Task 10: Visualizing the Text - The Gorgon's Head Timeline
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This document provides a summary of the key events in the myth of Perseus and the Gorgon's head: 1) Perseus was born to Danae after Zeus visited her in a shower of gold, and they were set adrift in a chest by King Acrisius who feared an oracle's prophecy. 2) Perseus grew up with fisherman Dictys and was later sent by King Polydectes on a quest to kill the Gorgon Medusa. 3) With help from Athena and Hermes, Perseus obtained tools from the Graeae and nymphs to complete his quest, and used Athena's advice and his reflective shield to behead Medusa
Task 10: Visualizing the Text - The Gorgon's Head Timeline
- 1. Task 10 VISUALIZING THE TEXT Create a timeline of events in the story. Why are these significant events? These events are significant because these are all the highlights of the myth, through these chosen events; we can still have a better understanding upon the myth, “The Gorgon’s Head” even though it is just a summary. THE DREADFUL ORACLE THE FRUIT OF LOVE WAVES TO SHORE KING POLYDECTES HELP FROM HERMES AND ATHENA THE GRAEAE AND THE NYMPHS THE GORGONS AND THE BEHEADING OF MEDUSA ANDROMEDA PHINEAS THE RETURN THE KILLING OF ACRISIUS
- 2. Task 10 VISUALIZING THE TEXT Create a timeline of events in the story. When king Acrisius of Argos came home from Delphi, he received a dreadful oracle that states he will die in the hands of his grandson. King Acricius did shut her daughter away from the sight of men but he forgot to take the gods into account. Part of the roof of the house was open to the sky, one day when Danae was sadly looking up at the clouds Zeus was observing her captured by her loveliness and beauty he changed himself in a shower of gold storming into her chamber. Afterwards a son was born to Danae, named Perseus. King Acrisius set Danae and her son adrift on the sea. Days and nights came by, the chest where they're caged finally reached shore. Dictys, a fisherman saw the box and opened it discovering a pitiful mother and a helpless child, his heart was moved so he adopts them where Perseus grew up. The two were taken in by Polydectes, the king of Seriphus. Polydectes later conceived a passion for Danae, but was unable to force his attentions on her because Perseus had grown into a redoubtable protector. To get rid of Perseus, Polydectes sent him on a quest to bring back the head of the Gorgon Medusa, a snake-haired maiden who turned all who saw her into stone. Perseus accomplished his quest with the help of Hermes and Athena. Perseus received a sword from Hermes while Athena suddenly appearing gave him a shield. Hermes also told Perseus to seek help from the Gray women. After Hermes and Athena advised Perseus how to perform the task, telling him first to go to the three graeae, sisters of the Gorgons, who between them had but one eye and one tooth. Perseus got hold of the eye and tooth, and gave them back only when the sisters told him the way to certain nymphs who possessed three magic objects. From the nymphs Perseus obtained the Cap of Invisibility, a pair of winged sandals, and a magic wallet. Perseuswasfully equipped; he flew to the gorgons,who lived on the edge ofthe world.Two of the Gorgonswere immortaland the third Medusa,was mortal.Those who looked on their faceswere turned to stone.Guided byAthena,Perseus,lookingat the Gorgon’sreflection in his shield,beheaded Medusaand put her head in the kibisis. Flying past the coast, Perseus saw a young woman chained to a rock, threatened by a sea monster. She was Andromeda, daughter of King Cepheus and Queen Cassiepea, Cassiepea The oracle of Zeus, Ammon, told Cepheus that he could appease the monster only by chaining his daughter to the rock. Perseus killed the monster with the scimitar of Hermes and was rewarded with Andromeda as his wife. Since Andromeda was already betrothed to Phineas, her uncle, Perseus had to assert his claim by fighting Phineas and his followers, all of whom he turned to stone with the Gorgon’s head. Leaving Dictys as king, he returned to Argos with Andromeda and Danae, and gave the winged sandals, the kibisis, and the Cap of Invisibility to Hermes, along with the scimitar. To Athena, he gave the Gorgon’s head. Acrisius fled to avoid Perseus. Perseus followed him there and took part in funeral games being celebrated for Abas, father of Acrisius. In the discus-throw, his discus accidentally killed Acrisius, and so the prophecy of the oracle was fulfilled.