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- 2. The Brass Prison
- 3. There was once a king of Argos who had a daughter, Danaë. She was growing up
- 4. So Danaë was kept shut up in the prison of brass. She had no one to
- 5. Day after day, she sat under the window and wondered why her father kept her in
- 6. One day the god Zeus visited Danaë from the sky and he visited the imprisoned girl
- 7. So, Danaë and her son Perseus were put to sea in a wooden chest. The king
- 8. The Magic Sandals
- 9. The cruel king of the island wanted to marry the beautiful Danaë and when she refused,
- 10. Without weapons or any idea where to find Medusa, Perseus went to the shore to plan
- 11. The Grey Sisters
- 12. Mercury’s winged sandals flew Perseus to the sisters. These three creatures were so old that they
- 13. Perseus heard them mumbling and crooning in their dreary home and he stood very still and
- 14. The Western Maidens
- 15. Once more, Perseus put on his winged slippers and set off. When he arrived in the
- 16. Perseus went forward and spoke to the Maidens. Once they heard his plight, they willingly agreed
- 17. The Dreadful Gorgons
- 18. With the sharp sword at his side and the bright shield upon his arm, Perseus flew
- 19. Cleverly using the shiny shield as a mirror, Perseus saw the reflection of the hideous snake-haired
- 20. Quick as a thought, he thrust the terrible head into his magic pouch and leaped again
- 21. The Great Beast
- 22. Photo courtesy of (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution As Perseus made his
- 23. "Oh, save me! Save me!" she cried as she reached out her arms towards him. Perseus
- 24. Then Perseus slipped the Gorgon's head back into the pouch and hastened to speak with the
- 25. As the pair talked, the king and queen and many people of the land came to
- 26. The Timely Rescue
- 27. But Perseus had not forgotten his mother; and so, one fine summer day, he and Andromeda
- 28. Now, the wicked king of that land had never ceased trying to persuade Danaë to become
- 29. Photo courtesy of (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution So, as Perseus and
- 30. "I promised to bring you a present, and here it is!" he cried. The king saw
- 31. The Deadly Quoit
- 32. When Danaë's old father, the king of Argos, heard that a strange ship was coming over
- 33. Photo courtesy of (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution But Perseus had no
- 34. A while later, Perseus was taking part in challenges and games with neighbouring kingdoms. He threw
- 35. Perseus was overcome with grief and had no wish to continue as ruler of the kingdom,
- 36. pythia - high priestess of the temple of apollo prophecy - a prediction imprisoned – held
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