Perseus 4/4 (N2)

On his way back home, Perseus saw Princess Andromeda. Princess Andromeda was the daughter of the rulers of Ethiopia, King Cepheus and his wife, Queen Cassiopeia. The people of Ethiopia were told that a sea monster would come to destroy their town and people if they didn’t sacrifice their Princess, Princess Andromeda. The Princess was chained to her rock, forcibly because of her townspeople.

This sea monster was going to come to Ethiopia because of what Queen Cassiopeia, the ruler of Eithopia and mother of the Princess, said about her daughter. The Queen exclaimed that Princess Andromeda was far more beautiful than that of the Nereids. 

The Nereids are the sea nymphs. There are fifty of them. The Nerieds are the daughters of Nereus and Dorus and the sisters to Nerites. They are often seen in instances with Poseidon. They are known for helping lost sailors and fighting treacherous storms that affect the sea and boats. 

When Perseus saw the Princess Andromeda, he fell in love with her and wanted to marry her. He would agree to save her if he could marry her. He asked King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia if he could marry her, and they quickly respond saying yes, because the last thing they wanted was their daughter’s death.

Perseus kills the sea monster by wearing Hade’s helmet of invisibility, attacking it, and killing it with his sword. He then frees Princess Andromeda.

Before the people of Ethiopia were told about the sea monster coming, Princess Andromeda was going to marry her uncle, her father’s brother, Phineus. When Perseus brings Princess Andromeda back to Ethiopia to get married, Phineus tries to reclaim the Princess as his wife. Perseus and Phineus fight about it, and it ends in Phineus being turned into stone, and Perseus marries Andromeda. 

Perseus returned to King Polydectes and turned him into stone and declared Dictys king and freed his mother. He also returned all of the gifts that were given to him from the gods. 

Perseus wanted to meet his grandfather, Acrisius, to tell him that he wouldn’t kill him. His grandfather fled to Larissa to prevent the meeting. Perseus on his way to Argos, stopped in Larissa to participate in the athletic competition. 

Perseus threw a discus and because of the gods, it swerved and hit Acrisius in the head, killing him, and fulfilling his prophesy.