GREEK GOD
MEDUSAN

There was a king of Argos who had only one

son, and the boy is a girl. If he had a son, then,

he will train him to be a brave man and a great king; but he

don't know what to do with a blonde princess

these. When he saw her growing up to be tall and slender and

wisely, he wondered if, after all, he should die an

and left his land and his gold and his kingdom to him. So he

send to Delphi and ask Pythia about it. Pythia

told him that he not only had to die some time, but

his daughter's son will cause his death.

This made the king very frightened, and he

trying to think of some plan that he can use to keep the

pythia's words did not come true. He finally decided that

he would build a prison for his daughter and keep it in it

his entire life. So he called his workers and told them to

dig a deep round hole in the ground, and in this hole they build

a house of brass that has only one room and no doors

all at all, but only a small window on it. Subsequent to

finished, the king put the girl, named Danae, into it; and

with her she put her nurse and her toys and her pretty dress and

everything she thought she needed to make her happy.

"Now we shall see that Pythia

not always telling the truth" he said.

So Danae was locked up in jail

brassware. He had no one to talk to except the nurse

long time; and he never saw land or sea, but only

the sky is blue over an open window and sometimes clouds are white

flashed. Day after day he sat under the window and wondered

why would his father keep him in such a deserted place, and whether he would come

and take him out. I don't know how many years have passed, but

Danae grows brighter every day, and slowly she is no longer a woman

son, but a tall and beautiful woman; and Jupiter in the midst of the clouds

look down and see him and love him.

One day he felt that the sky was open and

the golden rain falls through the window into the room; and when it rains

the dazzling had stopped, a young noble standing smiling at the

ahead of him. He doesn't know—I also don't—that Jupiter is the problem

who fell in the rain; but he thought that he was a

brave prince who came from across the ocean to take him out

from his prison house.

After that he came often, but always

as tall and handsome young men; and then they married, with

just a nurse at the wedding, and Dana so very happy because

he was no longer lonely even when he was gone. But one day when

he climbed out through the narrow window, there was a big flash of light, and

he never saw her again.

Shortly after, a baby was born

Danae, a smiling boy whom she names

Perseus. For four years she and the nurse hid it, and even

even the women who brought their food to the window knew nothing about it

hers. But one day the king happened to pass by and heard the babbling of a child

that's. When he found out the truth, he was very surprised, because he

thinking that now, despite everything he has done, words

Pythia may come true.

The only sure way to save

himself is by killing the boy before he is old enough to

doing something dangerous. But when he brought Perseus

little and his mother came out of prison and saw how helpless the child was

that, he could not bear to imagine him being killed directly. Because

the king, despite being a great coward, was actually a kind-hearted person and

I don't like to see things suffer in pain. But something must

exercised.

So he had his servant make a wooden crate

it was airy, watertight, and strong; and when it was finished, he put in

Danae and the boy got into it and took it deep into the sea and left it in

there to be tossed by the waves. He thinks that in a way

this she would free herself from her daughters and grandchildren without seeing

they died; for surely the coffin would sink after a while,

or the wind will cause the crate to drift to a foreign shore so far away

so they can never go back to Argos again.

All day and all night and then

on another day, the beautiful fair Dana and her son drift over the sea. Waves

rippling and playing before and around the floating chest, the west wind whistled

merrily, and the seabirds swirled in the air above; and the child

it was not afraid, but it dipped its hand into the waves that were rolling and

laughing at the breeze and screaming back at the birds

shrieked.

On the second night everything

unaltered. Storms appeared, black skies, mountain-high waves, wind roared

frightened; yet through it all the children slept soundly in the arms of his mother. And

Danae sings this song for him: "Sleep, sleep, my dear son, and

rest up

On the chest of your troubled mother;

Because you can lie down without fear

Terrible danger lurks in

near . Wrapped in a soft robe and sleeping warmly,

You did not hear your mother cry;

You don't see the crazy waves jumping, you,

Or heed the wind that was on guard.

The stars are hiding, the night is bleak,

The waves are beating high, the storm is here;

But you can sleep, my dear son ,

And do not know anything about the wild frenzy.”

Finally the third morning

come, and the crate is thrown onto a sandy beach on an alien island in the

where there is a green field and, beyond it, a small town. A man

who happened to be walking near the beach saw him and dragged him far away

the coast. Then he looked inside, and there he saw a woman

beautiful and that boy. He helped them out and took them

like them to his own home, where he takes very good care of them

good. And when Danae tells her story, she asks him not to

feeling scared again; because they might have a home with him for as long as

they chose to stay, and he would become a true friend to them

both.

