Perseus and the gorgon's head comic book

Ptolemy described four stars as lying in the gorgons head. And when perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea. Old greek stories the quest of medusas head by james baldwin. He received help from athena and hermes who gave perseus a sword, a mirrored shield, and winged sandals, these gifts were used to escapes medusas sisters. Perseus and the gorgon text b the ancient greeks has many stories about gods and goddesses. Pandoras box and perseus and the gorgons head book depository. A colourful re telling of the story which is replicated in a set of differentiated comprehension sheets. Perseus and the gorgons head is a choose your own adventure book where you decide the destiny of perseus. See a picture of medusa the gorgon, painted on an ancient greek bowl made over 2,500 years ago.

Perseus gave the kingdom over to his adoptive grandfather and sailed away toward the home of his birth with his wife and mother. Perseus himself is shown grasping the gorgons head by the hair with his left hand. Pandoras box and perseus and the gorgons head walker books. Mixing people with puppets, the performance was an. Recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. The house of hammer adaptation was not the first comic to tie in with the gorgon. The subject matter depicts the moment in which perseus beheads the gorgon medusa. Trailer for puppetcrafts show performed by people and puppets. They helped him acquire a pair of winged sandals, a wallet or satchel, and the cap of hades. Traditionally, while two of the gorgons were immortal, stheno and euryale, their sister medusa was not, and was slain by the mythical hero perseus. King polydectes sent perseus to kill medusa in hopes of getting him out of the way, while he pursued perseus s mother, danae. The gorgons head by nathaniel hawthorne online literature.

The hero here is perseus, who, backed by athena and hermes, set out to behead the mortal gorgon medusa and bring her head back to athena. Gorgon is a member of the royal family of the inhumans. Now, thanks to your ridiculous statement which everyone heard youve made it easy for the good king. With one swift of his sword and with the help of his shield as mirror, medusa was beheaded and her head was put inside the magic wallet. Watch perseus and the gorgon swdfeed on dailymotion. Summary of the gorgons head 630969 aren to understand the seriousness of the situation and convinced her of the need to change her behavior. He shared that the hat lived in the depth of hades, which was of course uninhabitable for mortals. The shield of perseus was then imbued with medusas power, turning those who look. The gorgons head perseus journey scribd read books. Perseus and the gorgons head st marys catholic primary school on. Since andromeda was already betrothed to phineus feyeneus, her uncle, perseus had to assert his claim by fighting phineus and his followers, all of whom he turned to stone with the gorgons head. He went first to the gorgons sisters, the graeae, who had only one eye and one tooth which they shared among themselves. He was brave in battle, a great speaker, and very quick thinking.

Perseus, passing by, saw the princess and fell in love with her. She was one of the gorgons three demigod sisters each with a different gift. The story begins on the island of seriphus, the home of perseus and his mother, danae. Perseus is determined to rescue andromeda, even though it means facing the hideous gorgon, medusa, whose glare turns warriors to stone perfect for children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. On the vase we see hermes and athena standing by to protect perseus right after he beheaded medusa and now flees from her two immortal sister gorgons. Greek mythologyheroesperseus wikibooks, open books for. Perseus 5 the gorgons head translation flashcards quizlet.

The myth of perseus and medusa is one of the best thrillerlike tales in greek mythology with a promising plot that gets more complicated as the story progresses, this myth has a typical hollywoodlike scenario with the main character not being born yet at the moment when his destiny was determined. Pandoras box and perseus and the gorgons head greek myths. Danae and her child were put inside the chest and sent adrift the sea. Medusa the quest of perseus powerpoint teacher made.

The work portrays perseus beheading one of the three gorgons, medusa. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Coronavirus cases in the us, by state, covid19 outbreak in the united states. His mother was a mortal, a lovely princess of the greek citystate of argos. The classic stories of pandoras box and perseus and the gorgons head are retold here in master storyteller, marcia williams inimitable comic. To get rid of perseus, polydectes sent him on a quest to bring back the head of the gorgon medusa, a snakehaired maiden who turned all who saw her into stone. Greek mythology heros journey of perseus storyboard. This is one of the popular greek myths about perseus and medusa. He received a mirrorlike shield to take on his journey. The hunt for medusas head a greek myth graphic myths and.

His beard and hair became forests, his arms and shoulders cliffs, his head a summit, and his bones rocks. Click on a topic for facts, interactive scenes and video clips. The hero puts on hades helmet of invisibility and escapes the crazy snake ladies. Written by adrian mitchell music by andrew dickson designed and directed by john roberts. As the only son of architect korath and archivist milena, his parents were leading citizens of the inhumans citystate attilan.

