Perseus turned the brother into stone with the gorgons head and restored acrisius to the throne. 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. Describe perseus from the vantage point of one of the snakes on medusas head. Perseus gave the head of medusa to athena, who placed the head in the centre of her aegis. Furthermore, when perseus returned home, he insisted that king polydectes should no longer harass his mother. There are also moviestv programs bearing the name of this ancient princess. The monster medusa is a gorgon with a head full of snakes. We continue the story about our hero with the myth of perseus and medusa the gorgon. Over the years, many famous artists have taken on the subject. He brought some images and initially i felt creatively limited by that. He journeyed to delphi to ask the oracle if he would ever have a son. But acrisius had a streak of jealousy that ran through his soul and tainted everything that he touched. When you have finished reading the poem, please scroll down a little further to read some comments on the myth. Perseus carries the severed head of medusa in a knapsack and can use his cunning action to wield the monsters petrifying gaze.
It features a 14 bit 80 mss analogtodigital converter, a highperformance fpgabased digital downconverter and a highspeed 480 mbits usb2. A evil king stole perseus s mother and wanted to marry her. The myth of perseus and medusa is one of the most known myths of the greek mythology. This guy had a particular request, perseus after he killed medusa. The story of perseus long ago, king acrisius of argos learned from an oracle that he would one day be killed by his grandson. Perseus swung his sword, hacking as the creature twisted and turned, snarling and snapping to get its mouth around its adversary. Perseus turning phineas and his followers to stone, early 1680s long ago in greece there lived a king called acrisius who had just one daughter, a beautiful girl named danae. Later, perseus gave the head of medusa to athena to put on the front of her shield. Beyond that, medusa s story is, johnston argues, a rape narrative. The boat bumped at last against the islands only dock. Filmmakers and video creators use storyboards to transfer ideas from thier mind to the screen. The biggest thing that perseus accomplished was that him and medusa were fighting and what do you know, perseus totally destroys medusa. Perseus leaves home with a mission to get medusa s head and returns when hes comple. 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.
Hero perseus must slay medusa and rescue princess andromeda who will then become his bride. Oct 24, 2009 two storyboards one to help children storyboard the story of perseus and medusa s head and one for them to plan their own myth on. Fairy tales commonly attract young children since they easily understand the archetypal characters in the story. A representative sample of these if provided below.
Perseus gets by with a little help from his friends. Famed for claiming the head of the gorgon medusa, the life of the hero perseus was one of trial and tribulation. He demanded him to get the head of medusa on a plate. During a banquet with king polydectes, perseus pulled out medusa s head to prove that he did kill medusa, which petrified king polydectes. Mar 18, 2015 the myth of perseus and medusa is one of the best thrillerlike tales in greek mythology. Children can then reconstruct the story using the follow me question cards. According to one version of the greek story, medusa was once a lovely young girl. Storyboards for y3 myths perseus and childrens own teaching. Greek mythology heros journey of perseus storyboard. This way, he could remain alone with danae and force her to marry him.
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. Luckily for our hero, goddess athena decided to help him she held a grudge against medusa. Perseus plops medusa s head in the kibisis and starts make his getaway. The myth of perseus and medusa is one of the best thrillerlike tales in greek mythology. Creating an effective story board takes skill, but you can learn from storyboard examples to gain some pro tips. See more ideas about mythology, medusa and perseus and medusa. This is the story of the ancient greek hero, perseus. This powerpoint tells the ancient greek legend of perseus quest to kill the gorgon, medusa. There are a number of coins imaging aspects of this mythology. The story of perseus greek mythology see u in history duration. 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.
Then, accused by acrisius of lying about having slain medusa, perseus proves himself by showing acrisius the gorgons head, thus fulfilling the prophecy. In greek mythology, perseus is the legendary founder of mycenae and of the perseid dynasty. Perseus was fuming he was so angry that he went up to polydectes and held up the head of medusa and watched the man turn in to solid stone. The gorgons were sleeping when he arrived and athena and hermes pointed out medusa. I dont remember if he had a personal meaning or it was just a fascination for the story itself, the fact is that the idea was excellent and i liked it. Click here to see what shmoop has to say about perseus namesake, percy jackson, who also defeats. 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. That was the biggest thing that perseus accomplished. Meet the characters the myth of perseus and medusa. One of my favorites is the medusa story, sometimes referred to as perseus and the gorgon medusa.
