Medusa With The Head Of Perseus A Fresh Take On The Perseus Statue
For instance, in 1 version of the story of Perseus, the oracle’s prophecy was fulfilled when Perseus showed Medusa’s head to Acrisius to prove that he had in fact slain her. This, of course, would have killed Acrisius and nonetheless fulfilled the prophecy. Perseus was thought to exist quite a few generations before the popular Heracles . Danae was the daughter of the king of Argos, King Acrisius. So having conquered them, and carried out her orders, she returned to the wide kingdom of mighty Dis, and unloosed the serpent she had wrapped about her. Without having delay, Tisiphone, the...