Medusas mythical origin story is much less widely known. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. On his feet are winged sandals, given to him as a gift from mercury. Perseus and the gorgons head comic strip storyboard.

Like hercules, his father was the mighty zeus, king of all the gods. Then perseus slipped the gorgons head back into the pouch and hastened to speak with the young girl whom he had saved. A wonder book for girls and boys barnes and noble collectible. He was instructed by athena, telling him that medusa was the one lying closest to the seashore. Well ive been busy lately what with my art show link and everything. Jun 07, 2017 this is the tale of perseus and how he slays medusa. As an educator and counselor, i often use tales from classic greek mythology as a way of relating common themes that speak to the human condition. Perseus was the son of danae, who was the daughter of a king. Because the gorgons could turn anybody to stone by looking in. The classic stories of pandoras box and perseus and the gorgons head are re told here in master storyteller, marcia williams inimitable comic.

On the train he read us the story of perseus and the slaying of the gorgon medusa from a book of childrens stories of greek myths. The film was released as part of a double bill with the curse of the mummys tomb. Athena offers perseus some knowledge on how to defeat medusa. Doctor namaroff falsely claiming that he had found wounds in the bodys head. This powerpoint tells the ancient greek legend of perseus quest to kill the gorgon, medusa. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Details about greek myths comic book perseus and medusa anubis graphic novels. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Website 5 see an ancient greek pot with a picture of perseus carrying medusas head in a bag. The epic adventures of perseus with puppets, live music and song told by the greek gods themselves. Perseus plops medusas head in the kibisis and starts make his getaway. Greek myths comic book perseus and medusa anubis graphic novels.

Instead of looking at medusa, he uses the reflection on. The concept of the gorgon is at least as old in classical greek mythology as perseus and zeus. Undaunted by the task ahead, perseus made use of athenas reflective shield to safely approach the gorgon, and then with hermes sword, the head of the gorgon was separated from her torso. So he called together his friends, including perseus, under the pretext of collecting contributions towards a wedding gift for hippodamia, daughter of oenomaus. Perseus and the gorgon s head by puppetcraft played at the little angel theatre this weekend as part of the suspense london puppetry festival. A revival of puppetcrafts best show perseus and the gorgons head performed by people and puppets written by adrian mitchell music by andrew dickson designed and directed by john roberts. Perseus turned to atlas for help and when denied the guest friendship bond, perseus turned atlas into stone. Click download or read online button to get perseus and the gorgon medusa book now. It represents the moment when the hero has just cut the monsters head. Gorgoneia figures depicting a gorgon head, see below first appear. The gorgon is a comic strip which appeared in issues 11 and 12 of the house.

Medusa using his shields reflective surface, perseus beheaded medusa and subsequently used her head as a weapon. It is represented by perseus holding a sword above his head in his right hand and the decapitated head of the gorgon medusa in his left. Perseus approaches medusa s cave, passing figures turned to stone. Medusa became the most famous of the three because the greek hero perseus cut off her head and used it to save princess andromeda, by turning a huge sea creature into stone. Having done so, they give perseus a magic bag that can safely carry medusa s head. Go ahead and find out how much do you know about your self and the world around you. The name is greek, being derived from gorgos and translating as terrible or dreadful. The story of perseus by ian serraillier and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The king ordered his people to have a chest built for danae and child perseus. Our rbdigital platform distributes the broadest array of digital content typesincluding audiobooks, video, magazines, ebooks, education, and entertainmentall in one powerful app.

Perseus would arrive at the home of the gorgons, and located the cavernous home of medusa. Perseus took the eye and the tooth, and agreed to give them back only if the graeae helped him in his quest. The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows. The story of medusa in comic book style with images comic book. Sep 21, 2014 a dramatised version of a classic greek myth told by anthony horowitz. Perseus and the gorgon medusa download ebook pdf, epub. Two comics about perseus karwansaray publishers blog. His first published work was the comic book series robyn of sherwood in 1998.

