Mar 11, 2023 · The myth of Perseus’ slaying of Medusa is also described in the Shield of Heracles (220ff). Pindar: Perseus’ battle with Medusa is described in Pythian Ode 12 (490 BCE). …

Jul 3, 2023 · Pindar: Perseus’ myth and his slaying of Medusa were told in Pythian Ode 12. In Pythian Ode 10, Pindar also relayed a story in which Perseus travelled to the Hyperboreans, a …

Mar 8, 2023 · In the Argolid, Perseus’ homeland, the myth of the Gorgons and Medusa was viewed in the context of initiation and coming-of-age rituals and beliefs: the killing of Medusa …

Mar 10, 2023 · Andromeda followed Perseus back to Greece. The newlyweds stopped first on the island of Seriphos, where Perseus had been raised, so that he could save his mother Danae …

Mar 24, 2023 · The Gorgon Medusa, whose gaze famously turned humans to stone, was once a lover of the sea god Poseidon. When Perseus, the hero of Argos, beheaded Medusa, Pegasus …

Jan 18, 2023 · Perseus, however, was no ordinary man: he was the son of Zeus himself, and the gods rallied to help him defeat his foe. But Perseus also needed the help of the Graeae—a …

Oct 4, 2023 · Danae, daughter of Acrisius, was a princess of Argos who was imprisoned by her own father. After Zeus seduced her as a shower of gold dust, she gave birth to the hero …

Dec 7, 2022 · In one famous myth, he let the hero Perseus borrow this helmet so that he could sneak up on and kill Medusa. Hades was often represented riding a chariot driven by pitch …

May 23, 2023 · According to this account, Ariadne accompanied Dionysus in his war against Perseus (which began when Argos, Perseus’ city, refused to worship Dionysus). During the …

Nov 29, 2022 · Pindar: Medea plays an important role in the fourth Pythian Ode (466 BCE), which narrates the myth of the Argonauts. She also appears in Olympian Ode 13 (464 BCE). …