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| Who was the father of Perseus? | Zeus |
| Who was the mother of Perseus? | Danae |
| Who was Danae's father? | King Acrisius |
| What kingdom did Acrisius rule? | Argos |
| In what form did Zeus appear to Danae? | a golden shower |
| How did King Acrisius try to get rid of Danae and the infant Perseus? | by putting them in a chest and throw it out into the sea |
| To what island did Danae and the infant Perseus safely arrive? | Seriphos |
| Who was the evil king of Seriphos? | Polydectes |
| What did King Polydectes want to do? | marry Danae |
| Who interfered with King Polydectes in his quest to marry Danae | Perseus |
| What did King Polydectes do to get rid of Perseus? | Sent him to retrieve the head of Medusa |
| What are the names of the three Gorgons | Stheno, Euryale & Medusa |
| Which of the Gorgons was/were moral? | Medusa |
| Which of the Gorgons was/were immortal? | Stheno & Euryale |
| Which trio were sisters of the Gorgons? | The Graiae (or) Gray Sisters |
| From whom did Perseus find the location of the Gorgons? | The Graiae |
| What did the Graiae share? | a tooth and an eye |
| What are the name of the Graiae? | Pemphredo, Enyo & Deino |
| Which Olympian was the enemy of Medusa? | Athena |
| Why did Athena hate Medusa? | Medusa had defiled Athena's temple. |
| What gift did Athena give Perseus? | a shield with served as a mirror |
| What did Hermes give Perseus? | winged sandals & a sword |
| Who gave Perseus the "cap of invisibility"? | the nymphs |
| Whom did Perseus find chained to a rock? | Andromeda |
| Who was Andromeda's mother? | Cassiopeia |
| Why was Andromeda chained to a rock? | It was punishment for Cassiopeia's boast the the girl was more beautiful than the nymphs? |
| To whom was Andromeda being sacrificed? | Poseidon |
| What kingdom King Cepheus & queen Cassiopeia rule? | Joppa |
| What was King Cepheus of Joppa's reward for anyone who could rid the kingdom of the sea monster? | the hand of his daughter Andromeda in marriage |
| To whom had Andromeda been engaged? | Phineus |
| How did Perseus put a stop to Phineus? | Perseus turned him to stone |
| What did Perseus ultimately do with Medusa's head | gave it back to Athena who put it on her shield |
| How did King Acrisius die? | he was hit in the head by a discus which Perseus threw |
| How was Pegasus born? | He spring from the blood of Medusa's severed head |
