Perseus

=Perseus=

Perseus was the son of Zeus and Danae; he was sent to sea as an enfant with his mother by his grandfather, King Acrisius (father of Danae) because of a prophecy that Acrisius would die at the hands of Perseus. After Plydectes, the king of Seriphus, took in the two exiles, he fell in love with Danae. He sent Perseus on a quest to bring back the head of the Medusa in order to send Perseus away, because the boy had become protective of his mother. With the help of Hermes and Athena, Perseus completed the quest. On his quest, he fell in love with Andromeda, who was chained to a rock by the sea as a sacrifice to a sea monster. He bargained with Cepheus, her father, for her hand if he could kill the sea monster. He was successful in doing so. Over the course of his life, Perseus turned many to stone using the Gorgon's head, including Phineus (a jilted suitor of Andromeda) and his followers, Polydectes, and Atlas (during his quest). Later in life, he returned to his grandfather's kingdom and accidently killed Acrisius while throwing the discus.