Question

Perseus best proves he is a hero with great fighting skills by

A: killing his grandfather Acrisius.
B: showing Medusa’s head to Polydectes.
C: slaying the Gorgon and sea serpent.
D:taking the Grey Woman’s eyeball.

Answer 1

The answer is C: slaying the gorgon and sea serpent.

Perseus, the son of Danaë and Zeus, is famous for his bravery and fighting skills which he demonstrated in several mythological passages, but two events stand out: the slaying of Medusa (who could turn men into stone), the only one of the Gorgon sisters that was mortal, and the slaying of the sea serpent that was terrorizing the people of Aethiopia, and saving, in the way, the life of the beautiful Andromeda who he would later marry.

Answer 2

Perseus was a famous figure in Greek Mythology. He proved that he was a hero with great fighting skill by slaying Gorgon and the sea serpent.