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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]
In Greek mythology, Perses (Ancient Greek: Πέρσης, romanized: Pérsēs, lit. 'destroyer') can refer to the following individuals: Perses, son of the Titan Crius and the sea-goddess Eurybia, brother to Astraeus and Pallas. [1] He married his cousin Asteria and became the father of Hecate. [2]
Cellini's Perseus (1545–54), wearing the Cap of Invisibility and carrying the head of Medusa. In classical mythology, the Cap of Invisibility (Ἅϊδος κυνέη (H)aïdos kyneē in Greek, lit. dog-skin of Hades) is a helmet or cap that can turn the wearer invisible, [1] also known as the Cap of Hades or Helm of Hades. [2]
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, ... the lives and activities of deities, ... used in the cases of Perseus and Bellerophon.
Polydectes was the son of either Magnes and an unnamed naiad, [1] [2] or of Peristhenes and Androthoe, [3] or of Poseidon and Cerebia. [4] His story is largely a part of the myth of Perseus, and runs as follows according to the Bibliotheca [5] and John Tzetzes.
Image credits: MoondyDSi Probably the best-known story about Medusa is about her death. A dishonorable king tasked Perseus, a mythological Greek hero, with bringing him an impossible gift: Medusa ...
In Greek mythology, Perseus (/ˈpɜːrsiəs, -sjuːs/; Ancient Greek: Περσεύς) was a prince of Pylos in Messenia. Biography. Perseus was the son of King ...
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. She was credited with founding the city of Ardea in Latium during the Bronze Age.