English, 19.02.2021 01:00 jforeman42

1. Who are Perseus's parents? 2. Why do you think King Acisius sent his daughter and grandson away?

3. Identify and describe Polydectes.

4. Who are the Gorgons?

5. List all the gods that helped Perseus. Next to their names, identify how they helped him.

6. How did Perseus avoid being turned to stone?

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Answer from: brainBoy480

1. The father and mother is Zeus and Danaë.

2. King Acrisius had received a prophecy revealing his grandson, Perseus, would kill him.

3. Polydectes was the king of the island of Seriphos in Greek mythology. He was the ruler of the island when Danae and her son Perseus were washed ashore and his brother Dictys saved them.

4. Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa.

5. He was aided by Hermes and Athena, Perseus pressed the Graiae, sisters of the Gorgons, into helping him by seizing the one eye and one tooth that the sisters shared and not returning them until they provided him with winged sandals (which enabled him to fly), the cap of Hades (which conferred invisibility), a curved sword, or sickle, to decapitate Medusa, and a bag in which to conceal the head.

6. Medusa saw her reflection first causing her powers to backfire on her instead of on Perseus.

Answer from: RealGibbon857

1. Zeus(father) Danaë(mother)

2. He was told by an oracle that he would be killed by a son of his daughter, Danaë.

3. Polydectes was the king of the island of Seriphos in Greek mythology when Danaë and Perseus where washed ashore and his brother(Dictys) saved them. Polydectes ended up falling for Danaë, but Perseus tried to keep him away to protect his dear mother.

4. "Three sisters who are described as having hair made of living, venomous snakes and horrifying visages that turned those who beheld them to stone. Two of the Gorgons, Stheno and Euryale, were immortal, but their sister Medusa was not and was slain by the demigod and hero Perseus."-Wikepedia

5. Zeus asked his brother Poseidon to make Perseus's and his mother's journey a safe one. Athena gave him a bag to hold Medusa's head, Hermes's gave him winged sandals, and Hades gave him his helmet of invisibility.

6. Perseus avoided being turned to stone by looking at Medusa through the reflection of his shield.

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