...I.Summary: Perseus and the Gordon Medusa begins when Polydektes falls in love with Perseus’ Mother, Danae. Polydektes realizes that he will not obtain Perseus approval over the courtship, but determined to win Danae’s love “by fair means of foul.” Polydektes comes up with a scheme to take Perseus out of the picture. Polydektes pretends to be in love with Hippodameia, Polydektes goes collecting horses as a gift for his bride. “Perseus, when asked for his donation, boasted that if necessary he would even fetch the head if the Gordon Medusa, so Polydektes took him up on his offer, sure that her could never return alive.” Perseus embarks on his mission, Athene and Hermes offer their divine help. Athene and Hermes counsel him to go and find a nymph who can lend help for his mission, he follows their advice. Perseus obtains: winged sandals, A cap of darkness, A special bag to carry Medusas severed head, and a sickle of adamant. He begins his travels and finds Medusa asleep, Athene assist in the beheading of Medusa by guiding Perseus’ hand that held the sickle. Perseus obtains the head of Medusa and begins his journey home. Upon his arrival home he finds his mother being wrongfully persecuted by Polydektes, Perseus uses the head of Medusa to turn him into stone. Perseus mission successfully completed returned all of his aids back to Hermes and Medusa’s head back to Athene, “She put it in the centre of her breastplate as a threat to her enemies”(March 170-175). II. Focus the question:...
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...I am Medusa. My name means queen or ruler. I was born mortal and my skill is turning people to stone when they look at me in the eyes. I am known for my hair full of snakes. My parents are Phorcys and Keto. I have two sister name Stheno and Euryale. My sisters became gorgons before I did. We were the most powerful winged daemons(a divinity or supernatural being of a nature between gods and humans.) I was raped by Poseidon and had two sons named Pegasus and Chrysaor. Chrysaor has one son named Geryon and one daughter named Oceanus. Two different myths reveal how I became immortal. The first myth is I failed to deliver my two sons. Since I failed to deliver my sons Athena the Goddess of Wisdom cursed me with snakes for hair and whoever looks...
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...and weapons has been represented in all of the visual arts. Throughout our textbook I have interpreted the recurring theme of tools and weapons in the arts. From the opening chapter we examine "Perseus Holding the Head of Medusa" Fig. 0.1 (Sporre 12). His relationship with his weapon appears both proud and protective as he positions his sword away from his body opposite it's target – the head of Medusa. It almost seems as if Perseus has stepped in between a fight amongst two quarreling school children, holding his weapon aside as the innocent party and the head of Medusa as the instigator. And though this piece is anatomically from a distance, a closer look reveals many details were left out; nipples, eyebrows, etc. However, the handle of the sword seems to have an abundant of detail in the decoration. This indicates the artist put considerable thought into this weapons appearance. Later in chapter one, we are reminded that cavemen did not invent the wheel. In "Ashurnasirpal II killing lions" Fig. 1.6 (Sporre 37), the rendering of an early Sumerian chariot clearly highlights the magnificent tool as utilized for transportation. Note the fine lines, the intricate detail on the hub of the wheel, and even detail on the spokes. When taken as a whole, the wheel in this carving is more prominent than the people riding in the chariot. Again, in chapter two, we find another piece where the weapon ends up being the center of focus. It is difficult to tell if any one work of art intended...
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...Medusa, the Greek monster who turned whoever looked at her into stone, had serpents for hair, wide eyes, and an open mouth. Recently, her marble head was found in the ruins of a Roman city in Southern Turkey. Discovery states: she was unearthed at Antiochia ad Cragum, which was founded during the first century under the rule of Emperor Nero. The location of her head was found near the foundations of a building, which supposedly was a small temple. Archaeology News Network says that, according to the surrounding area and 3D Photogrammetry techniques, the head was not part of a statue but was most likely was incorporated into the pediment of a building. Looking more towards the history of Medusa’s marble head, allegedly in Antiochia, the head...
