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Perseus was considered a demigod who didn’t had special power, but had a intellect and physical ability that helped him slayed Medusa. Perseus is the son of Zeus and Danae. Perseus special story is defeating Medusa with the aid of the gods Zeus, Athena, and Hades. This is important because he was able to defeat Medusa even though King polydectes sent him in the quest to get killed, but Perseus got revenge into turning him into stone and killing his grandfather completing the oracle’s prophecy. The moral of the story is to accomplish your goals even if the odds are against you, these stories still exist to inspire people in normal day life and to have the determination to go against barriers in the road. Perseus and his mom were locked inside a chest …show more content…

Then king polydectes fell in love with Danae, which led to Perseus accepting the quest to kill Medusa in order to stop Polydectes from flirting with his mom. During his quest he got the help from the goddess Athena in order to get some weapons and equipment to be able to slay Medusa In exchange for her head. Athena aided Perseus by giving him her mirror like shield and instructed him to go find the nymphs, and to get the helmet of invisibility.
Throughout the myth it was told that Perseus found the nymphs and that they gave him the helmet of invisibility, and a pouch to store Medusa’s head (who can still turn you into stone, even with her head chopped off). Then it was said the the God Hermes provided Perseus with a
Chapa 2 pair of flying sandals, and a sword made of adamant. In the end Perseus finally made it to the lair of the gorgon, and Perseus was really smart in making an escape plan, because Medusa has 2 sisters who had golden brass wings. Perseus knew that it would be a good idea to wear the sandals and to use the mirror like shield in order to avoid looking directly at Medusa’s

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