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What is the book perseus and medusa
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Do you mean the myth of Perseus and Medusa, or a particular book titled "Perseus and Medusa"?
If you mean the myth, here’s a short summary and where to read it:
- Summary: Perseus, son of Danaë and Zeus, is sent to fetch the head of Medusa (a Gorgon whose gaze turns people to stone). With gifts from the gods — a mirrored shield from Athena, winged sandals and a sword from Hermes, and a magic pouch — he approaches Medusa by looking at her reflection in the shield and beheads her. He later uses the Gorgon’s head to rescue Andromeda and protects his mother with it.
- Ancient sources: Pseudo-Apollodorus (The Library/Bibliotheca), Ovid’s Metamorphoses (Book 4), and Hyginus’ Fabulae give the main classical versions.
- Modern retellings and places to read it: Ovid’s Metamorphoses (translations by Brookes More, Rolfe Humphries, or A. D. Melville), Apollodorus’ Library (translated by Robin Hard), Bulfinch’s Mythology, Robert Graves’ The Greek Myths, and family-friendly retellings like D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths.
If you meant a specific book with that exact title, tell me more (author, edition, or whether it’s a children’s picture book) and I’ll find details. Which would you like?
If you mean the myth, here’s a short summary and where to read it:
- Summary: Perseus, son of Danaë and Zeus, is sent to fetch the head of Medusa (a Gorgon whose gaze turns people to stone). With gifts from the gods — a mirrored shield from Athena, winged sandals and a sword from Hermes, and a magic pouch — he approaches Medusa by looking at her reflection in the shield and beheads her. He later uses the Gorgon’s head to rescue Andromeda and protects his mother with it.
- Ancient sources: Pseudo-Apollodorus (The Library/Bibliotheca), Ovid’s Metamorphoses (Book 4), and Hyginus’ Fabulae give the main classical versions.
- Modern retellings and places to read it: Ovid’s Metamorphoses (translations by Brookes More, Rolfe Humphries, or A. D. Melville), Apollodorus’ Library (translated by Robin Hard), Bulfinch’s Mythology, Robert Graves’ The Greek Myths, and family-friendly retellings like D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths.
If you meant a specific book with that exact title, tell me more (author, edition, or whether it’s a children’s picture book) and I’ll find details. Which would you like?