Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 63 (trans. to C1st A.D.) . [To Perseus.] ", Nonnus, Dionysiaca 30. . Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. Three beautiful maidens, keepers of the treasures of the gods. The net-draggers of the title were the Satyrs who fished the chest ashore. Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. . On his return he visited Aethiopia, where he saved and married Andromeda, by whom he became the father of Perses, whom he left with Cepheus. This last magic item was especially useful, as it made whoever wore it invisible. There was no battle when swiftshoe Perseus lifted the lifeless token of victory, the snaky sheaf of Gorgon hair, relics of the head dripping drops of blood, gently wheezing a half-heard hiss through the severed throats . Pyth. In fear Akrisios constructed a bronze chamber beneath the earth, where he kept Danae under guard. . Perseus put her head into the bag which he carried on his back, and as he went away, he was pursued by the winged Gorgons (Hes. Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 4. : Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4. however, was detained in Seriphos by storms, and during that time Polydectes died. 372); or Danaë is said to have come to Italy with two sons, Argus and Argeus, whom she had by Phineus, and took up her abode on the spot where Rome was afterwards built (Serv. 16). To study Greek mythology, familiarize yourself with the major Olympian gods, like Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, and Hades. Athenian Red Figure Vase Painting C5th B.C. Acrisius, remembering the oracle, escaped to Larissa, in the country of the Pelasgians; but Perseus followed him, in order to persuade him to return (Paus. iv. TIRYNS. "He is said to have come to the stars because of his nobility and the unusual nature of his conception. Although Stheno and Euryale, Medusa’s two immortal sisters, pursued Perseus on his journey home, he was protected by the helmet of Hades, which prevented them from locating him. : Sophocles, Danae (lost play) (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.) We hope to supply you with fun story poems that retell some of these stories, one day. . . Anyhow, I shall escape. 23. Thus Perseus could return home, present Polydectes with the head of Medusa, and protect his mother, Danae, from Polydectes’ unwanted attention. He had been raised by a fisherman and sent on his quest to ensure his death. But, according to the common story, Polydectes, king of Seriphos, made Danae his slave, and courted her favour, but in vain; and in order to obtain the undisturbed possession of her, he sent off Perseus, who had in the meantime grown up to manhood, to the Gorgons, to fetch the head of Medusa, which he said he would give to Hippodameia as a wedding present (Tzetz. ", Statius, Thebaid 1. ", Pindar, Pythian Ode 10. found Proetus who had expelled his brother Acrisius, in possession of the kingdom (Ov. It was with these that Perseus the warrior chief once feasted, entering their homes, and chanced upon their sacrifices unto the god, those famous offerings of hecatombs of asses; for in their banquets and rich praise Apollon greatly delights . "Danae was the daughter of Acrisius and Aganippe. ", Pausanias, Guide to Greece 2. Suda On Line) (Byzantine Greek Lexicon C10th A.D.) : ", Ovid, Metamorphoses 4. 3 (trans. : 15. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : Pausanias, Description of Greece 2. 5 : He takes the head of Medusa to the king's court and while the king is surprised that he survived his quest Perseus pulled out the head of Medusa, . Less well-known is the story that a giant, named Chrysaor, is also said to have been formed from the Gorgon’s severed body. . Athenian Black Figure Vase Painting C6th B.C. Proitos made his way to Iobates, or, according to some, to Amphianax in Lykia (Lycia), and married his daughter, whom Homeros (Homer) calls Anteia, although the tragic poets call her Stheneboia (Stheneboea). All who looked at them were turned to stone. In the Arthur legend, the practice of the true king drawing the sword from the stone may have been based on Dark Ages techniques for forging