1. { Perseus By Nicole, Emma, Kellie, and Ray

2.  Locked away and thrown into the sea by his grandfather, Acrisius  Found and taken in by Dictys and his wife  Polydectes- fell in love with Danae, disliked Perseus  Sends Perseus to bring back Medusa’s head as a wedding gift  Helped by two gods: Hermes and Athena  Tricked the Gray Women into telling him where the Nymphs of the North were  Received winged sandals, magic wallet, and invisible cap  Hermes gives him a sword, Athena gives him shield  Beheads Medusa  Went to Ethiopia and fell in love with Andromeda- rescued her  Returned home, turned Polydectes to stone with Medusa’s head  Saves his Danae and Dictys  Competes in games against Acrisius, accidentally kills him Summary

3.  Possesses the qualities of  Persistence  Arrogant  Faithful  Teaches us…  By working together, success comes more easily  Persistence is key in achieving success  Even the strongest can be arrogant  Faithfulness leads to good works Human Nature

4.  No powers, yet incredible athlete  Brave, gave all he could give  Went above and beyond the normal  Ex: Killed Medusa  Ex: Slayed Sea Monster to marry Andromeda Arete

5.  Fate was told by Delphi  Was foretold that he’d kill Acriscus, fulfilled his prophecy  Lots of divine intervention from the gods  Hades gave helmet  Hermes gave sandals  Hephaestus gave sword  Athena gave shield Fate

6.  Perseus:  Believes that he can kill Medusa unaided  Result: Later received help from two gods  Attempts to save Andromeda from serpent  Result: Successfully does so and later marries her  Competes in great-athletic competition  Result: Accidentally kills Acrisius Hubris