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In Greek mythology, Perseus (US: / ˈ p ɜː r. s i. ə s /, UK: / ˈ p ɜː. sj uː s /; Greek: Περσεύς, translit. Perseús) is the legendary founder of the Perseid dynasty.He was, alongside Cadmus and Bellerophon, the greatest Greek hero and slayer of monsters before the days of Heracles. [1]
Perseus (Greek: Περσεύς, romanized: Perséus; c. 212 – 166 BC) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon [1] [2] from 179 until 168 BC. He is widely regarded as the last king of Macedonia and the last ruler from the Antigonid Dynasty, as his defeat by Rome at the Battle of Pydna during the Third Macedonian War effectively ended Macedonia as an independent political entity.
After this, Perseus moved his army northwards and took up a position near Katerini, a village south of Pydna. It was a fairly level plain and was very well suited to the phalanx. Paullus then had Scipio rejoin the main force, while Perseus deployed his forces for what appeared to be an attack from the south by Scipio.
Members of the Achaean council threatened to call on Rome in their opposition to an alliance with Perseus. If not for this, such an alliance might have happened. Perseus made preparations for war, storing corn for 30,000 troops. He had money to hire 10,000 mercenaries and could draw many soldiers from Thrace. He had been stocking weapons.
Eros pouring golden rain on Danaë, antique fresco in Pompeii. In Greek mythology, Danaë (/ ˈ d æ n eɪ. i /, [1] / ˈ d æ n i. iː /; [2] Ancient Greek: Δανάη, romanized: Danáē; Ancient Greek: [da.ná.ɛː], Modern:) was an Argive princess and mother of the hero Perseus by Zeus.
Perseus then used the head to turn his enemies to stone and rescue the princess Andromeda from a sea monster. Medusa and Feminism Medusa’s tragic story and eventual death became cornerstones of ...
The only story involving them is their pursuit of Perseus after he has beheaded Medusa. The Hesiodic Shield of Heracles (c. late seventh–mid sixth century BC) describes the two Gorgons' pursuit of Perseus, as depicted on Heracles' shield: Perseus himself, Danae’s son, was outstretched, and he looked as though he were hastening and shuddering.
Perseus has nowadays branched into other projects: the Scaife Viewer, which is the first phase of the work towards Perseus 5.0, [11] the Perseus Catalog, [1] [12] [13] which provides links to the digital editions not hosted by the Perseus Library, the Perseids Project, [1] which aims to support access to Classics scholarship by providing tools ...