danae, up in a tower guarded by savage dogs. As to the use of the sea, so far as refers to their own coast and to that of their confederacy, that the lacedaemonians and their allies may voyage upon it in any vessel rowed by oars and of not more than five hundred talents tonnage, not a vessel of war. On his way back to argos, perseus came apon a beautiful woman, andromeda, chained. Clash of the titans the 1980s take on the myth of perseus. Lastly, it was he who, from a natural desire to protect his growing revenues, sought, as far as he was able, to clear the sea of pirates. Furious, perseus took medusas head out of the bag and turned the king and all of the wedding guests to stone. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book i. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 1, chapter 1. During that time, perseus grew into a strong, handsome youth who was very protective of his lovely mother. Surrounded by spears, swords and shields, perseus stood quite still. Kind polydectes sent perseus to bring him the head of the only mortal gorgon, medusa.
Perseus grabs medusas head and shoves it into the sack without. He took medusas head and andromeda back to the polydectes and discovered that the king was forcing danae to marry him. Thucydides divides his history into summers and winters, thus reckoning more accurately, as he points out v. While on the journey, both heroes use trickery to defeat evil. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. Browse 500 sets of greek mythology perseus flashcards. As soon as perseus was inside the room, phineas called to his men. Perseus is one of the greatest heroes spoken of in greek mythology, for perseus was the famed vanquisher of the gorgon medusa. Thucydides cum commentariis antiquis et valde utilibus sine quibus author intellectu, est quam difficillimus.
That is, a wondrous transformation occurs whereby the hero is carried from the netherworld of primal chaotic energy to the heavens. Who was the last person you went to advice for and what did you ask that person. This essay will examine the myth of perseus, which occurs at the end of book 4 and the beginning of book 5 and is therefore, perhaps the only linear element between books so far. Funded by the annenberg cpbproject table of contents page 1 of 152 book 4.
Perseus, son of danae daughter of the king of argos is famed in greek mythology for defeating beheading medusa and freeing andromeda from a sea monster or titon released by the god poseidon. Olympus in the form of a stream of gold, which poured through the roof of the chamber, and soon danae had a baby named perseus. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book iv. Ovids account of medusas mortality tells that she had once been a woman, vain of her beautiful hair. Thucydides says syracuse was founded by colonists from corinth in ca. Medusa and perseus, and the relationship between myth and. The sculpture stands upon a square base with bronze relief panels depicting the story of perseus and andromeda, similar to a predella on an altarpiece.
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