Perseus
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| The [[mythological]] [[Greek]] [[warrior]] who slew the [[Gorgon]] [[Medusa]] by [[decapitate|decapitating]] her. He married [[Andromeda]] after rescuing her from [[Ceto]] and founded [[Mycenae]]. He was the son of [[Jupiter]] and [[Danae]]. | The [[mythological]] [[Greek]] [[warrior]] who slew the [[Gorgon]] [[Medusa]] by [[decapitate|decapitating]] her. He married [[Andromeda]] after rescuing her from [[Ceto]] and founded [[Mycenae]]. He was the son of [[Jupiter]] and [[Danae]]. | ||
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| + | == Modern uses of the theme== | ||
| + | In [[Hermann Melville]]'s ''[[Moby-Dick]]'', the narrator asserts that Perseus was the first [[Whaler|whaleman]], when he killed [[Cetus (mythology)|Cetus]] to save Andromeda. Operatic treatments of the subject include ''Persée'' by [[Jean-Baptiste Lully|Lully]] (1682) and ''Persée et Andromède'' by [[Jacques Ibert|Ibert]] (1921). | ||
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| + | ''[[Chimera (John Barth novel)|Chimera]]'', the 1972 National Book Award-winning novel by [[John Barth]], includes a novella called ''Perseid'' that is an inventive, postmodern retelling of the myth of Perseus. | ||
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| + | In [[Rick Riordan]]'s fantasy series ''[[Percy Jackson and the Olympians]]'', the protagonist [[Percy Jackson (character)|Percy Jackson]], a son of [[Poseidon]], is named after and similar to Perseus. | ||
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| + | The 1981 fantasy/adventure film ''[[Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'', later [[Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|remade in 2010]], loosely follows the myth of Perseus. | ||
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The mythological Greek warrior who slew the Gorgon Medusa by decapitating her. He married Andromeda after rescuing her from Ceto and founded Mycenae. He was the son of Jupiter and Danae.
Modern uses of the theme
In Hermann Melville's Moby-Dick, the narrator asserts that Perseus was the first whaleman, when he killed Cetus to save Andromeda. Operatic treatments of the subject include Persée by Lully (1682) and Persée et Andromède by Ibert (1921).
Chimera, the 1972 National Book Award-winning novel by John Barth, includes a novella called Perseid that is an inventive, postmodern retelling of the myth of Perseus.
In Rick Riordan's fantasy series Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the protagonist Percy Jackson, a son of Poseidon, is named after and similar to Perseus.
The 1981 fantasy/adventure film Clash of the Titans, later remade in 2010, loosely follows the myth of Perseus.
