Myth Presentation

      My myth was "Perseus and Medusa." The main characters were Perseus, a handsome and brave young man; King Akrisios, Perseus's grandfather; Danaë, Perseus's beautiful mother; King Polydektes; and Andromeda, Perseus's beautiful wife. These characters are all human except for Perseus, who is a demigod. The story starts out in Seriphos, a beautiful kingdom ruled by King Akrisios. King Akrisios gets a prophecy saying he will be killed at the hands of his grandchild, so he locks up his daughter. Despite this, the god Zeus finds a way to impregnate her, and she gives birth to a boy named Perseus. When King Akrisios finds out, he locks the two of them in a box and sets them off to sea. They land on the beautiful island of Seriphos, where a fishermen finds them. They live happily until the king, King Polydektes, finds out about Danaë's beauty. He needs to get rid of Perseus, so he sends him off on a journey to retrieve the head of Medusa. This part, Perseus against King Polydektes, is the main conflict. Perseus sets off, and he finds help from the gods. When he arrives to the island where Medusa resides, he cuts off her head. He returns to Seriphos, only to find a woman chained to a rock. This woman is Andromeda, his soon to be wife. He saves Andromeda and returns to Seriphos, where he turns King Polydektes to stone and makes the fisherman the king. Years later, he accidentally kills his grandfather in a discus tournament. This myth attempts to explain the strength of a family and what people would do to help there families.