Perseus

Perseus was most famous for slaying Medusa, but he also did many other things.

His mother was born in a city called Argos. Her father, Perseus's grandfather, Acrisius, received a prophecy that his daughter's child would kill him and take over his kingdom.

Acrisius stared at his daughter, Danae, with hatred and anger and ordered his guards to lock her up in their most guarded cell.

Danae was quite beautiful, so it would be easy for her to find a husband and have a child. Danae wept, no idea what she had done to her father for him to lock her up.

One day, Danae was praying to the gods when Zeus heard her. He came down in a shower of gold and visited Danae.

They spent some time together, and well, use your imagination.

Nine months later, the guards outside Danae's cell heard a baby crying in her cell. The guards rushed to the king who ran to Danae's cell.

"Hello father," Danae said, "Meet my baby. His name is Perseus." The king gulped. Perseus meant 'the avenger.'

Acrisius was ready to slay the baby and his daughter, but then he heard that the father was Zeus.

Instead of killing them -because Zeus would kill him if he did- he locked them in a box and floated them out to sea.


Later, Danae was praying to Zeus in her box. Zeus heard and convinced Poseidon to make the box wash up on an island.

There, Perseus and Danae grew up. When Perseus became a man, he was invited to a party with the king of the island. The king of the island didn't like Perseus because he wanted to take Danae as his wife, and Perseus wouldn't let him.

He asked him what gift he brought, and Perseus went red.

"I didn't bring a gift." Perseus said. The king of the island gasped, a plan forming in his head...



DUN DUN DUN!
This story will be continued on Monday.
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