metal swords, which involved the finished sword being yanked from its stone mould. Never before has love for any goddess or woman so melted about the heart inside me, broken it to submission, as now: not that time . On his feet he had winged sandals, and his black-sheathed sword was slung across his shoulders by a cross-belt of bronze. Zeus, send me some help in this plight, I beg you! 7 : Pausanias, Description of Greece 2. She remarks that she used to date Poseidon before pushing one statue down, causing it to topple a line of statues like dominoes; the last one landing on Percy. iii. A fisherman of the island Seriphos, foster-father of Perseus. Family Tree : Atlas – Taygeta – Lakedaimon – Eurydike – Danae – Perseus. "[Diodorus gives a rationalisation of the Gorgon-myth, cf. He cut off the head and bathed a bloodstained in the viperish dew; then as Medousa was slain, the neck was delivered of its twin birth, the Horse [Pegasos] and the Boy [Khrysaor (Chrysaor)] with the golden sword. : Pindar, Pythian Ode 12. 117 ff : The famous Argive hero, was a son of Zeus and Danae, and a grandson of Acrisius (Hom. ad Lyc. 4 (trans. "[Perseus] her [Athena's] gold-begotten brother. Perseus, however, protected his mother from Polydectes. ", Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 1. Danae’s father, Acrisius, discovered that his daughter had given birth to a son, and threw both Danae and Perseus into the sea, in a wooden chest. Aeschylus, Phorcides (lost play) (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.) Hallo There! 12; Theon, ad Arat. 16. Medusa was the only one of the Gorgons who was mortal. 61 : . Perseus had the favor of two gods, however. She makes the husband sound guarded, but at the same time like he is mean by describing his tongue as being like a sword. ", Suidas s.v. 838 ; Horat. Phineus, the brother of Cepheus, was likewise changed into stone, and when Perseus returned to Seriphos he found his mother with Dictys in the temple, whither she had fled from the embraces of Polydectes. 53 (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : : Being thus armed, he went to the Gorgons, who dwelt near Tartessus on the coast of the Ocean, whose heads were covered, like those of serpents, with scales, and who had large tusks like boars, brazen hands, and golden wings. § 1). Enter your email address to subscribe to this site and receive notifications of new posts by email. [including] Myron's Perseus after beheading Medousa (Medusa). Hades appears and sneers that Perseus cannot kill him, since he is a god. Pegasus is the brother of Chrysaor and the uncle of Geryon. GORGONES (Gorgons). Nevertheless reflected on the brazen shield, I bore upon my left, I saw her horrid face. 18. Suda On Line) (Byzantine Greek Lexicon C10th A.D.) : Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 4. "[The ‘Bronze House’ temple of Athene in Sparta :] On the bronze are wrought in relief many [images] . Mozley) (Roman epic C1st A.D.) : Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 1. The island home of the Gorgones, located in the Red Sea or the Atlantic Ocean opposite North Africa. Medusa was one of the three Gorgons, daughters of Phorcys and Ceto, sisters of the Graeae, Echidna, and Ladon – all dreadful and fearsome beasts. 5 - 6 : Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 3. Right on the back of his quiver of lovebolts he had engraved with letters of gold a sentence in verse for each . The Gorgon Medusa was beheaded by Perseus, a mortal son of Zeus. ]", Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4. Conway) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) A fortified town in Argos. ", Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 3. But Jove [Zeus], changing into a shower of gold, lay with Danae, and from this embrace Perseus was born. The mother of Perseus. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : A kingdom in the Greek Peloponnese and its chief town. LYKIA (Lycia). ", Nonnus, Dionysiaca 8. HIPPODAMEIA. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : Perseus appropriated these and when they demanded them back, he said he would return them after they had directed him to the Nymphai (Nymphs). Sophocles, Danae (lost play) (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.) HERMES. Medusa cannot be looked upon: to look directly at her is to be turned to stone. 