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Short Story Of Perseus: My Favorite Constallation

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My favorite constallation is Perseus. You can find Perseus in the Northern sky during the Northern Hemisphere 's spring. The constallation of Perseus is bordered by Aries, Taurus to the south. Auriga to the east and Camelopardalis, Cassiopea to the north. With Andromeda and Triangulum to the west. Perseus main asterism consists of 19 stars. I find the whole story of Perseus to be full of struggle and heroic. The creation story according to the greeks goes pretty much like this. Princess Danae, Perseus were exiled from her father 's kingdom of Argos by locking them both up into a chest and thrown into the sea. The chest was found washed up on the island of Seriphos by the kings brother Dictys. Dictys took care of Danae and Perseus. After many years Polydectes the king of Seriphos desired Danae and was persistant. Perseus prevented any harm from happening to his mother. So in time Perseus and Polydectes grew to hate each other. One day Polydectes came up with a plan to be ride of Perseus. At a grand party he askes for a kingly gift and what would that be everyone at the party says a horse, a horse would be a kingly gift. But Perseus said mockingly a Gorgon 's head. Soon prized horses were arriving from the guests and seeing his chance Polydectes commanded Perseus to bring him the head of a Gorgon. The night before Perseus left he prayed to Hermes and Athena. They told him what he must do and Athena lent to Perseus her bronze shield and Hermes lent to him his winged boots as well as his wide-brimmed cap. Along with the boots and cap Hermes also lent him a curved knife of Adament and a pouch for the head. Of which Perseus was unbelieveably greatful for. …show more content…

There was this old man named Argos he was a rich busisness man who one day had a run in with this crazy person on the street who said that his own grandson would kill him. So Argos forbid his only daughter from ever leaving the house so that she could never meet a guy and have a child. Well one day Argos 's daughter Danae went to the doctors and she was told that she was pregnet. Argos was fureious and kicked out his daughter. Danae was now alone and scared on the streets. Danae gave birth to a beautiful boy who she named Perseus. Her doctor at the hospital felt bad for her so he decided to take the two of them in. The doctor told her that from here on out she can call him Dictys. And so Dictys took care of Danae and Perseus happily for many years. Perseus became a young man but through the years Dictus 's brother Polydectes pursued Danae. Though she had refused him and said that she could never love him he continuded his persistance. Only perseus grew to be in his way. So thus the two grew to hate each other and Polydectes wanted Perseus out of the way. Polydectes oppertunity came during a birthday party. All of the guests gave a gift except Perseus so Polydectes called him out on it. But Perseus said he could not afford a gift worthy of such a man so Polydectes says "If you can not afford one why not bring me the head of Medusa it 's free for the takeing if you can take it ". "So take it I will " says Perseus even though he knew his chances of getting it were low but oh to bring back that head and put him in his place he could not

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