0
seriphous
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Who wanted to marry Danae Perseus' mother?
King Polydectes of the island Seriphos desired to marry Danae, mother of Perseus. It was Dictys the brother of King Polydectes who had found Danae and Perseus when they first washed ashore.
How did Perseus grow up?
On and island with a fisherman and his mother.
Who was the fisherman who raised Perseus?
he found Perseus as a baby in a box with his dead mother and the fisherman took Perseus and took care of him
Why did Polydectes ask Perseus to get the head of the gorgon Medusa?
Polydectes wanted Perseus mother, Danaë. Perseus found Polydectes was a bad guy and always tried to protect his mother from him. So Polydectes had to get Perseus out of the way.
Who sent Perseus on his quest?
Polydectes: who Perseus offered any bride gift to, as he didn't have one. Polydectes was King of the island upon which Perseus and his mother resided on, and Polydectes took advantage of the offer to send Perseus away so to woe his mother.
Who wanted to marry Danae Perseus' mother?
King Polydectes of the island Seriphos desired to marry Danae, mother of Perseus. It was Dictys the brother of King Polydectes who had found Danae and Perseus when they first washed ashore.
How did Perseus grow up?
On and island with a fisherman and his mother.
Who was the fisherman who raised Perseus?
he found Perseus as a baby in a box with his dead mother and the fisherman took Perseus and took care of him
Why did Polydectes ask Perseus to get the head of the gorgon Medusa?
Polydectes wanted Perseus mother, Danaë. Perseus found Polydectes was a bad guy and always tried to protect his mother from him. So Polydectes had to get Perseus out of the way.
Who sent Perseus on his quest?
Polydectes: who Perseus offered any bride gift to, as he didn't have one. Polydectes was King of the island upon which Perseus and his mother resided on, and Polydectes took advantage of the offer to send Perseus away so to woe his mother.
Was Andromeda the mother of Perseus?
Definitely not- she was Perseus' wife. The mother of Perseus was Danae.
Was Medusa the mother of Perseus?
No. Danae was the mother of the hero Perseus.
What city did perseus grow up?
Perseus grew up on the island of Serifos. He and his mother, Danae, washed up to shore there after they were set afloat in the bronze box by Perseus's grandfather, Acrisus, King of Argos.
Who sealed Perseus and his mother in something?
Acrisius is Perseus's grandfather. He was the one that sealed baby Perseus and his mother in a chest and threw them into the sea.
Why did Perseus need the head of Medusa?
Perseus was asked by King Polydectes to kill Medusa. Correction. King Polydectes had proposed a "fake" marriage to rid of Perseus so he could marry Perseus's mother. He asked all the men on the island to contribute a gift, Perseus couldn't give anything because the king had taken him and his mother in, so Perseus said he would kill Medusa and bring the head back as a gift and payback for what the king had done for him.
Who is danae from the greek myths?
Perseus' mother from the myth Perseus and Medusa
Who is Perseus mother?
Danae