A colourful re telling of the story which is replicated in a set of differentiated comprehension sheets. Perseus was no ordinary young man and he was caught up in a chain of events that would be told in myths forever and a day play this story or choose another from the list of myths and legends play html5 version for ipad and android. The adventures of perseus 2 story of the play in pageant, verse and fearsome argument the gods on olympus present themselves. 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. Medusa chapter 1 perseus, a mythology fiction fictionpress. Irony the end acrisius had a prophecy that the son of his daughter will kill him. Perseus leaves home with a mission to get medusa s head and returns when hes completed the task.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Perseus was the son of zeus and danae, the daughter of acrisius of argos. The god hermes also helped out at this point, providing perseus with a special cutting implement, a sword or sickle of adamant. The teacher will write down the responses on the dryerase board as students respond. This engaging and detailed lesson enables students to gain a deep understanding of the greek myth perseus and medusa. That is, a wondrous transformation occurs whereby the hero is carried from the netherworld of primal chaotic energy to the heavens. Perseus is killing medusa, with the help of goddess athena logic, therefore the myth might want to indicate, that the human being should act in a higher conscious level, and by using his logic as a guide, to control his passions. To accomplish this, he must arm himself with a sword, shield and sandals. Antonio canova, benvenuto cellini, edward burne jones, paul reubens, and more have created paintings or sculptures based on the story of perseus and medusa. Check out the roman poet ovids take on the tale in the metamorphoses.
Perseus may be determined and pretty clever, but hes still young and inexperienced when polydectes orders the young man to bring him medusa s head. King acrisius, ruler of argos, had a daughter named danae. Although zeus was known to have occasionally employed its protective ability, it became traditionally associated with athena in the form of the aegis, a scaly cape fringed with snakes, upon which the head. In this way, the hero perseus relies on logic athena to conquer and use wild primal energetic force, thus evolving into a true man. A brief story of the greek myth perseus and medusa performed by andrew and costa. In this story, perseus is sent out to claim the head of the only mortal gorgon, medusa. Two storyboards one to help children storyboard the story of perseus and medusas head and one for them to plan their own myth on. Andromeda was a legendary princess in greek mythology. Perseus, looking through his shield so he wasnt turned to stone, sliced off medusa s head and put it in the magic wallet.
Medusa greek mythologygreek and roman mythologygreek godsmedusa gorgonmedusa. A story of victim blaming, one that she says sounds all too familiar in a current american context. The story of perseus english by phoebe yew on prezi. Sad princess and medusa are your typical fairy tales. Songs on bronze is the first major retelling of greek mythology in half a century.
Through many of her iterations, medusa pushes back against a story that seeks to place the male, perseus, at its center, blameless and heroic. However, now that perseus had his beloved andromeda by his side, he feared nothing and noone. We get a little about perseus from homer in the iliad, his famous story of the trojan war, written in the 7th or 8th centuries bc. Theres a good explanation, but thats another story. Zeus found beautiful danae and transformed himself into golden rain to get into the chamber she was being held in. He beheaded the gorgon medusa for polydectes and saved andromeda from the sea monster cetus. And once again, remembering his weapon, he entered the palace and showed the king and his friends the head of medusa 1, and all who saw it were instantly turned into stone. In greek mythology, the hero perseus was famous for killing medusa, the snake haired gorgon whose grotesque appearance turned men to stone. Perseus, son of danae daughter of the king of argos is famed in greek mythology for defeating beheading medusa and freeing andromeda from a sea monster or titon released by the god poseidon. The only son of zeus and danae and, thus, a halfgod by birth perseus was one of the greatest heroes in greek mythology, most renowned for beheading the only mortal gorgon, medusa, and using her severed head capable of turning onlookers into stone as a mighty weapon in his subsequent adventures.
Amongst the most famous of these mortal heroes was perseus, and even today the story of perseus in greek mythology is one of the best known. Perseus flew to medusa s island with hermes and athena at his side. But what he did accomplish was very big and amazing. Andromeda was rescued by perseus after defeating a sea monster, married him, produced numerous children and was transformed. An oracle had foretold to him that he would be killed by his own grandson.
The story and myth of perseus and the medusa features pictures from mythology and legend. Associated myths of perseus and medusa the power of the gorgon medusa was so great that her severed head became a natural apotropaic device. The traditional greek myth specially retold for children growing in reading confidence. But perseus, with the snakehaired monsters head, that famous spoil, in triumph made his way on rustling pinions through the balmy air and, as he hovered over libyas sands, the blooddrops from the gorgons head dripped down. The weapons, flying sandals and the helm of invisibility he had borrowed from the gods, he now returned to hermes and athena. Perseus, in greek mythology, the slayer of the gorgon medusa and the rescuer of andromeda from a sea monster. The sculpture stands upon on a square base with bronze relief panels depicting the story of perseus and andromeda, similar to a predella on an altarpiece.
He was determined to fight for his happiness and andromeda. Perseus compared to moses and the danites of jaffa by john. What purpose do you think this story served in ancient greek culture i. Perseus confronting phineus with the head of medusa getty center. Jan 01, 2009 a concise, stylised and dynamic version of the perseus and medusa myth. As medusa s head flies from her body, pegasus, the winged horse, and chysaor, a giant with a golden sword, jump out of her neck. In this masterful production, your students will accompany perseus through personal trials. May 05, 2015 this worksheet gives an overview of the greek myth of perseus and medusa. The story starts as perseus mother is imprisoned and re tells the events through to the death of his grandfather in argos. Plot of medusa and perseus danae was told at a young age that if she had a son his destiny was to kill her father, so she was locked away. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. The tale of perseus and medusa myths and legends from e2bn.
