King Acrisius was warned his daughter Danae's son would kill him, so he imprisoned her. Zeus impregnated Danae, and she gave birth to Perseus. Perseus grew up and performed heroic feats, including slaying the Gorgon Medusa. Andromeda was promised in marriage to a sea monster but was saved by Perseus. The characters are connected through familial relationships, with Perseus's origins tying back to King Acrisius's prophecy and desire to avoid being killed by his grandson.

1. Task 10 VISUALIZING THE TEXT: Create a diagram that shows the relationshipofall the characters in the myth. Cite the reasons for these relationships.
KING ACRISIUS - was the king
of Argos. He was warned by
an oracle that he would be
killedin time by a son born to
his daughter Danae.
PERSEUS - Perseus beheaded
the Gorgon Medusa and saved
Andromeda from the sea
monster. Perseus was the son of
the mortal Danae and the
god, Zeus.
ANDROMEDA –
the daughterof
KingCepheus
and Queen
Cassiopeia.
QUEEN
CASSIOPEIA-
motherof
Andromedaand
wife of King
Cepheus.
DICTYS - wasa fishermanandbrotherof
KingPolydectes. He
discovered Danae andPerseus inside a
chestthat had beenwasheduponshore
He treatedthemwell andraisedPerseus
as hisownson.
KING CEPHEUS-
fatherof
Andromedaand
husbandof
Queen
Cassiopeia.
PHINEAS-
uncle of
Andromeda
and brother of
King Cepheus.
HERMES - He gave Perseus
a magnificentcurved
sword.
ATHENA - She gave Perseus a
bright shield to lookuntoit so
that he will not turn into stone.
The gray women - They possesseda
total ofone eyeandonetooth,
which they sharedamong each
other.
Nymphs-ownsthe flying
slippers,magicwalletand
the cap of invisibility.
POLYDECTES - was the rulerof Seraphos
and fell inlove withDanae. He waskilled
by Perseusbyshowinghimthe headof
Medusa.Fisherman’sbrother;Kingof
Seriphus;setasnare to Perseus.
MEDUSA - A Gorgon,
generally described as
having the face of a
hideous human female
with living venomous
snakes in place of hair.
Gazing directly into her
eyes would turn
onlookers to stone.
THE GORGONS - The
Gorgons are monstrous
creatures covered with
impenetrable scales,
with hair of living
snakes, hands made of
brass, sharp fangs and a
beard.
DANAE- was a daughter
of King Acrisius. Shewas
the mother of the
hero Perseus by Zeus.