The Gorgon’s Head

1. Dreadful 6. King Polydectes 7. Adventure

Oracle fell in love to Danae

5. Dictys Found 8. Perseus set

2. Shut Danae Danae and off to find
up away Perseus Medusa

3. Zeus
4. Great Chest 9. Encounter
beheld the
Built with Hermes
maiden
 16. Gorgon’s
10. Gray Old 15. Sailed home head to cruel
Woman with Andromeda Polydectes

14. The 17. Go back

11. Nymphs Home
of the north Wedding

12. Island 18. The death

of the 13. Andromeda of King
Gorgons Acrisius
1. Dreadful Oracle
-When King Acrisius came home from Delphi with
a heavy heart, for he had a dreadful oracle. The
oracle is “ No son shall be born to you, but you
shall have a grandson and by his hand you shall
die.”
2. Shut Danae up away
-The king hide his daughter from the sight of men
in a house of bronze all sunk underground.
3. Zeus beheld the maiden
- Changing himself into a shower of gold. He
stormed into her chamber.
 4. Great Chest Built
• Afterwards a son was born to Danae, even she
hid her son from her father, King Acrisius
discovered the baby and was more than ever
filled with fear. He dared not to kill little
Perseus directly lest the gods avenge the
murder. Instead, he had a great chest Built,
placed Danae and her baby in it, and set them
adrift upon the sea.
5. Dictys found Danae and Perseus
- Dictys found a