Perseus may hack medusas head off with a sword, but in most cases his success comes from quick, clever thinking rather than through mad fighting skills. Medusa was one of three sisters, the gorgons and perseus beheaded her. A concise, stylised and dynamic version of the perseus and medusa myth. After slaying medusa, the winged horse, pegasus is born from medusa s blood. Perseus and the medusa the mythical story of perseus and the medusa by caroline h. Fascination with perseus battle with medusa continued long after ancient greek and roman times. Perseus alighted at once, making his way through the familiar smells of rotting seaweed, and drying fish, towards the village wedged in the little that existed between mountain and sea. He darted this way and that, wielding his sword with punishing blows whilst evading the monsters lashing tail and cavernous jaws. Author sibylle baumbach described medusa as a multimodal image of intoxication, petrifaction, and luring attractiveness, citing her seductive contemporary representation, as well as her. Learn more about the traditional story of perseus in this article. Cameo gem with perseus holding the head of medusa set into a ring.
Medusa the quest of perseus powerpoint teacher made. He was, alongside cadmus and bellerophon, the greatest greek hero and slayer of monsters before the days of heracles. Perseus is a software defined vlflfmfhf receiver based on an outstanding direct sampling digital architecture. He was a mean and wicked man, but he always was drawn to danae. Big shocker, she got pregnant by zeus and gave birth to perseus.
Medusa has since haunted western imagination, materializing whenever male authority feels threatened by female agency, writes johnston. Perseus may hack medusa s head off with a sword, but in most cases his success comes from quick, clever thinking rather than through mad fighting skills. Mythology in greek mythology, medusa was a gorgon, a group of three sisters. The myth of perseus and medusa is an important example of morality at work in ancient greece, and this quizworksheet combo will help test your understanding of these lessons. Later on perseus grew tall and strong and always had manners. If you think this story is one which should go in the myths and legends showcase, click yes. Modern translations of the greek myths have often sought to instruct, to edify, or to impart a personal philosophy. In doing so, students learn to interpret and infer the key elements of plot in texts, comment upon the key themes and plot ideas running through a text, and empathise with the firstperson perspective of a character. Kind polydectes sent perseus to bring him the head of the only mortal gorgon, medusa. Explore the ways this myth connects with the world and with other topics on shmoop. The myth of perseus and the medusa there was once a king in greece who did a very cruel thing. Learn more about our online bible college programs and different biblical. The wanderings the story of perseus, like the story of the exodus includes an episode of extensive wandering over african desert sands.
According to myth, looking at the face of medusa instantly turned the viewer to stone. Storyboards for y3 myths perseus and childrens own. To explore the concept of myth as a story form and learn about characters from. The story forms the basis of the movie clash of the titans and both the movie and the poem contain some violence which make them unsuitable for young children. Perseus launched one final attack and the monster was dead. Pindar sings of perseus and the discovery of the aulos in his 12 th pythian ode. Perseus is determined to rescue andromeda, even though it means facing the hideous gorgon, medusa, whose glare turns warriors to stone.
It is no place of mine to do down the efforts of anyone who seeks, by an original work, to advance the teaching of latin, and i wish i could give this. As the title implies, this one involves greek mythology involving the characters perseus and andromeda. Perseus with the head of medusa is a bronze sculpture made by benvenuto cellini in the period 15451554. The heroic tale of perseus includes many elements of the classic greek epicsibling rivalry, a prophecy, an unexpected birth, lust, revenge, a quest, and the inescapable nature of fate.
Mythic warriors guardians of the legend perseus the search. The sculpture stands on a square base which has bronze relief panels depicting the story of perseus and andromeda, similar to a predella on an altarpiece. Andromeda was free and safe, in the arms of her adored and adoring hero. Perseus and medusa ancient numismatic mythology perseus and medusa, medusa. Greek mythology lesson plan heros journey of perseus ordinary world. Greek mythology tumblr medusa artwork, greek mythology. Perseus with his wife and mother had only stayed on seriphus for a little while, before they decided to sail away. A storyboard is a graphic layout that sequences illustrations and images with the purpose of visually telling a story. 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. Using the story of perseus, students will analyze how the main character.
The island of seriphus and an adventure far from homethe story of perseus and medusa is a classic quest. Perseus 1 came back to seriphus only to discover that polydectes 1 behaved like a cruel ruler. Medusa symbolizes and represents the subconscious, as well as the passions of a human being. Its a good thing, then, that perseus gets some help from the gods. Hesiod, a greek poet who was writing about 700 bc, makes a passing reference to perseus cutting off medusa s head in theogony. The story of perseus and medusa is a classic quest.
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