Perseus
The Greatest Greek Hero
Who is he?
Perseus was the son of the mortal Danae and the god Zeus. He is well known for beheading the Gorgon Medusa and saved Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus.
Medusa's head
Perseus is holding up Medusa's head to show he has killed the villain, who was turning people to stone.
Saving of Andromeda
This is a picture of Perseus and Andromeda. She is his wife and he saved her from the sea monster Cetus.
Zeus the Father
This is a picture of Perseus with his father Zeus
How did he kill Medusa?
Hermes, a Greek god, gave him a curved sword and winged sandals, Athena a mirrorlike shield, and Hades a helmet that made Perseus invisible. He used to the helmet when sneaking into her lair where he found Medusa and her sister's sleeping. He used the curved sword to slice off her head. The sisters woke up and tried to attack Perseus, but he used his winged sandals to fly away before being killed.
Hermes Sandals
These are the sandals given to Perseus from Hermes, a Greek god, to escape from Medusa's sisters.
Perseus' Curved Sword
This is what the curved sword would have looked like that Perseus's killed Medusa with.
Perseus and 'The Gorgon's Head'
Works Cited
"Perseus." Perseus. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2016.
Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2016
"Perseus - Google Search." Perseus - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2016.