1) Perseus was born from Zeus taking the form of golden rain to impregnate Danae, who was imprisoned by her father King Acrisius. 2) Perseus grew up on the island of Seraphos and was tasked by King Polydectes with bringing back the head of Medusa to avoid protecting his mother Danae. 3) With the help of Hermes and Athena, Perseus was able to slay Medusa by using an invisible helmet and viewing her reflection to avoid turning to stone. He later used Medusa's head to turn others to stone.

1. THE GORGON’S
HEAD
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2. ISLAND OF
SERAPHOS
ISLAND OF
ARGOS
AN ENCOUNTER
WITH HERMES AND
ATHENA
End of the Earth
(Land of the Gray
women)
LAND OF
THE HAPPY
BEINGS
(NYMPHS)
LAND OF THE
GORGONS
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3.  Acrisius, the king of Argos, was told by the oracle of
Delphi that his own grandson would kill him one day.
This grandson would be the child of his daughter Danae.
Scared of the upcoming future and his destiny,
King Acrisius decided to deprive his daughter of
any possible intercourse, mating and child
bearing, so he built a room beneath the earth and
imprisoned Danae there.
However, as the legend says, Zeus came to her
in the form of golden rain, pierced through the
walls of chamber, and Danae’s body. Hence,
Perseus was born.
Hearing the news but not believing that Zeus was the
father of the newborn, Acrisius let his daughter and
grandchild out to the open sea on an ark.

4. They eventually came to the shores of
Seraphos island, where they were saved by
Dictys, the brother of King Polydectes.
Perseus grew up to a handsome and strong
young man, one more time he found himself
in the way of one king, this time King
Polydectes, who wanted Danae to become
his wife.
Knowing that he wouldn’t have the woman for himself as long as Perseus
was there to protect her, the king made a plan to send Perseus not only far
away but also to a dangerous mission. Polydectes told Perseus to bring him
the head of the gorgon Medusa.

5. Hermes advised him that he should
have a winged sandals, the magic
wallet andthe helmet of invisibility. The Gray
women can tell him where to find
these things.
Hermes also
gave him a
magnificent
curvred sword.

6. Athena gave him a
bright shield to look
into it instead of at the
monster so that he will
not turn into stone

7. Perseus snatched the eye
from the Gray Women as
they passed it from one to
another and being
helpless they told him
where he can get the
three priceless things he
needed to get Medusa’s
head.

9. The Gorgons were asleep
when he saw them and
through the help of Athena
he easily cut off Medusa’s
head.
The Gorgon sisters roared
with fury but they could
not outstrip the winged
sandals.

10. • He didn’t notice that
the blood falling
from Medusa’s head
turned into snakes.

11. Perseus saved Andromeda and killed the
serpent.

12. A wedding feast was celebrated but
Phineas came and want to take
avenge for Andromeda was
promised to he him to be her bride.
The feast turned into battle and at
the end Phineas became a stone
together with two hundred men
who
did not hide their faces when
Perseus asked them to do so.

13. Polydectes didn’t believe that he slain
Medusa. Perseus showed him the
head and he turned into stone.
That was the last time he used the
head of Medusa and
he gave it to Athene.
Danae wanted to go home and
reconciled with her father so
Perseus made Dictys the King of
Seraphos.

14. Perseus unknowingly
killed his grandfather
when he threw the
discuss and swerved
and landed to King
Acrisius.