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Perseus contain the full story of his adventure to fetch the head of the Gorgon Medusa. ... With his new wife, Perseus travelled back to Seriphus and founded that his mother and Dictys had taken refuge in a temple. During his absence, Polydectes had pursued his mother, Danaë (Danae), trying to force himself upon her.
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Brief summary of the Perseus myth ... Note: Graves notes that in the earlies version Proteus is Perseus' father = Osirus. Danae is his sister wife Isis. Perseus is the child Horus, and Acrisius is the jealous Set who killed his twin Osiris and was taken vengeance on by Horus.
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www.johnpratt.com/items/astronomy/myths/perseus.html
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Seeing this girl in such a distress, Perseus 1 fell in love with her, and promised King Cepheus 1 that he would kill the monster if he would give him the rescued girl to wife. The king agreed, and Perseus 1 slew the monster, releasing Andromeda.
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This was only the beginning of the unconventional life of Perseus. Polydectes, brother of Dictys and King of Seriphos, desired Danae for his wife, but the grown Perseus protected his mother from such advances.
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www.clarkfoundation.org/astro-utah/vondel/Perseus.html
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They ended up on an island where a fisherman and his wife lived. He grew up with them and helped out. Later, King Polydectes called upon him. He told Perseus to go out and behead Medusa of the Gorgon sisters, who could turn anyone who looked at them to stone.
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www.ballpoint.org/greekgods/perseus.htm
www.ballpoint.org/greekgods/perseus.htm
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Myth and data about the constellation Perseus ... The thing was, Polydectes wanted to marry Perseus' mother Danae, but the king tried to keep his wishes secret by telling Perseus that he wished to take Hippodameia as a wife.
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Upon hearing the oracle's prophecy that his grandson would kill him one day, Acrisius locked his beautiful daughter, Danae, and her infant son, Perseus, in a wooden chest and cast it into the sea. Miraculously, the mother and child safely reached a distant shore where they were taken in by a kindly fisherman and his wife.
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wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_is_Perseus_in_mythology
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Prominent constellation of the northern hemisphere, named after the mother of Andromeda (who was the wife of Perseus) ... It has a distinctive W-shape, and contains one of the most powerful radio sources in the sky, Cassiopeia A. ... It was in Cassiopeia that Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe observed a new star in 1572,
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Greek and Roman Mythologies question: What is the name of perseus's wife? Andromeda. ... Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Literature and Language > Books and Literature > Fables and Mythology > Greek and Roman Mythologies > What is the name of perseus's wife?
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