Name: ________________________________________
Medusa’s
Head and Perseus and the Gorgon’s Head
Page 222 Story pages 210-221
Summary Complete the sequence of events
a, Acrisos is told by the oracle that he will be killed by his yet to be born grandson
b. Acrisos locks ___________________ in an underground ____________________.
c. Zeus visits Danae as a shower of gold.
d. Perseus and his mother are cast out to sea.
e. Danae and Perseus are found by _________________ and made servants to __________ _____________. Both D_________ and P________________ fall in love with ______________________.
f. King Polydictus orders Perseus to bring back Medusa’s head.
g. A________ tells P_________ how to get _______________’s ___________.
h. Perseus finds the sisters Phoncides.
i. Perceus forces the P_________________ to tell him how to reach the n____________.
j. Perseus visits the nymphs.
k. The nymphs give Perseus _________________, ___________________, and __________________ to help him conquer Medusa.
l. Perseus finds Medusa.
m. Perseus cuts off ___________’s ________ and shows it to A______, who turns to s_________.
n. Perseus sees Andromeda chained to a rock.
o. Perseus rescues A_________________.
p. Perseus turns Polydictus to stone.
q. Perseus goes to find his grandfather, A____________.
r. Perseus kills Acrisos with a discus.
What do you think of Perseus? _________________________________________________________________ Do we have heroes like him today? ________________________________________________________________.
Why is Perseus a good example of a mythic hero? ____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________.
How does this myth illustrate the idea that no one can escape fate? ______________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________. What do you think of the ancient Greek belief that everything is decided in advance by fate? _______________ ________________________________________________________________________________________.
What movies or TV shows remind you of the story of Perseus? ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________.