Perseus – Mythopedia
2023年7月3日 · Perseus, son of Zeus and the Argive princess Danae, was a Greek hero and king connected with the Argolid. Perseus’ numerous exploits included beheading Medusa, saving the princess Andromeda, and founding the city of Mycenae and the Perseid dynasty. Banished from Argos before he was born (due to an ominous prophecy), Perseus grew up on a ...
Andromeda - Mythopedia
2023年3月10日 · Andromeda followed Perseus back to Greece. The newlyweds stopped first on the island of Seriphos, where Perseus had been raised, so that he could save his mother Danae from the unwanted advances of King Polydectes. Perseus then took Andromeda to his ancestral kingdom of Argos on the Greek mainland. Perseus and Andromeda by Peter Paul Rubens (ca ...
Medusa - Mythopedia
2023年3月11日 · Perseus had been sent to fetch Medusa’s head by Polydectes, a cruel king who wished to have Perseus out of the way so he could marry his mother, Danae. Perseus was assisted by the gods, who provided him with a mirrored shield, winged sandals, a helmet of invisibility, an adamantine sword, and a magical satchel that could carry Medusa’s head.
Danae - Mythopedia
2023年10月4日 · Danae, daughter of Acrisius, was a princess of Argos who was imprisoned by her own father. After Zeus seduced her as a shower of gold dust, she gave birth to the hero Perseus. Acrisius locked Danae and her child in a chest and threw it into the sea, but they were ultimately rescued by a fisherman in Seriphos.
Pegasus - Mythopedia
2023年3月24日 · Pegasus, an immortal winged horse, was born when Perseus beheaded Medusa; he emerged from the Gorgon ’s blood along with the Giant Chrysaor. Eventually, Pegasus was tamed and bridled by the Corinthian hero Bellerophon, and together they fought and killed the monstrous, fire-breathing Chimera. In some traditions, Bellerophon grew arrogant ...
Perses – Mythopedia
2022年12月5日 · Avi Kapach. Avi Kapach is a writer, scholar, and educator who received his PhD in Classics from Brown University. Perses was the son of the Titan Crius and his wife Eurybia and was often numbered among the Titans himself. He married Asteria, another second-generation Titan, with whom he fathered Hecate, a goddess of witchcraft.
Graeae - Mythopedia
2023年1月18日 · Perseus, however, was no ordinary man: he was the son of Zeus himself, and the gods rallied to help him defeat his foe. But Perseus also needed the help of the Graeae—a difficult thing to obtain, given that Medusa was their sister. There are different versions of what Perseus needed from the Graeae.
Gorgons – Mythopedia
2023年3月8日 · The terrible, snake-haired, winged Gorgons were daughters of the sea gods Phorcys and Ceto who made their home at the very edge of the world. In the standard tradition, the Gorgons were named Sthenno, Euryale, and Medusa. Though Sthenno and Euryale were immortal, Medusa was not, and the Argive hero Perseus was sent to kill her and bring back ...
Phineus - Mythopedia
2023年9月4日 · Phineus, son of Agenor (or, in some traditions, of the sea god Poseidon), was a prophet-king of Thrace; his kingdom was usually referred to as Salmydessus. Though Phineus was a powerful figure, he was blinded by the gods for committing some sin. Ancient sources disagreed on the exact nature of this sin: some said that Phineus had prophesied the ...
Greek Heroes – Mythopedia
2023年6月20日 · Perseus. Perseus, the mortal son of Zeus and the Argive princess Danae, was a Greek hero, king, and slayer of monsters. Expelled from Argos (along with his mother), Perseus was raised on the island of Seriphos. He made a name for himself by killing the Gorgon Medusa and later rescuing the princess Andromeda. After returning to the Argolid, he ...