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Bookmark or Share- Perseus: The Argive Hero of Greek Mythology | History CooperativePerseus was a legendary hero in Greek mythology known for his daring exploits and heroic deeds. He was the son of Zeus, the king of the gods, and Danaë, a mortal princess and is often remembered for fulfilling a prophecy about him, but even more so for his quest to slay the Gorgon Medusa and rescue Princess Andromeda whom he later married and ...
- Perseus | Story & Facts | BritannicaPerseus, bronze sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini, 1545–54; in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence. Perseus, in Greek mythology, the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa and the rescuer of Andromeda from a sea monster. Perseus was the son of Zeus and Danaë, the daughter of Acrisius of Argos. As an infant he was cast into the sea in a chest with his mother by ...
- Perseus - World History EncyclopediaPerseus is one of the greatest and oldest pan-Hellenic heroes of Greek mythology.Perseus famously killed the dreaded Medusa, a Gorgon with snakes as hair and whose stare turned men to stone.Perseus also carried out the daring rescue of Princess Andromeda from a monstrous sea creature sent by the god Poseidon to terrorize the kingdom of Ethiopia.. The Son of Zeus
- Greek and Roman Materials - Perseus Digital LibraryDemosthenes. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890) . William Smith, LLD, William Wayte, G. E. Marindin. (English) search this work. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology . William Smith. (English) search this work. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) . William Smith, LLD.
- PERSEUS - Argive Hero & King of Greek MythologyPerseus, Athena and head of Medusa, Apulian red-figure krater C4th B.C., Museum of Fine Arts Boston PERSEUS was one of the most celebrated heroes of Greek mythology. He was the son of the Argive princess Danae who was locked away in a bronze chamber by her father Akrisios (Acrisius) who lived in fear of a prophecy that he would one day be killed by her son.
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