16, Apollodorus 2.34, Strabo 10.5.10, Herodotus 6.53 & 7.61, Diodorus Siculus 4.9.1, Hyginus Fabulae 63 & 155, Ovid Metamorphoses 4.607, Nonnus Dionysiaca 2.286, et al), [1.1] STHENELOS (Homer Iliad 19.97) Summary: Immortals Fenyx Rising is a storybook adventure about a forgotten hero on a quest to save the Greek gods. 23. From those dread maidens' lips was heard streaming, and from those writhing serpent heads untouchable, when Perseus o'er [Medousa (Medusa)] the third of those fell sisters launched his cry of triumph, and bropught fatal doom to Seriphos by the sea--doom for that isle and for her people. ", Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 63 (trans. [1.1] PERSES, ALKAIOS, STHENELOS, HELEIOS, MESTOR, ELEKTRYON, GORGOPHONE (by Andromeda) (Apollodorus 2.49) ii. PROITOS (Proetus). between Argos and Mycenae, in Seriphos, and at Athens, where he had an altar in common with Dictys and Clymene. [1.1] ZEUS & DANAE (Homer Iliad 14.319, Pindar Pythian 12. Greek Gods . It is a tale from the Greek Mythology which narrates the story of Perseus, who was prophesized to kill his grandfather and is known for slaying the Gorgon Medusa. ", Nonnus, Dionysiaca 7. . But when the goddess maid delivered from these labours the man she loved, then she contrived the manifold melodies of the flute, to make in music's notes an image of the shrill lamenting cries, strung from Euryale's ravening jaws. § 4.) . Have you seen the eye of [the Gorgon] Sthenno which turns all to stone, or the bellowing invincible throat of [the Gorgon] Euryale herself? On his journey back to Greece, Perseus came across the Aithiopian (Ethiopian) princess Andromeda chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea-monster. 947; Lycoph. Summary Perseus, in Greek Mythology, the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa and the rescuer of Andromeda from a sea monster. Rieu) (Greek epic C3rd B.C.) 52. 310; Hes. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : Pausanias, Description of Greece 2. Each year, the Behind the Lines political cartoon exhibition offers up a neat satirical summary of events. 655; Serv. Perseus, 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. v. 236, &c.); Perseus slew Proetus, and was afterwards killed by Megapenthes, the son of Proetus, who avenged the death of his father. : Pindar, Pythian Ode 10. 838). Brookes More) (Roman epic C1st B.C. ", Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 155 (trans. 697 ff (trans. DANAE. Along the way, in fields and by the roads, I saw on all sides men and animals--like statues--turned to flinty stone at sight of dread Medusa's visage. Brookes More) (Roman epic C1st B.C. Proitos' father-in-law with the Lykian army conducted him home again, where he seized Tiryns, which had been walled for him by the Kyklopes (Cyclopes). Furthermore, the manly prowess of those of whom we are now about to write presupposes an amazing pre-eminence when compared with the nature of the women of our day. ", Ovid, Metamorphoses 4. ", Nonnus, Dionysiaca 31. Minerva [Athena] is said to have the head on her breastplate. ‘The fourth shall call to Danaë a golden bed-companion.’", Nonnus, Dionysiaca 8. Perseus’ defeat of Medusa, one of the Gorgons, is well-known. 24 - 25 (trans. Perseus was worshipped as a hero in several places, e.g. ", Pausanias, Description of Greece 3. Jones) (Greek geographer C1st B.C. Well, now that she has before her eyes our youthful vigour, she rejoices and exults; such is the bridegroom that by the bright gleam of Aphrodite's torches.". : Not a sign; so far as I can see, the sea's a mill-pond. 1 (trans. "He [Perseus] laid ambush for the sentinel eye of Phorkys (Phorcys) [i.e. Mozley) (Roman epic C1st A.D.) : So did he speak, and truly told besides the perils of his journey, arduous and long--He told of seas and lands that far beneath him he had seen, and of the stars that he had touched while on his waving wings. ix. 25.) . I’m sure I will finish this one day but after reading through the exploits of Perseus, Heracles, Bellerophon, Orpheus, Jason and Atalanta, I can take no more slaying of fire-breathing dragons and multi-headed, drooling beasts, and hapless human beings having their lives manipulated for the entertainment of spiteful gods. Carm. And you shall lead a healthy life, so that one day, when you've grown strong, you yourself--for your father's losing his grip on his fawn-killing footwork--you yourself shall catch beasts without a spear, and shall give them to your mother for dinner, after the fashion of her husband's family, amongst whom you'll be earning your keep. The Greek tragedian Euripides wrote a play describing the story of Danae. 