A common story of Greek mythology is that of a hero saving some beautiful women from a monstrous beast. This type of story is told and retold in so many forms across the Greek myths. But to tell you the truth, one of my favourite of the lesser know stories …
Perseus, son of Zeus, was one of the great Greek demigod heroes of ancient myth. He is most well-known for his destruction of the Gorgon, Medusa. Along with Cadmus and Bellerophon, he was considered the greatest hero until Heracles. He founded the Perseid dynasty, of which Heracles was a descendant, …
Perseus was a great Greek hero, best known for his rescue of and marriage to Andromeda and his slaying of the Gorgon known as Medusa. He was a son of Zeus and a favorite of his half-sister, Athena. He was also the half-brother and great-grandfather of the hero Heracles, the …
Hercules and Perseus were both half-brothers through their father Zeus and great-grandson and great-grandfather through Hercules’s mother Alcmene! They’re also two of the most famous Greek heroes in Ancient mythology. But how did these heroes compare? These sons of Zeus had plenty in common, but they also had a lot …