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...| Symbol | Medusa's head | Consort | Andromeda | Parents | Zeus and Danae | Children | Perses, Heleus | Mount | Pegasus | Topics in Greek mythology | Gods * Primordial gods and Titans * Zeus and the Olympians * Pan and the nymphs * Apollo and Dionysus * Sea-gods and Earth-gods | Heroes * Heracles and his Labors * Achilles and the Trojan War * Odysseus and the Odyssey * Jason and the Argonauts * Perseus and Medusa/Gorgon * Pirithous and the Centauromachy * Oedipus and Thebes * Orpheus and the Orphic Mysteries * Theseus and the Minotaur * Triptolemus and the Eleusinian Mysteries | Related * Satyrs, centaurs and dragons * Religion in Ancient Greece | Greek mythology portal | Perseus (Greek: Περσεύς), the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynastyof Danaans there, was the first of the heroes of Greek mythology whose exploits in defeating various archaic monsters provided the founding myths of the Twelve Olympians. Perseus was the Greek hero who killed the Gorgon Medusa, and claimed Andromeda, having rescued her from a sea monster sent by Poseidon in retribution for QueenCassiopeia declaring that her daughter, Andromeda, was more beautiful than the Nereids. Contents [hide] * 1 Etymology * 2 Origin at Argos * 3 Overcoming the Gorgon * 4 Marriage to Andromeda * 5 The oracle fulfilled * 6 King of Mycenae * 7 Descendants of Perseus * 8 Perseus on Pegasus * 9 Modern uses of the theme and pop culture...
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...My constellation is Pegasus. Pegasus is a very well- known constellation. People often call Pegasus “The Winged Horse”. A pegasus is a mythical creature. It looks like a horse but has wings. This constellation was first introduced in Greek mythology. Perseus went on a journey to rescue Princess Andromeda from a nasty sea creature, Cetus. So, he went to kill Medusa, a snake- haired monster, who was once a beautiful women, but after a terrible spell she turned into a beast. One look in her eyes and you would turn into stone. Perseus killed and beheaded her. Her stare was still just as deadly, he went off to kill the sea monster and save the Princess. Once he turned the gnarly beast to stone, he saved Andromeda. But, a few drops of Medusa’s blood...
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...This is is because of the legacy of perseus. Much like Superman, Perseus was the beginning of a long line of heroes. also like superman and his descendants, Perseus was a very lucky hero. Heracles was crippled by his insane violence and Achilles by his desire for glory, but Perseus was a very non-tragic character. His relationships with the gods were up to par and the most tragic thing about his life was his lack of parents. However, his successors retained the basic shape of all Greek heroes. Heracles and Achilles followed journeys with almost identical outlines. Greek Mythographers traced the line of monsters which were born due to the death of Medusa, most of which were killed by later heroes, which shows that each hero that killed a descendant of Medusa was imitating...
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...instead journeyed on his own “Perseus bid his mother good-by and set out to search for Medusa” (D'aulaires,117) unlike Percy Jackson who had several mentors Grover, Poseidon, and Chiron (Percy Jackson...
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...of stone statues which are in pristine condition. They walked around to try and find the blue pearl, and it was sitting in the bottom of this beautiful fountain. As they began to leave they heard cries for help and ran to see what it was. As they got to where the screams came from they found this woman who was trapped by a statue. Annabeth asked how this happened and the lady said “look” with a scared voice. As Annabeth turned around she saw that it was medusa and figured out that this is medusa’s layer. So if you look into medusas eyes you turn to stone. Annabeth called for Grover and Percy’s help to defeat her and leave before she turns them to stone. The lady who called for help latched on to Annabeth and she opened her eyes to medusa because she was memorized by her voice. So now that she turned to stone Annabeth was trapped so Grover had to distract Medusa before she turned Annabeth to stone. As Medusa is chasing Grover Percy is around the corner waiting for her to go by so that he can kill her with his sword. When Medusa turned the corner Percy was ready and he chopped her head clean off. They still have to be careful because dead or alive Medusa's powers still work. So they kept it for use in the future. This was their first real test to see what they can accomplish. Their next location is the Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee. Upon their arrival the museum isn’t quite closed yet so they have to hide out until everyone leaves. Once everyone is gone they spot the second...
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...Belted Kingfisher is frequently initially seen by its wild rattling call as it flies over rivers, streams, ponds, lakes, and marshes. It might be seen roosted on a high obstacle, or hovering on rapidly beating wings, then driving heedlessly into the water to get a fish. Discovered throughout North America during certain seasons, it is the main individual from its family to be seen in many areas north of Mexico. Belted kingfishers are bluish-gray above, with a white stomach and a white ring around the neck. Males have a somewhat bluish-gray breast band and females have a brown color bellyband to compliment the breast band. Kingfishers have a substantial peak. Their bill is long and sharp. These feathered creatures look exceptionally best overwhelming...
