He was, alongside cadmus and bellerophon, the greatest greek hero and slayer of monsters before the days of heracles. Perseus flew to andromeda, rescued her, and married her. The adventures of perseus part 2 greek mythology ep. The story of perseus and medusa always interested me. Benvenuto cellini, perseus with the head of medusa. I am going into the castle carrying the head of medusa. The story of perseus is best summed up in apollodorus library and visited at length by ovid at the end of the fourth and the beginning of the fifth book of his metamorphoses. Perseus a myth with a moral many of the ancient myth stories, like. Historically, the tale of perseus and how he kille. The three gorgons, of whom only medusa was mortal, were of terrifying aspect, and those who looked upon their faces were turned to stone.
Video transcript the story of perseus and medusa narrator. With perseus, the main etruscan hero, the adopted son of unijuno, who. This sculpture, created by antonio canova in marble, was done in the early 19th century. As soon as perseus was inside the room, phineas called to his men. The myth of perseus and the medusa the story of perseus and the medusa is featured in the book entitled greek gods, heroes and men by caroline h. Perseus and the legends of argos 549 gorgon and came bearing the head with hair of writhing snakes, for the islanders a stony death. Perseus had no horse to give, so he asked polydectes to name the gift. Readers will follow perseus on his quest to kill the hideous, snakehaired medusa in an effort to save his mother from marriage to a less than noble king. The god hermes also helped out at this point, providing perseus with a special cutting implement, a sword or sickle of adamant. We bet you know lots of quest stories, like the lord of the rings, where frodo leaves the shire on a mission to dump the one ring into mount doom, and then returns home again when hes. Unhappily, she eventually came to the notice of the king.
He was a mean and wicked man, but he always was drawn to danae. They are rescued by a fisherman, and young perseus grows up, unaware of his royal birth. The myth of perseus and medusa greek myths and greek. Ab urbe condita, livy books xxi and xxv the second punic war 1 of 23 translations. The story of perseus and medusa 911 words bartleby. Harding, published in 1906 by scott, foresman and company. In the latin text, a one or two sentence english summary of major events is affixed to each of book ones 60 chapters, giving the reader clear guidance about what to look out for in each section of the text.
Perseus was the son of the god zeusjupiter and danae, the daughter of the king of argos. Benvenuto cellini, perseus with the head of medusa giambologna, abduction of a sabine woman venice browse this content giorgione the tempest three philosophers the adoration of the shepherds titian pastoral concert noli me tangere assumption of the virgin madonna of the pesaro family bacchus and ariadne two portraits of pietro aretino venus of. The core of lucans ninth book, virtually a book in itself, is. Fearing that, he hid his daughter danae in a chamber underground. Taking andromeda with him, perseus wished to fly on for he knew that little time was left. Chapter 1 the story of perseus and medusa, an interpretation. See more ideas about mythology, medusa and perseus and medusa. Perseus leaves home with a mission to get medusas head and returns when hes completed the task.
He now carried her brightly polished shield in one hand and his sword in the other. Dictys had brother named polydectus who was the president of seriphus. When they found the grey women, perseus carried the plan and was successful in learning where the nymphs of the north lived. The story is entertaining and well told though it was a bit too scary for lucy, who is only 4 years old. Polydectes is the king of seriphus, who decides he wants to get it on with perseus mother, danae. Picture of the head of medusa, the gorgon, who was slain by the hero perseus. Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 21, chapter 1. Ab urbe condita, ab urbe condita libri dritter band buch vibuch x 1 of 42 editions. The story of perseus is featured in the book entitled stories of old greece by emma m. An analysis of perseus with the head of medusa kibin. Perseus and the legends of argos oxford university press. Pallas athena stood beside perseus and she took off the shield of polished bronze and gave it to him. A concise, stylised and dynamic version of the perseus and medusa myth.
Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. On his way back to argos, perseus came apon a beautiful woman, andromeda, chained. Medusa would retain the power of her gaze even in death, and it was vital to hide the head unless occasion called for whipping it out and using it on some enemy.
An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make. Perseus, in greek mythology, the slayer of the gorgon medusa and the rescuer of andromeda from a sea monster. Nov 26, 1998 this adventurous, dramatic, and at times funny retelling of the perseus myth retains the spirit and structure of the original while offering a comingofage story sure to appeal to modern readers. Before he can claim his heritage, the hero is ordered to slay a hideous monster named medusa, whose gaze turns men into solid stone. The story of perseus and medusa is a classic quest. In splendid style livy, a man of wide sympathies and proud of romes past, presented an uncritical but clear and living narrative of the rise of rome to greatness. In the end, perseus does bring him the head of the gorgon but the hero uses it against polydectes and turns him into stone. Medusa was a monster of legend, with hair turned to serpents and eyes that killed with just a glance.
Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. She told him he would be able to see medusa in it as in a mirror, and so avoid her deadly power. Perseus hid the medusas head in his leather bag and strode into the great hall. Her name is a noun meaning the act of giving in etruscan, based on the verb stem. I read the account of pseudoapollodorus bilbiotheca, 2. She was once a beautiful maiden whose hair was her chief glory long hair is a symbol of chastity. The lightning thief perseus the invincible chimera in herman melvilles mobydick, melville writes, every one knows the fine story of perseus and andromeda. Athena had not only told perseus how to destroy the gorgon, she had given him the means. Perseus is determined to rescue andromeda, even though it means facing the hideous gorgon, medusa, whose glare turns warriors to stone perfect for children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories.
