CLAS 203 Lecture Notes - Sea Monster, Peloponnese, Megapenthes
11 Mar 2013
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Abas has kids, a pair of hostile twins named acrisius and proetus. It ends up acrisius becomes king of argos while. The son of zeus and danae via the golden shower . Liberation dictys (fisherman who finds danae and perseus in a chest), The quest: threat to member of family: danae polydectes (king of seiphos, brother is. Dictys: hero sent on quest gorgon"s head (medusa, acquires magical aids athena, graeae (three old hags with one working eye and tooth; only characters who can help perseus defeat medusa) Kibisis (leather pouch to store things in) Scimitar from hermes: link with peloponessus: reaches goal in far-away land hyperborea, combat with villain, vanquishing of enemy (birth of pegasus, pursuit and escape (temporary setback): missing. Two versions of return home: seriphos version. Petrified: alternate version of return home. Ethiopia: cepheus (son of belus), cassiopeia (wife of cepheus who said she was more beautiful than the sea nymphs who complains to poseidon)
