🪞 PERSEUS & MEDUSA
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PROPHECY
ZEUS AND THE BRONZE CHAMBER
King Akrisios heard a prophecy that his grandson would one day harm him, so he locked his daughter Danaë away from suitors. Zeus visited as a shower of golden light, and she bore a son named Perseus. When the king discovered the baby, he sealed mother and child in a wooden chest and cast them into the sea rather than spill royal blood with his own hands. Waves carried them safe to the island of Seriphos, where kind fishermen pulled the chest ashore. Perseus grew brave and quick tempered, ready for quests that would test every clever trick the gods could teach.
⚡ DID YOU KNOW?
Medusa had two immortal sisters called Stheno and Euryale. Only Medusa could fall to a blade because she alone was mortal among the three.
BABY!
SERIPHOS
🌊 Fisher Dictys and his family gave Danaë shelter while Perseus learned to run along the shore.
🏝️ Small islands in myth often hide huge destinies.
🏝️ Small islands in myth often hide huge destinies.
POLYDECTES
👑 The local king Polydectes wanted Danaë for himself and bullied Perseus into promising a wedding gift.
🐍 He demanded the one thing every storyteller knew was impossible: the head of Medusa.
🐍 He demanded the one thing every storyteller knew was impossible: the head of Medusa.