697 ff : The Phorcides was the second of Aeschylus trilogy of plays describing the story of Perseus. Exceeding the limits of average men, the heroes act somewhere between gods and mortals in the hierarchy of the Greek myths. So Polydectes ordered him to make good on his bold promise to bring him the head of Medusa. xxxi. 319 ff (trans. . ", Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. 5 : Pausanias, Guide to Greece 2. ", Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 4. He sees Andromeda chained to a rock as an offering to a sea monster. Euripides, Danae (lost play) (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.) 5 - 6 : when I loved Akrisios' (Acrisius') daughter sweet-stepping Danaë, who bore Perseus to me, preeminent among all men.’", Pindar, Pythian Ode 12. Perseus, the son of Danae and Pekos (Pecus) [Zeus], having learned all the mystic apparitions and wanting to establish for himself his own kingdom, despised that of the Medes [Persians]. It is not clear who exactly Diktys is talking to.] For when the godlike Perseus, whom his mother called Eurymedon, flew over Libye (Libya) brining the Gorgon's newly severed head to the king, every drop of dark blood that fell from it to the ground produced a brood of these serpents. Summary of Medusa ‘Medusa’ by Carol ... (in the original story of Medusa she was killed by Perseus). IOBATES or AMPHIANAX. 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. POSEIDON. “Metamorphoses” is often called a mock-epic, as it is written in dactylic hexameter (the form of the great epic poems of the ancient tradition, such as “The Iliad”, “The Odyssey” and “The Aeneid”), unlike Ovid‘s other works. ", Nonnus, Dionysiaca 24. [Diodorus then goes on to describe a legendary tribe of Libyan Amazon-women. 697 ff (trans. We will doubtless never know the origins of the Perseus and Gorgon story for certain, but the branch of mythical interpretation known as euhemerism, which seeks to uncover the historical basis for classical myths, is intriguing, if often somewhat speculative in nature (as it almost certainly has to be after so many millennia). 36 - 42 (trans. Time came, when day declining, he began to fear the night, by which he stopped his flight far in the west--the realm of Atlas--where he sought repose till Lucifer (the Morning Star) might call Aurora's (the Dawn's) [Eos'] fires; Aurora chariot of the Day. For such was the helmet of Haides, which Perseus used when he killed the Gorgon. ii. Unlike Hercules or Theseus, he had little fighting experience before he faced his most infamous foe. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Damnation take Diktys, who is trying to cheat me of this prize behind my back! Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : 16. (Paus. Met. ad Aen. There are other theories which also see Medusa as representing a particular religious idea. 230 ; Paus. 557; comp. to C1st A.D.) : In Summary. Good Lord, what am I to call this! He asked for horses from the others, but, because he got no horses from Perseus and because Perseus had said that he would not deny Polydektes even the Gorgo's [Medousa's] head, he assigned him the task of fetching that very object. Aglint with gold bright leaves adorn the trees,--boughs golden-wrought bear apples of pure gold. Akrisios' (Acrisius') daughter [Danae] bore the Gorgonslayer, a son worthy of my Zeus, for winged Perseus did not throw down my [Athena's] sickle, and he thanked Hermeias for lending his shoes . 68 (trans. 