Book xxi summary of book xxi book xxii summary of book xxii. In fact, the name medusa comes from an ancient greek verb meaning to. Unattested in etruscan texts but mentioned by roman historian livy. Later on perseus grew tall and strong and always had manners. The grittier, more basic texty version faster to load has been posted by the university of virginia and uses the 1905 translation by the reverend canon roberts. Jan 01, 2009 a concise, stylised and dynamic version of the perseus and medusa myth. Ovids account of medusa s mortality tells that she had once been a woman, vain of her beautiful hair. After inspecting the books of fate they informed the senate that the vow which had been made to mars in view of that war had not been duly discharged, and that it must be discharged afresh and on a much greater.
She was a creature hated by the world, with a story spread far and wide, transmitting across time as well as space for generations. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. Learn more about the traditional story of perseus in this article. A brief story of the greek myth perseus and medusa performed by andrew and costa. Perseus is the son of zeus and danae, zeus is a god and danae is just a human, which makes perseus a demigod. This desert journey was historie fact, narrated by livy, as t periocha. Of the rest only fragments and the summaries remain. Sneaking up on the sleeping gorgons, perseus looked at their re.
Feb 14, 2008 a brief story of the greek myth perseus and medusa performed by andrew and costa. Book 21 this document search for all inflected forms search for amo. What is the best translation of the latin motto festina lente. Di perseus preparation and defeat of medusa 65977 19 lines.
He is said to have leaped forth from the teeming neck of the slain medusa, his mane. The myth of perseus and medusa is one of the best thrillerlike tales in greek mythology with a promising plot that gets more complicated as the story progresses, this myth has a typical hollywoodlike scenario with the main character not being born yet at the moment when his destiny was determined. Perseus 5 the gorgons head translation flashcards quizlet. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system. Perseus was the son of zeus and danae, the daughter of acrisius of argos. A prophecy states that the king of argos will be defeated by his infant grandson perseus, so the king throws perseus, and his mother, into the sea.
He then flew back to polydictes castle carrying the head of medusa. Medusa is a beautiful woman but, she has serpents on her head. Benvenuto cellini, perseus with the head of medusa smarthistory. I am wandering what other sources are available that relate the same story. In this book is described the beginning of the second punic war, and how hannibal. When the oracle tells the human king, acrisius, that his grandson will kill him, the old miser locks his daughter, danae, up in a tower guarded by savage dogs.
People turned into stone as soon as they saw medusas face. But andromedas father phineas had other plans and summoned perseus to his banqueting hall. There are two festivals of consus consualia, on august 21 and december 15. He beheaded the gorgon medusa for polydectes and saved andromeda from the sea monster cetus. Pindar sings of perseus and the discovery of the aulos in his 12 th pythian ode. This piece, made to replicate the greek classical style, stands tall above entrance to the metropolitan museum of art. In ancient greek mythology, medusa is the most famous of three monstrous sisters. Livy s history of rome can be found in english online at a couple of websites.
By contrast, a more comprehensive account of perseus and medusa can be found. Home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help. This is a list of deities and legendary figures found in the etruscan mythology. Perseus did all he could to guard his mother against the kings unwanted attentions. I see some discrepancies with the section called overcoming the gorgon. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
The adventures of perseus 2 story of the play in pageant, verse and fearsome argument the gods on olympus present themselves. What roman hero bravely defended the bridge across the tiber against lars porsenna. When perseus was grown, another king named polydectes wanted to marry danae, and in order to get her protective son perseus out of the way he sent him to accomplish an impossible task. This adventurous, dramatic, and at times funny retelling of the perseus myth retains the spirit and structure of the original while offering a comingofage story sure to appeal to modern readers. The main adventure is killing medusa and taking her head, though he also rescues ethiopian princess andromeda from a sea monster and then weds her. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a. Olympus in the form of a stream of gold, which poured through the roof of the chamber, and soon danae had a baby named perseus. Books 15 and the preface here called front matter are here. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. Perseus and the monstrous medusa 12 heroes in training by joan holub, suzanne williams and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 21 perseus. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow your focus using our amazing set of criteria parameters. The story of perseus long ago, king acrisius of argos learned from an oracle that he would one day be killed by his grandson.
During that time, perseus grew into a strong, handsome youth who was very protective of his lovely mother. The summary cites two items as afterthoughts praeterea, rather than as last. Polydectes held perseus to his rash promise and demanded the head of the only mortal gorgon, medusa, whose gaze turned people to stone. Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 21 benjamin oliver foster, ph. This is to help kids on the willow team study for our ela quiz on friday, january 30th, 2009.
When perseus was grown up polydectes sent him to attempt the conquest of medusa, a terrible monster who had laid waste the country. In his history, livy reported that during a critical part of the battle against the. He threw a goatskin over its head, put it into a bag, and flew toward seriphos. Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 21, summary. Perseus hid the medusa s head in his leather bag and strode into the great hall.
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