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What did Perseus do when he arrived in Seriphos?
Back in Seriphos, upon learning that he had harassed his mother, Perseus turned Polydectes into stone. Afterward, accidentally, he killed his grandfather Acrisius as well, thus fulfilling the prophecy which caused his wanderings in the first place.
How is Perseus able to fly back to Seriphos?
Because the gaze of Medusa turned all who looked at her to stone, Perseus guided himself by her reflection in a shield given him by Athena and beheaded Medusa as she slept. He then returned to Seriphus and rescued his mother by turning Polydectes and his supporters to stone at the sight of Medusa’s head.
What is the difference between Percy Jackson and Perseus?
The story of Perseus is quite different than the movie Percy Jackson & the Olympians The Lightning Thief. One difference is the movie is based on a book written by Rick Riordan. Riordan used parts of the Perseus myth in his book and changed some parts.
Which three special objects does Perseus receive from the graeae?
The Graeae and the Nymphs. Perseus got hold of the eye and tooth, and gave them back only when the sisters told him the way to certain (unnamed) nymphs who possessed three magic objects. From the nymphs Perseus obtained the Cap of Invisibility, a pair of winged sandals, and a bag (kibisis [ki’bi-sis]).
Who found Danae and Perseus in the island of Seriphos?
Acrisius
When Acrisius discovered that Danae had given birth to Perseus, he had the mother and the son thrown into the sea in a chest of wood. Luckily they reached the island of Seriphos where the king Polydectes offered them hospitality and protection.
Did Poseidon have a son named Percy?
As a son of Poseidon, one of the “Big Three” (the others being Zeus and Hades), Percy is more powerful than most of the gods’ other children.
Why did Megapenthes killed Perseus?
According to Hyginus, Fabulae 244, Megapenthes eventually killed Perseus, to avenge the death of his father.
Who saved Danae and Perseus from the waves of the sea?
Acrisius ordered mother and child to be exposed on the wide sea in a chest; but the chest floated towards the island of Seriphus, where both were rescued by Dictys, the brother of king Polydectes. (Apollod. ii. 2.
Did Perseus save Zeus?
He beheaded the Gorgon Medusa for Polydectes and saved Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus. He was the son of Zeus and the mortal Danaë, as well as the half-brother and great-grandfather of Heracles (as they were both children of Zeus)….
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Why did Zeus get Danae pregnant?
When her father learned a prophecy that he was destined to be killed by a son of his daughter, he locked Danae away in a subterranean, bronze chamber. Her prison, however, was infiltrated by the god Zeus who impregnated her in the guise of a golden shower. She conceived and bore a son named Perseus.