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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.
Why did Perseus bring back Medusa's head?
Because he had to show King Polydectes that his task had been fulfilled.
Who was sent to kill Medusa?
Perseus was sent to slay Medusa and bring back her head.
How does King Polydectes trick Perseus into pursuing the head of Medusa?
Polydectes pretended to marry someone apart from Perseus`s mother Danae. Perseus was poor so he turned up to the wedding with no gift. Polydectes pretended to be angry and called Perseus good-for-nothing.Perseus was furious. "I can bring you any present in the world, anything." he said. To get rid of him Polydectes told Perseus to bring back the head of the gorgon Medusa. While Perseus was away Polydectes set out to marry Danae.
Who was Polydectes in Greek myths?
He was the ruler of the island of Seriphos, and the king who sent Perseus on the quest to kill Medusa and bring back her head.
Who tried to kill Medusa?
The Greek hero Perseus killed Medusa. He took his reflecting mirror and shined it to Medusa. Then, she cut off her head and she threw it into a nearby pond.
Is king Polydectes Perseus' father yes or no?
No, no he is not. In the Greek myth, Zeus is the father of Perseus.
The mythology Perseus. Who put Perseus out to sea?
Good question. Acrisus, King of Argo put Perseus out to sea. The king was once told that his son would kill him. Peseus in some stories was thought as actually the son of Zeus and Danea, the queen of Acrisus. King Acrisus put Danea and Perseus out to sea.
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.
Why did perseus leave his mother to find medusa's head?
the king wanted to marry his mother, but he couldnt because of perseus,so the king sent him on a quest to cut off medusa's head and bring it back to him to get him out of the way because the king thought he would never make it back. well, he did with the head and he opened the eyes of medusa and turned the king to stone. ( thats a short version of the story,less detail )
Who was the father of Hector and Perseus?
Hector was the Son of King Priam of Troy while Perseus was the Son of Zeus.
What does Perseus repesent?
Perseus did not represent anything. He was one of various heroic legendary figures of Greek mythology. His name and the name of other character in the legend was used to name some constellations (Cassiopeia, Andromeda and Pegasus). Perseus was sent by the king of the island of Serifos to kill and bring the head of Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon (dreadful female creatures). Medusa's eyes turned people into stone. The king sent Perseus on this mission to get rid of Perseus. However, with the help of the gods Zeus, Hermes and Athena, he managed to kill Medusa. Perseus travelled to Mauritania and then to Aethiopia. Perseus rescued Andromeda, the daughter of king and Queen Cassiopeia from a Cetus, a sea serpent who destroyed man and beast. To accomplish this he used winged sandals which Hermes had given him. In Renaissance version of the legend Perseus, instead, flew riding Pegasus, a winged horse .Perseus then married Andromeda. Perseus was the first legendary hero who defeated monsters. He was also the legendary founder of the Greek city of Mycenae.