So Danae and her son live in people's homes

the good who saved them from the sea. Years passed, and

Perseus grew up to be a tall, handsome, and courageous young man, and

robust. The king of the island, when he saw Danae, was very pleased with

her beauty so she wants her to be his wife. But he is

a dark and cruel man, and he did not like him at all; so he

he told her that he would not marry her. The king thought

that Perseus is to blame for this, and that if he can

finding an excuse to send the young man on a long trip, he might

will force Dana to have it regardless of her wishes or not.

One day he called all the young men in

his country and told them that he would soon be married to the queen

from a certain land beyond the sea. Wouldn't each of them

bring him a gift to give to his father? Because at that time

it is a rule that when a man gets married, he must

presenting an expensive gift to the father of the bride.

"What kind of gift are you

want it?" said the young men.

"Horse," he answered; for he knew

perseus had no horses.

"Why don't you ask for something

worth having?" perseus said; for he was upset with

the way the king treated him. "Why don't you ask for the head

Medusa, for example?"

"That's going to be the head

The medusa!" exclaim king. "These young men may give me horses,

but you must bring Medusa's head."

"I'll take him," said

Perseus; and he went away in anger, while his young friends

laughing at him for his stupid words.

What is Medusa's head in such a hurry

he promised to be taken? Her mother often told me about

Medusan. Far, far away, at the end of the world, there lived three strange monsters,

sisters, called Gorgons. They have a body and a face

women, but they have golden wings, and terrible brass claws,

and hair full of live snakes. They are so terrible for

seen, so that no one can stand to see them, but anyone

they saw their faces turn to stone. Two of these monsters

have a charming life, and no weapon can hurt

they; but the youngest, named Medusa, might be killed,

if indeed anyone could find him and could deliver a fatal blow.

When Perseus left the king's palace, he began

I felt sorry for speaking so rashly. Because of how he could

keep his promise and do the king's command? He doesn't know which way

that's what it takes to find the Gorgons, and he doesn't have a gun

to kill that terrible Medusa. But either way he

he would never show his face to the king again, unless he could

bring the terror chief with him. He went down to the beach and stood looking

to the sea to Argos, his native land; and when he saw, the sun

it sank, and the moon rose, and a gentle breeze blew from the west. Later,

at once, two people, a man and a woman, stood at

ahead of him. Both are high and noble. The man looked like

a prince; and there were wings on his hat and on his feet, and he carried

winged stick, winged stick,

He asked Perseus what was the matter; and

the young man told him how the king treated him, and all about

the rash words he said. Then the woman spoke

to him very kindly; and he noticed that, though he

not beautiful, she had the most beautiful gray eyes, and a stern face

but it is fun and the shape of a queen. And he told her not to

afraid, but went boldly to seek the Gorgons; for he

will help him get the head of the terrible Medusa.

I gotta go?" perseus.

"You should wear sandals

my wings," said the strange prince, "and they will take you

across the sea and land."

"Should I go north, or south, or south,

or east, or west?" ask Perseus.

"I'll tell you" said the woman

that tall. "You must go first to the three Grey Sisters, who

living beyond the frozen seas at the far end, far north. They have secrets

that nobody knows, and you have to force them to

telling you. Ask them where you will find them

three girls are guarding the golden apple from the West, and when they will

tell you, turn around and go straight there. The girls will give

You are three things, without which you can never get a head

that's terrible, and they'll show you how to fly across

ocean west to the end of the world where lies the home of the Gorgons."

Then the man took off his winged sandals,

and put it at the feet of Perseus; and the woman whispered to him to

leave immediately, and fear nothing, but be bold and honest. And

Perseus knows that she is none other than Athena, the queen of the air, and her companion is

Mercury, the ruler of summer clouds. Before he could be grateful

loving them for their kindness, they have disappeared in the twilight

darkened.

Then he jumped

air to try Magic Sandals.

Faster than an eagle, Perseus flies

towards sky. Then he turned around, and the Magic Sandals brought him upstairs

the sea is straight north. Go on and on he goes, and soon the sea is

passed away; and he came to the land of fame, where there were cities and

cities and many people. And then he flew across the mountains

snowy, outside there are dense forests and vast plains where many rivers

wandering, looking for the sea. And further up is the mountain range

another; and then there are the frozen swamps and the snowy wilderness, and

again ocean,—but sea ice. Keep and keep him flying, in between

an iceberg collapsing and on the frozen waves and through the

it was never warmed by the sun, and he finally reached the cave of the place

three gray sisters live.

These three creatures are so old that they

forget their own age, and no one can count their years

lived. The long hair that covered their heads had been grayed ever since

they were born; and among them there was only one eye and one tooth

they pass from one to the other. Perseus heard them muttering

and hummed in their gloomy house, and he stood still and

listened.

"We know a secret that even

Great People who live on top of mountains can never be

know it; don't you, brothers?" word one.

"Ha! ha! That's what we do, that's what

we do!" the other babble.

"Give me those teeth, sister, so that I may

feeling young and handsome is back," said the person closest to

Perseus.