Perseus felt sorry for her and did not want to take off her head, but when the snakes that made up her hair began to hiss and strike at him, he sliced off her head and bundled it into the goatskin. The only son of zeus and danae and, thus, a halfgod by birth perseus was one of the greatest heroes in greek mythology, most renowned for beheading the only mortal gorgon, medusa, and using her severed head capable of turning onlookers into stone as a mighty weapon in his subsequent adventures. Apr 14, 2016 the nobles also laughed, but when perseus pulled the gorgons head from the goatskin, they began to grow rigid, until finally everyone at the table was solid stone. In his right, he holds aloft his starwhetted sword, sometimes depicted as a curving scimitar. Perseus then flies away with medusas head packed in the kibisis. Gorgons were a popular image of greek mythology, appearing in the earliest of written records of ancient greek religious beliefs such as those of homer. The main character in this epic, who is sent to kill medusa. Pandoras box and perseus and the gorgons head by marcia williams.

Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Perseus asked zeus for help in capturing a gorgons head. One of my favorites is the medusa story, sometimes referred to as perseus and the gorgon medusa. Perseus and the gorgons head audiobook on cd, 1996. Notes the gorgon s head and perseus study guide by relihan includes 17 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more.

In late myths, medusa was the only one of the three gorgons who was not immortal. The gorgon is an ancient mythological monster with roots in classical greece. A concise, stylised and dynamic version of the perseus and medusa myth. Well, anyway, she continued, nobody but me knew how useless you were. The fight between perseus and phineus was described by ovid as a fullscale battle in the dining hall like that of odysseus in metamorphoses 5. Perseus and the gorgon s head st marys catholic primary school on. A wonder book for girls and boys by nathaniel hawthorne due to covid19, orders may be delayed. The story starts as perseus mother is imprisoned and re tells the events through to the death of his grandfather in argos. And when perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest and set them afloat upon the sea. The gorgons head perseus journey free download as powerpoint presentation.

The gorgons in greek mythology greek legends and myths. She told him that her name was andromeda, and that she was the daughter of the king of that land. As an optional starter task, you could create a pandora s box of objects related to the gorgon s head myth, for students to use to predict what will happen. After, perseus famously cut off medusas head and affixed it to his shield for battle, using it as a ward against his oncoming enemies. Some of these myths relate that perseus was armed with a scythe from hermes and a mirror or a shield from athena. Perseus turned the brother into stone with the gorgon s head and restored acrisius to the throne. When i was eight years old, my father took me and my sister on a train journey from johannesburg to port elizabeth. Polydectes, the king of seriphus, wishes to marry danae, and plots to get rid of perseus because he may object. He told perseus that he would have the hat fetched if he promised to show atlas the head of medusawho was a gorgon herselfafter he killed her. Later perseus gave the gorgons head to athena, who placed it on her shield, and gave his other accoutrements to hermes. Perseus receives several other items from the gods, such as hermes winged sandals, hades helmet of invisibility, and a reflective shield.

Perseus was the son of zeus, the chief of all the gods. King polydectes tricks perseus into promising to bring back the head of medusa, one of the dreaded gorgons. While these common highlights are true, theyre hardly the full story. He turned the sea monster to stone by showing it medusas head and afterward married andromeda. Later, danae had given birth to a boy named perseus. Pandoras box and perseus and the gorgons head greek myths readers. From wikibooks, open books for an open world perseus to slay and behead the gorgon medusa and bring back her head as his gift. In addition to snakelike hair, the original versions of the gorgons had wings, claws and scaly skin. Perseus is looking through his bronze shield, which serves as a mirror, the reflection of medusas head in order to avoid her evil paralyzing stare. At this point medusas sisters, stheno and euryale, wake up, and they are not happy.

If you dont bring him the gorgons head, he can have you executed. Quizmoz offers one of the internets largest collection of tests for you to exercise your grey cells. Acrisius altar andromeda and danae argos arms bride bronze brought cap of darkness caught cave cepheus chains cheeks chest cliff clung coward cried perseus crowd dare dictys discus doors eyes face father fight fishermen five crowns garland gift goddess athene gods golden gorgon s head gorgon s power gorgons live greek guards guests hair hand. The myth of perseus tells how he was sent on a quest to bring back a gorgon s head to king polydectes. But days have come and king acrisius learned about her secret. Greek myths comic book perseus and medusa anubis graphic. Then, accused by acrisius of lying about having slain medusa, perseus proves himself by showing acrisius the gorgon s head, thus fulfilling the prophecy. He accompanied his mother back to her native argos, where he. Once again, he took flight on the winged sandals, outracing the angry gorgons awakened by medusas flowing blood. Perseus and the gorgon s head is a choose your own adventure book where you decide the destiny of perseus. The hunt for medusas head, published in 2008 by lerner books.