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Perseus: The Complete Story of the Hero Who Slew Medusa

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Perseus: The Complete Story of the Hero Who Slew Medusa

The Gorgon, the Sea Monster and the Rescue of Andromeda

The complete story of Perseus, the hero who beheaded Medusa. The prophecy that locked his mother in a tower, the gifts of the gods, the slaying of the Gorgon, the rescue of Andromeda from the sea monster, and the fate no one could escape.

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  • 11 chapters, primary sources
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  • Original ink illustrations
  • From Apollodorus and Ovid to Pindar
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  1. 01The Prophecy and the Brazen Tower
  2. 02The Shower of Gold and the Birth of Perseus
  3. 03Cast Adrift: Mother and Child in a Chest
  4. 04The Rash Promise to a Tyrant
  5. 05The Gifts of the Gods
  6. 06The Grey Sisters and the Single Eye
  7. 07The Slaying of Medusa
  8. 08Andromeda and the Sea Monster
  9. 09The Head That Turned Kings to Stone
  10. 10The Prophecy Fulfilled
  11. 11The Founder of Mycenae

About this book

About this Greek mythology guide

A locked tower, a shower of gold, a head that turned men to stone. The complete story of Perseus, the hero who killed Medusa and saved Andromeda.

A king was told that his own grandson would kill him, so he locked his daughter in a tower of bronze. It did not work, because Zeus came to her as a shower of gold, and the child born of that union was Perseus, the hero sent to fetch the one trophy meant to destroy him: the head of Medusa.

This is the complete story of Perseus. The prophecy and the brazen tower; the chest cast adrift on the sea; the tyrant who demanded the Gorgon's head as a wedding gift; the winged sandals, the cap of invisibility and the mirror that let a hero kill a monster he could not look at; the Grey Sisters and their single shared eye; the rescue of Andromeda from the sea monster; and the discus throw, years later, that proved no man escapes a prophecy.

The book follows Perseus through Apollodorus, Ovid, Pindar and the earliest Greek sources, telling the whole arc from the tower to the founding of Mycenae. Every chapter cites where it comes from.

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What you will discover inside

  • The prophecy that a grandson would kill the king, and the locked tower
  • The shower of gold and the birth of Perseus to a captive princess
  • The gifts of the gods: winged sandals, the cap of invisibility and the mirror-shield
  • The Grey Sisters who shared a single eye between them
  • The slaying of Medusa and the rescue of Andromeda from the sea monster
  • How the prophecy came true despite every attempt to escape it

Greek mythology book at a glance

TraditionGreek mythology
Chapters11 chapters
Length180 pages
SourcesDrawn from the primary sources, cited inline
Reading levelBeginner-friendly. Every name and place is explained from scratch
FormatPrint-quality PDF
DeliveryPDF within 24 hours

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About the author

Guillaume Henry, founder of Mythologis

Guillaume Henry

Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Mythologis

Guillaume Henry founded Mythologis to make the world's mythologies readable without losing what makes them strange. Every Mythologis book draws on the primary sources first, cross-references multiple translations, and avoids inventing details that aren't in the originals.

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Questions about the Greek mythology book

When will I receive my PDF?

Within 24 hours of purchase. Your download link arrives in your inbox automatically.

Is this connected to the Medusa book?

They overlap and complement each other. The Medusa book tells her story; this one follows the hero Perseus from his birth through the slaying and beyond.

Does it cover Andromeda?

Yes. The rescue of Andromeda from the sea monster, and the quarrel and marriage that followed, have their own chapters.

How long is the book?

Eleven chapters, around 180 pages depending on the final layout.

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