Study Guide for Myths Perseus

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Study Guide for Myths Perseus

What does King Acrisius first do to try to escape his fate?

How does Zeus reveal himself to Danae?

Who save Danae and Perseus?

Why does Polydectes lie to Perseus?

How does Acrisius die?

Why does King Acrisius place Danae and Perseus in the chest and place it in the ocean?

Describe Perseus’s character.

Why are Hermes and Athena in this story? What is their purpose?

According to the myth, who are Perseus’s true mother and father?

What does Athena’s polished bronze shield allow Perseus to do?

What are some of the elements of the story of Perseus that make it a myth?

The following are all archetypes The following are all archetypes. Give an example of each in the story of Perseus. A god changes his shape. A god fathers a child with a mortal mother. The god’s child performs incredible tasks.

What is Acrisius’s plan? Why did it fail?

The Fenris Wolf

Describe Loki, the fire god.

Why do the gods challenge the Fenris Wolf to a trial of strength?

Which of the following images appeals to the reader’s sense of touch? Teeth as large as oak trees The gods looked at one another in silence Brave Tyr undertook to feed and train him. The messenger returned with a little rope, smooth and soft as silken string.

What do the serpent rising from the sea and the Fenris Wolf breaking free represent?

Which of the characters in the Fenris Wolf do you think is most clever Which of the characters in the Fenris Wolf do you think is most clever? Explain.

What does the following phrase means: The rope is strong with enchantment?

Who is defeated at the end of this myth?