CLST 105 Lecture Notes - Invisibility, Graeae, Acrisius

• School: UBC
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 105
• Professor: Siobhan Mc Elduff

Document Summary

Holy sepulchers tomb where hero is worshipped. Danae is daughter of acrisius, king of argos. Danae locked in a box along with persues by acrisius and throws it in the. Impregnated by zeus in a shower of gold ocean but saved by zeus. Prevents the box from sinking and washes them ashore on seriphus, where polydectus was king. Raised in a far off land by foster-parents. Polydectus wants a horse, so perseus leaves to find the head of medusa. Perseus and the graiae (sisters of gorgon: graiae : three women who share one eye, perseus forces them to tell him and answer his questions by threatening them with their eye. Find a nymph to give him tools to kill medusa. Need to ask hermes for winged sandals and cap of. Invisibility and athena for a shiny bronze shield and a pouch and adamantine sickle.