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...After the Enlightenment, a European intellectual movement of the late 17th century which promotes focus on reason and individualism, political and social reexamination become more and more present in the art. The new paradigm occurs in The Raft of the Medusa (Le Radeau de la Méduse) by Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault, an oil painting created in 1818 and 1819. Although the formal differences between Romantic and Modern artworks, Yellow Harbor (Gelben Hafen) by Paul Klee, a watercolor and transferred printing ink on paper mounted on cardboard produced in 192, also evokes strong social and political criticism. As one of the pioneer artists of the Romanticism, Théodore Géricault witnessed growing social injustice and mental disorder in the...
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...TUI University Module 2 – SLP ART101 – Art History Jean-Louis Andre Theodore Gericault (1791-1824) was a very prominent French artist, painter, and lithographer. He was considered a pioneer of the Romantic movement even though he lived such a short time. He was born in Rouen, France. He studied for a time under Pierre-Narcisse Guerin but soon left to study at the Louvre. He was influenced by his life – his military career, his time at the Louvre, his time at Versailles and the horse stables, a trip to Italy, etc. (1) He was known as a chaotic and tempestuous person but an almost obsessive artist. Gericault would do intensive research on his art – studying, interviewing people, recreating events, etc. He would check out body parts from the local morgue and keep them in his apartment to study them at various decaying stages and sketch them. (2) He also painted a series of portraits of the insane from patients of Dr. Etienne-Jean Georget, a pioneer in psychiatric medicine. (1) Romanticism focused on the soul. It went beyond logic and went to emotion. It focused on the fantastic and wild. It was about the artist feeling and expressing in a way that the observers could also relate. Brush strokes were quick as opposed to the methodical preciseness of Neo-classical works. The Romantic period was influenced by the Age of Enlightenment and the Revolutions. “Orthodoxies were gone, old certainties were undermined, philosophy questioned the logical order of the universe;...
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... They were running away from the unusual goddess Medusa. She was an unusual goddess because of her family, her life before the curse, the curse, her life after the curse, and her death. Medusa’s family was quite interesting. Her parents were Keto and Phorkys. Keto was her mom and Phorkys was her dad. Her father gave her the power to make herself beautiful, and she used it. She had two sisters. One of them was Stheno, and the other one was Euryale (Regula). Medusa and both of her sisters were gorgons, which were monsters of the underworld. Medusa is and was the most famous gorgon out of her and her sisters. Both of her sisters were immortal, but Medusa was mortal. The differences between the two were mortals could die, and immortals could not die from old age. Medusa had her differences from her family. Medusa had a wonderful life before the curse. Her hair was a golden color and was as wavy as the waves of the sea. Creamy was the color of her skin. Her skin was also smoother than a baby’s bottom. She was also said to have beautiful eyes. Overall, Medusa was just a beautiful goddess. People, like Athena, were jealous of her beauty. Medusa was a beautiful before...
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...Medusa, known for monstrous looks, actually has a good heart. All she wants to do is find love and live her life in the LA one of the most popular cities in America. In order to do that she hides her history of being a greek monster with something used by people everyday, makeup. Her everyday life consist on waking up, doing her basic needs, and then she sets up her camera equipment begins filming and then applies a nice cakey layer of makeup. Once she’s finished with her full face of makeup she’s ready for a nice day out in the town. She strolls around town for a couple of hours Looking for men that she can take back to her house and use her curse to turn them into stone. Although she portrays herself as an evil character the evilness that she shows isn’t genuine, she secretly hopes that when she takes the men home they will fall in love with the beauty found inside of her not the outside but... little did she know that she might actually find love that day....
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...many things in common they both have the main character Perseus in the poem of Perseus he talking about how he was feeling about killing Medusa.In the story Heroes Every Child Should know they give more detail before he killed her and gave detail who helped if find every thing he needed and told us who told him want he could do to defeat Medusa.These both reading have difference because of their details and the character setting and theme both of this are different in their own way. The poem Perseus is different from Heroes Every Child Should Know is by the character the poem Perseus has Perseus Medusa,and and Medusa victims.Int he story Heroes Every Child should know had more characters.Another reason they were different was setting they were only in Medusa cave and the other story has more than just one setting.The events in both story were different in the poem Perseus he see Medusa victims and he feels like killing her or destroying her.The conflict in the story were also different Perseus had a thirst of killing every thing he saw.The theme was different the theme in Perseus was being a hero is not always easy....
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