Perseus

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Perseus
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Perseus

• Important names
• Acrisius and Danæ
• Dictys and Polydectes
• Athena
• The Grææ
• The Gorgons (Medusa)
• NOT Pegasus
• The Kraken
• Cepheus

• Cassiopeia
• Andromeda
• Phineus
• Important objects
• The Cap of Darkness
• The Winged Shoes of Swiftness
• The Purse

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The Story of Perseus

• I. Birth (Acrisius, Danæ, and Zeus)
• II. Youth (Dictys and his Polydectes, the king of
  Seriphos)
• III. Adventures
• A. The Grææ

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Grææ
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The Story of Perseus

• I. Birth (Acrisius, Danæ, and Zeus)
• II. Youth (Dictys and his Polydectes, the king of
  Seriphos)
• III. Adventures
• A. The Grææ
• B. Medusa

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Medusa
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The Story of Perseus

• I. Birth (Acrisius, Danæ, and Zeus)
• II. Youth (Dictys and his Polydectes, the king of
  Seriphos)
• III. Adventures
• A. The Grææ
• B. Medusa
• C. The Kraken (and Phineus)

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The Kraken
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Pegasus (not appearing in this story)
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The Story of Perseus

• I. Birth (Acrisius, Danæ, and Zeus)
• II. Youth (Dictys and his Polydectes, the king of
  Seriphos)
• III. Adventures
• A. The Grææ
• B. Medusa
• C. The Kraken (and Phineus)
• D. Seriphos again
• E. Acrisius and the discus
• F. Retirement in Asia Perses