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Bookmark or Share- Gorgons – MythopediaPerseus then found the Gorgons’ lair (he forced the Graeae, the Gorgons’ gray-eyed sisters, to reveal its whereabouts to him) and decapitated Medusa as she slept, averting his own gaze so that he would not be turned to stone. Perseus Beheading Medusa by Francesco Maffei (ca. 1650) Gallerie dell’Academia, Venice Public Domain
- Medusa - MythopediaPerseus had been sent to fetch Medusa’s head by Polydectes, a cruel king who wished to have Perseus out of the way so he could marry his mother, Danae. Perseus was assisted by the gods, who provided him with a mirrored shield, winged sandals, a helmet of invisibility, an adamantine sword, and a magical satchel that could carry Medusa’s head.
- Perseus – MythopediaPerseus, son of Zeus and the Argive princess Danae, was a Greek hero and king connected with the Argolid. Perseus’ numerous exploits included beheading Medusa, saving the princess Andromeda, and founding the city of Mycenae and the Perseid dynasty.
- Graeae - MythopediaPerseus, however, was no ordinary man: he was the son of Zeus himself, and the gods rallied to help him defeat his foe. But Perseus also needed the help of the Graeae—a difficult thing to obtain, given that Medusa was their sister. There are different versions of what Perseus needed from the Graeae.
- Andromeda - MythopediaAndromeda followed Perseus back to Greece. The newlyweds stopped first on the island of Seriphos, where Perseus had been raised, so that he could save his mother Danae from the unwanted advances of King Polydectes. Perseus then took Andromeda to his ancestral kingdom of Argos on the Greek mainland. Perseus and Andromeda by Peter Paul Rubens (ca ...
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