The demigod Perseus is synonymous with courage and wisdom in Greek mythology, based on his story in the famous movie "Clash of the Gods", and Perseus is also the grandfather of Hercules, the greatest hero of Greece, who is one of the rare heroes in Greek mythology who died well.
1. Zeus's private meetingDanae
In the northeastern part of the Peloponnese, near Mycenae, there was a city of Argos, whose king was called Acrisius, who had a beautiful daughter, Danae.
When the oracle told Akrisios that he would be killed by his grandson in the future, Akrisios was so frightened that he locked his daughter in a bronze tower with only a key, which was kept by Akrisios himself, and no one could enter the tower without the key.
However, what Akrisios did not expect was that Zeus, the lord of the gods, took a fancy to Danae, incarnated as a golden rain and entered the tower through the window, and while Danae was sleeping, he slept with Danae, who was pregnant and gave birth to a child, named Perseus Perseus.
The myth of Danae being imprisoned in the tower by his father, French scholar Durkheim believes that this reflects the taboo of women's menstruation in ancient Greece, and scholars in the 19th century found that in the more backward tribes of the Americas, Europe, Australia and other places, menarche girls would be locked up to prevent others in the tribe from being subjected to "menstrual supernatural powers". (PS: The world is so big that ignorance is really a sin.) ）
2. Perseus and Medusa
The birth of Perseus put Arcrisios in a dilemma, fearing that he would be killed by his grandson and his daughter and grandson, so Arcrisios packed them into boxes and threw them into the sea.
The mother and son drifted to Seriphos (one of the Cyclades archipelago in the southern Aegean Sea) and were rescued by local fishermen, where Perseus grew up**. By chance, Danae's beauty attracted Polydectes, the king of Serifos, who tried to pursue Danae but was rejected by Danae.
So Polydecus asked Perseus to hunt Medusa, the youngest of the three sisters of the Serpent in Greek mythology, she was originally the holy priestess of the temple of Athena, Poseidon, the god of the sea, coveted Medusa's beauty and had a private meeting with him in the temple, Athena was enraged, so she cursed Medusa, so that her hair turned into a poisonous snake, and anyone who saw Medusa would have petrified eyes.
Athena and Hermes appeared and told Perseus that in order to hunt Medusa's head, they needed to first go to Graeae, the soul witch, three elderly witches who shared an eye and a tooth. Gerar told Perseus that Medusa lived beneath the Troeds Mountains, that only the youngest of the three Serpent Sisters was Medusa, and that only Medusa could be killed.
Perseus brought the scimitar and cloak given by Athena, the bronze shield given by Hermes, and finally succeeded in approaching Medusa after many difficulties, Perseus did not dare to look at Medusa's eyes, through the reflection of the bronze shield, he cut off Medusa's head with a scimitar.
When Perseus returned to the island of Ceciphes, he found that his mother and adoptive father and adoptive mother were trapped in a ship by Polydecteus, and Perseus angrily showed Polydecteus the head of Medusa, who was eventually turned to stone.
Perseus wanted to reunite with his own grandfather and grandmother's family, and left the island of Cecifos to return to his hometown of Argos, but fate was so cold, at a sports meeting, Perseus's javelin was thrown at his grandfather Akrisios, and his fate could not escape after all.
Perseus buried his grandfather in grief, gave Medusa's head to Athena, and left Argos with Androme, who later bore him six sons and two daughters, one of whom later became the ancestor of the Persians.
What's even more outrageous is that Alcmene, the granddaughter of Perseus, married Amphitryon, the king of Thebais, and then Zeus put her to sleep and gave birth to the greatest hero in Greek mythology, Hercules Alcides, who also wholeheartedly raised the cuckold son Hercules, which is a later story.
3. The Battle of the Gods, Perseus
In 1981, MGM used the story of Perseus as a clue to shoot the famous action-adventure film "Clash of the Gods". In 2010, Warner Bros. did a remake of it, starring Avatar star Sam Worthington as Perseus.
The villain of the movie is Hades, the king of Hades, Hades unleashes monsters to punish the world, and then Zeus sleeps with the queen of Argos, gives birth to the demigod Perseus, and finally Perseus defeats the absurd story of the monster.
The film that destroys the three views is rotten, unless it is really painful to be idle, it is really not recommended to watch it. Zeus's way of punishing humans is to sleep with someone's wife, how does the protagonist Perseus look like a ** apprentice, the only thing that impresses people is that Medusa is really beautiful.
FourthPerseus character evaluation
After the death of Perseus, Zeus sent him to heaven and became today's Perseus Perseus, his wife Andromeda became today's Andromedae, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law also became today's Cepheus and Cassiopeia of Cassiopeia.
Perseus is a rare hero in Greek mythology who died a good death, and he has always been synonymous with courage and faith in Greek mythology. Whether it's rescuing Andromo from a sea monster and marrying her or killing Medusa, it's a testament to his courage and faith.
When facing difficulties, we are not afraid of difficulties and difficulties;Staying steadfast in the pursuit of one's goals are all qualities necessary for a person to succeed. Everyone is just a little bird at first, because of the wings given by courage and the sky given by faith, we can fly freely and live a colorful life.