Firenze.loggia.perseus02

the hero journey of perseus

  • status quo
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    status quo

    Perseus is the son of Danae, a mortal woman who was impregnated when Jupiter rained down on her in a shower of gold.
  • call to adventure
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    call to adventure

    king polydektes order him to kill medusa
  • assistance
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    assistance

    To help him, god Hermes gave him a curved sword and a pair of winged sandals (other versions of the myth say that Hermes did not give Perseus a pair of winged sandals but a white winged horse) while Athena gave him a mirror of polished bronze and a cap from Hades that could make invisible anyone who would wear it.
  • departure
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    departure

    Perseus started his long journey to the cave of Medousa, somewhere in Africa. He indeed found lying in her deep cave. Source.
  • trails
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    trails

    Since he was wearing the winged sandals, he could fly around her and since he was wearing the magical cap of Hades, he was invisible.
  • approch
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    approch

    In order to avoid looking Medousa directly to her face and thereby being turned into a stone, Perseus approached Medousa looking at her reflection in the mirror and cut off her head with the sword of Hermes.
  • treasure
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    treasure

    he has the head of medusa and he turn athlas to stone
  • crises
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    crises

    Perseus ventures into the cave, lucky for him, Medusa and her sisters are asleep, allowing him to decapitate Medusa. He stores her head in his Kibisis. He then used his helmet of invisibilty to escape the gorgons who were awoken. Now victorious, Perseus travels home. On his way back he runs into Atlas (the Titan required to hold up the earth) and asks him for shelter. The titan refuses and as punishment Perseus turns him into stone. Before reaching Seriphus, Perseus stops again.
  • results
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    results

    Medusa was no longer a threat, had Andromeda as his wife, and his mother no longer had to worry about Polytectes persuing her.
  • return
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    return

    Perseus has returned his magical artifacts(Hermes' winged sandals, Hades' helmet of invisibility, and the kibisis) to Hermes, and gave the head of Medusa to Athena.(Articles by Victor.) Zeus then offers Perseus a spot in Olympus, but he refuses.
    New Life
  • New life
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    New life

    Persus was a very humble man but also believed he wasn't good enough to live in olympus which is mainly the reason he refused .
  • Resolution
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    Resolution

    Persus is offered to be king for many places he ventured through ,but denies all because he just want to go home