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1. Acrisius, king of Argos, had a beautiful daughter named Danae. Once Acrisius' wife died, the only heir to the throne was his daughter. Of course, like most Greek kings, Acrisius wanted a son. Acrisius went to an Oracle, who told him that he would be killed. Although the prophecy would eventually come true, Acrisius tried to postpone it. Who would kill him?
2. Once Acrisius found out the bad news, he locked Danaë away in a tower made of bronze. The god Zeus came down from Olympus in a shower of gold. He impregnated Danae. Some time later, she bore a son named Perseus. What does Perseus mean in Ancient Greek?
3. As soon as Acrisius found out that his daughter had a boy, he was furious! He took both of them and threw them into the sea. Where did mother and son land?
4. The king of the island, Polydectes, wanted to marry Danae, but was always stopped by Perseus. To get him out of the way, Polydectes threw a big party, saying he was going to marry the princess of a distant village. The price to attend the wedding was one horse. Unfortunately, Perseus was very poor and couldn't afford a horse. What did Polydectes order Perseus to bring instead?
5. Medusa had a date with the sea god, Poseidon. Before their date ended, Poseidon and Medusa slept together in a temple. This is the temple of the goddess who was in charge of wisdom. Whose temple was this?
6. Medusa was not the only Gorgon out there. She had two sisters, who also turned into Gorgons after Medusa's date with Poseidon. What were these sisters' names?
7. Before Perseus could get to Medusa, he ran into these three sisters. He asked them where he could find Medusa. The three sisters asked him for gold, which he gave to them. What were these sisters called?
8. Before he met up with Medusa, Perseus met up with two of the Olympian gods. One of these gods gave him a pair of winged sandals. The other god gave Perseus a sack so he could put Medusa's head into it. Who were these two gods?
9. Once Perseus cut off Medusa's head, he released her children. One of them was her son Chrysaor, who wore golden armor. Her other son was a beautiful, white horse that could fly. What was this horse's name?
10. On his way back to Seriphos, Perseus caught a glimpse of a girl chained to a rock. Her mother, who was a vain queen, bragged that she and her daughter were prettier than Poseidon's daughters. Poseidon became angry, and said he would unleash a sea monster on the land, unless the king and queen sacrificed their daughter (the girl on the rock). What was her name?
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