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What polydectes true motive in sending perseus to kill medusa?
Polydectey's believes that Perseus will turn to stone and he will be Able to marry Perseus's mom
What task did Polydectes give Perseus to perform?
To kill the monstrous Medusa.
Who sent Perseus to kill Medusa?
Polydectes sent him because he wanted to marry his mother Danae.
Did Alexander the great kill Medusa?
The Medusa was killed by Perseus
Why did Athena kill Medusa?
Athena didn't kill Medusa. Perseus is the hero who did that. Athena only turned Meduas into a monster.
What is Polydectes's true motive in sending Perseus to kill Medusa?
Polydectes's true motive in sending Perseus to kill Medusa was to get rid of Perseus, hoping that Perseus would not return alive from such a dangerous quest. Polydectes was interested in Perseus's mother, Danae, but wanted Perseus out of the way.
What polydectes true motive in sending perseus to kill medusa?
Polydectey's believes that Perseus will turn to stone and he will be Able to marry Perseus's mom
What is polydectes' true motive in sending perseus to kill medusa?
Polydectey's believes that Perseus will turn to stone and he will be Able to marry Perseus's mom
What was polydectes true motive in sending persues to kill medusa?
to get her head to turn people to stone and to make people fear him
What task did Polydectes give Perseus to perform?
To kill the monstrous Medusa.
Who was sent to kill Medusa?
Perseus was sent to slay Medusa and bring back her head.
Who sent Perseus to kill Medusa?
Polydectes sent him because he wanted to marry his mother Danae.
What crime did Perseus commit?
He was taunted by Polydectes and he promised to kill Medusa.He did with the help of Athene and Hermes.When he was returning home he saw a lady about to be eating by one of Poseidon's monsters and recued her.He then brought the head of Medusa to Polydectes and knowing that Polydectes had taken advantage of his mother he turned him to stone.
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.
Was perseus rewarded for killing Medusa?
Indirectly. You see, he was given the task by Polydectes, King of Seriphos, with the intention that the Gorgon would kill him, and then Polydectes could have his way with Perseus' mother, Danae. But he was able to kill Medusa, and in turn was able to save Andromeda from the Cetus, slew her intended huband, then returned to Seriphos where he slew Polydectes and saved his mother. He made his foster father Dictys king and he made Danae his queen. Later, he returned to Argos where he fulfilled the prophecy that he would kill his grandfather, Acrisius, making himself king of Argos.
Why did Perseus kill Medusa?
Medusa was a dangerous monster, her gaze turned everything to stone. King Polydectes wanted Perseus out of the way so he could try and seduce Perseus' mother Danaë. So Polydectes sent Perseus on this dangerous mission, but with the help of Hermes and thena he went through with it. He cut off her head!
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.
