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Perseus was Greek.
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What is Perseus' Roman name?
The Romans only changed the names of the gods, not the heroes. So Perseus' Roman name is still Perseus.
Is Medusa Roman?
Medusa was a Greek mythological figure which featured in the legend of Perseus. There is also a "Roman" Medusa. Medusa also featured in Ovid's Metamorphoses. He added more stories about what happened after Perseus slayed her.
Who were all of the greek heroes?
Perseus, Theseus, Bellerophon, Atalanta, Heracles (Hercules in Roman), and Meleager.
What is Perseus' name mean in Roman?
Perseus was not as important to the Romans as to the Greeks, but his name would be the same. While his name didn't change several of the heroes such as Odysseus and Achilleus did have Roman names, Ulysses and Achilles, so it is not just the gods that the Romans changed the names.
Examples of Greek or Roman mythology?
Perseus the gorgon slayer 12 tasks of Heracles the Odyssey the Iliad
Was the more sophisticated of the Roman writers of comedy?
The best Roman satirist were Juvenal, Horace and Petronius. Other good satirists were Lucilius, Ennius and Perseus.
Who is the god of the sea who delays Odysseus return with fierce storm?
Perseus or in roman terms, I think it's Neptune.
Did Perseus defeat the Crackin?
No, it was simply known as the Ethiopian Monster. Kraken are Iceland and Norway mythology, not Roman or Greek. Different answer: Yes, actually the kraken is part of greek mythology. Perseus defeated it with medusa's head
How did dionysus kill perseus?
Dionysus did not kill Perseus. The only reference to Perseus' death is a very obscure legend recounted by Hyginus. Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 244 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "Men who killed their relatives . . . Megapenthes, son of Proetus, killed Perseus, son of Jove [Zeus] and Danae on account of the death of his father." Proetus had been King of Argo and was great-uncle of Perseus; Megapenthes was also a King of Argos.
What myth was Mercury the Roman god in?
Mercury equates to Hermes, the messenger God. He is in more than a few but probably most notably the Perseus myth as he gives Perseus winged shoes and a couple other valuable items.
Is Perseus the son of Poseidon?
No, Perseus is not the son Poseidon. Perseus was the son of Zeus.
Was Andromeda the mother of Perseus?
Definitely not- she was Perseus' wife. The mother of Perseus was Danae.