"And give me eyes so I can see

go out and see what's happening in a busy world" sister said

who sat next to him.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes, yes!" muttered

third, when he took his teeth and eyes and reached out to them

blindly in the other direction.

Then, as quickly as thinking, Perseus jumped into the

ahead and snatched the two precious objects from his hands.

"Where are his teeth? Where is

her eyes?" yelled at the two, extended their long hands and

fumbling here and there. "Did you drop it, sister? Is

you lost them?"

Perseus laughed as he stood at the door of the cave

they saw their troubles and terror.

"I have your teeth and your eyes,"

he said, "and you'll never touch it again until you give

know me your secret. Where are the Girls who keep the golden apples of the Land

The west? Where should I go to find him? ?"

"You're young, and we're old,"

said the Grey Sisters; "pray, do not treat us with

so ruthless. Have mercy on us, and give us our eyes."

Then they cried and begged and

persuading and threatening. But Perseus stood a little far away and scoffed

they; and they moaned and murmured and cried, because of them

they found that their words did not move him.

"Brother, we should

tell him," finally one said.

"Ah, yes, we should tell him,"

the other word. "We must part with the secret to save

our eyes."

And then they told him how

he had to go to reach the Western Land, and what path he had to follow

to find the girls who keep the golden apples. When they have been

explaining everything to him, Perseus returned their eyes and teeth.

"Ha

ha!" they laugh; "now the golden age of youth

it's coming again!" And, from that day until now, nothing

no one had ever seen the three Grey Sisters, either

who knows what happened to them. But the wind still whistled through

their cave was not cheerful, and cold waves rumbled by the seaside of the season

it was cold, and the icebergs collapsed and collapsed, and there was no sound of creatures

life was heard in all those desolate lands.

As for Perseus, he jumped again into the air, and

Magic sandals carried him south at the speed of the wind. Soon she

leaving the frozen sea behind him and arriving at the sunny land, where there is

green forests and flowering meadows and hills and valleys, and finally

a pleasant garden where all kinds of flowers and

fruits. He knew that this was the famous Western Land, because

The Grey Sisters had told him what he should see there. So then

he went down and walked among the trees until he arrived in the middle

parkland. There he saw three Western Girls dancing around the tree

full of golden apples, and singing as they dance. Because of the tree

the beautiful with its precious fruit belongs to Juno, the queen of the earth and

sky; it has been given to him as a wedding gift,

Perseus stopped and

listen to their song: "We sing the old one, we sing

the new one, -

Our joy is many, our sorrow is few;

Singing, dancing,

All hearts are enthralling,

We are waiting to welcome the good and the right.

The day is fading, the night is coming,

The sun will soon set, the stars will appear.

Singing, dancing,

All hearts are enthralling,

We are waiting for the dawn of a fun new year.

Trees will wither, apples will fall,

Sadness will come, and death will call,

Worrying, grieving, grieving,

All hearts are deceiving,-

But hope will stay to cheer us all up.

Soon the story will be told, the song will be sung,

The bow will be broken, the harp uprooted,

Worrying, grieving, grieving,

All hearts deceive, all hearts deceive,

Until every joy is blown by the wind.

But a new tree will emerge from the old root,

And many flowers whose leaves will bloom, and,

Cheering, exhilarating,

With that joy

irritating,-

Because the branches will be laden with golden apples."

Then Perseus went forward and spoke to the

Girl-girl. They stopped singing, and stood still as if deep

peril. But when they saw the Magic Sandals at his feet, they

ran towards him, and welcomed him to the Western Land and to their garden.

"We knew that you were coming,"

they said, "because the wind told us. But why did you come?"

Perseus told them all about

it has happened to her since she was a child, and her quest is over the head

Medusa; and she said that she had come to ask them to give her

three things to help him in his fight with the Gorgons.

The girls replied that they would not

give him three things, but four. Then one of them

gave him a sharp sword, which was bent like a scythe, and tied to a tie

the waist was on his waist; and the others gave him a shield, which was more

the light of any glasses you have ever seen; and the third

gave him a magic pouch, which was hung with a long rope on his shoulder.

"These are three things you should have

to get the head of Medusa; and now this is the fourth, because

without it your search would be in vain." And they gave him hats

miraculously, the Hat of Darkness; and when they put it on top of his head,

there are no beings on earth or in the heavens - no, not even the Girls themselves

could see.

When he finally arranged according to

their wish, they tell him where he will find the Gorgon,

and what he had to do to get a terrible head and

escape alive. Then they kissed him and said

good luck, and tell him to do dangerous deeds immediately

that's. And Perseus put on the Hat of Darkness, and darted away and away

towards the farthest end of the earth; and the three virgins returned to the tree

they were to sing and dance and to keep the golden apples up to the old world

being young again.

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