270 ff (trans. Her. Perseus was the son of the Greek god Zeus and the woman Danae. Acrisius, who had no male issue, consulted the Pythian oracle, and received the answer, that if Danae should give birth to a son, he would kill his father. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : Ovid, Metamorphoses 4. Perseus; Theseus; Other Heroes; Myths. Sophocles followed Aeschylus and Euripides with his play entitled Danae. GARDEN OF HESPERIDES. 319 ff (trans. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. Brookes More) (Roman epic C1st B.C. But Atlas, mindful of an oracle since by Themis, the Parnassian, told, recalled these words, ‘O Atlas! SEILENOS (Silenus). 36 - 42 (trans. : Poet. 8 ff (trans. ad Lyc. ", Propertius, Elegies 3. King of Lykia, father-in-law of Proitos. Nonn. (Hygin. These two were at odds with each other while still in the womb, and when they had grown they warred over the kingdom. 494, 838; Ov. However, the chest washed up ashore on the island of Seriphos, where the fisherman, Dictys, discovered it. King of Argos, grandfather of Perseus. Shmoop.com. 2 : Goold) (Roman elegy C1st B.C.) SUMMARY OF THE GORGON’S HEAD – In this topic, we are going to read the full summary of The Gorgon’s Head, a.k.a the tale of Perseus. Rieu) (Greek epic C3rd B.C.) Brookes More) (Roman epic C1st B.C. Mair) (Greek poet C3rd B.C.) Here is a brief summary of some of the more famous myths and legends from across the years. vii. ii. . Rhod. [He makes chuckling noises.] ", Ovid, Metamorphoses 4. 13 (trans. ii. 410; Serv. Interesting Literature is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon.co.uk. ii. [N.B. Chorus [of Satyrs] : Look, the little one [Perseus] is smiling sweetly as he looks on his [Silenos'] shining raddled bald pate. Perseus defeats the creatures sent by Hades and uses the head of Medusa to turn the Kraken into stone as Kepheus is killed by the cult leader, who is then crushed under the shattering Kraken. 24 - 25 (trans. An Aegean island, south of mainland Greece. LIBYA. Some again relate that Proetus was expelled, and went to Thebes. . He was flying swift as thought. : Statius, Thebaid 1. [1.3] ALKAIOS, STHENELOS, MESTOR, ELEKTRYON (by Andromeda) (Scholiast on Apoll. ad Aen. And after him rushed the Gorgones, unapproachable and unspeakable, longing to seize him : as they trod upon the pale adamant, the shield rang sharp and clear with a loud clanging. Met. MEDOUSA (Medusa). After he had slain Medusa, Perseus was said to have used her head as a weapon against his enemies, since it retained its power to turn to stone those who looked at it. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : STHENEBOIA or ANTEIA. King of Pisa in Elis, killed the suitors of his daughter in a chariot race. . 18. Met. ATHENE. In Greek mythology the Gorgons were three powerful, winged daemons named Medusa, Sthenno and Euryale. Herdsmen and shepherds, anyone in the place! 5. Acrisius, accordingly, shut up his daughter in a subterraneous apartment, made of brass or stone (Soph. Is it a monster of the sea that meets my eyes, a grampus or a shark or a whale (ketos)? : King Polydectes of Seriphus once commanded the hero Perseus to fetch her head. Acrisius. According to a later or Italian tradition, the chest was carried to the coast of Italy, where king Pilumnus married Danaë, and founded Ardea (Virg. No wonder: she spent a long time wasting away all lonely in the ship beneath the foam. 64 ff : [1.3] PERSES (by Andromeda) (Herodotus 7.61.1) 953), by Danaë, and Andromeda. Adapted from: Shmoop Editorial Team. 65) (trans. Certainly, it’s odd that Medusa was mortal while her two sisters were not. According to others, Perseus remained in Argos, and successfully opposed the introduction of the Bacchic orgies. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) And going through a great expanse of land he saw a virgin maiden, hideous and ugly, and turning aside [to speak] to her, he asked ‘what is your name?’ And she said, ‘Medousa.’ And cutting off her head he despatched her as he had been taught, and he hung it up, amazing and destroying all who saw it. Conway) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) Augmented on all sides, enormous height attains his growth; for so ordained it, ye, O mighty Gods! 286 ff : KYKLOPES (Cyclopes). . Centaurs; Chimaera; Cyclops; Echidna; Medusa; Minotaur; Pegasus; Sirens; More Mythical Creatures; Home » Greek Gods. As an educator and counselor, I often use tales from classic Greek Mythology as a way of relating common themes that speak to the human condition. Vellacott) (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.) They are thought to have had but one eye among them, and thus to have kept guard, watch one taking it in her turn. From this circumstance Perseus is sometimes called chrusopatros or aurigena (Lycoph. Of the three sisters only Medusa was mortal. DIKTYS (Dictys). "A fearsome snake lay in the [Libyan] sand, sheltering from the midday sun. ((lacuna)) if I don't rejoice in the sight of you. "One of the dinner-companions [at the Ethiopian wedding of Perseus and Andromeda] asked in turn, ‘Now, valiant Perseus, pray tell the story of the deed, that all may know, and what the arts and power prevailed, when you struck off the serpent-covered head.’ v. 118. : Can you see . 220, 222 ; Eurip. When sent by Polydectes, son of Magnes, to the Gorgones, he received from Mercurius [Hermes], who is thought to have loved him, talaria and petasus, and, in addition, a helmet which kept its wearer from being seen by an enemy. 769 ff : Three monstrous women with serpents for hair, wings, and claws. Perseus Mining Ltd. reports on its activities for the three months period ended 31, 2020 . He was conceived when Zeus came to Danae disguised as a shower of gold. Now some say that Proitos (Proetus) seduced her, which led to the hard feelings between the brothers, but others say that Zeus had sex with her by changing himself into gold that streamed in through the ceiling and down into her womb. Aidos kune (trans. 18. Dionys. 2 : Ovid, Metamorphoses 4. Danaë’s father, forewarned that Perseus will someday kill him, locks the infant and his mother in a trunk and casts it into the sea. Brookes More) (Roman epic C1st B.C. 23. : Aeschylus, Fragment 145 Phorcides (from Athenaeus, Deipnosophists ix. Mair) (Greek poet C3rd B.C.) So he guessed that a woman wandered from them, reached Lake Tritonis, and harried the neighbours until Perseus killed her; Athena was supposed to have helped him in this exploit, because the people who live around Lake Tritonis are sacred to her. "Nimbleknee Perseus, waving his winged feet, held his course near the clouds, a wayfarer pacing through the air . Satisfied that the Gorgon was dead, Perseus placed Medusa’s severed head into his shoulder bag and returned home. ii. : Lycophron, Alexandra 838 (trans. ", Pindar, Pythian Ode 12. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : Suidas s.v. : Aeschylus, The Net-Draggers (lost satyr play) (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.) : Euripides, Alcestis 511 ff (trans. SARPEDON or KISTHENE (Cisthene). Won't he always be the same towards me, as time goes on? ii. : Their stories are some of the most memorable; consider Theseus, Hercules, and Perseus. When Akrisios later learned that she had given birth to Perseus, not believing that Zeus seduced her, he cast his daughter out to sea with her son on an ark. Perseus & Medusa. "Eros (Love) . ? These were wont to share in turn a single eye between them: this by craft I got possession of, when one essayed to hand it to the other.--I put forth my hand and took it as it passed between : then, far, remote, through rocky pathless crags, over wild hills that bristled with great woods, I thence arrived to where the Gorgon dwelt. Perseus was the son of Danae and Zeus, who came to Danae in the form of a golden spring.It was foretold to Danae's father, Acrisius the King of Argos, that Danae's son would kill him.So Acrisius locked his daughter away in a bronze chamber, but Zeus transformed into a … As prophesied, he kills his grandfather, though unwittingly, by hitting him with a stray discus. One of three Gorgones, the only mortal one. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : 2 : Pausanias, Description of Greece 3. The two brothers then split up all of Argeia [Argolis] between them and settled down, Akrisios lord of Argos, and Proitos lord of Tiryns. 606, &c.; Schol. 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