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==Mythology==
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[[File:PerseusPainting.jpeg|thumb]]'''Perseus''' was a hero of Ancient Greece. In Greek mythology, he was revered as a hero who was favored by the gods and managed to decapitate the Gorgon, Medusa, whose gaze turned people into stone, after she was transformed into a monster by the Goddess Athena who grew jealous of her beauty.  
'''Perseus''' was a hero of Ancient Greece. In Greek mythology, he was revered as a hero who was favored by the gods and managed to decapitate the Gorgon, Medusa, whose gaze turned people into stone.


==Assassin's Creed==
It was said that Perseus was the son of [[Jupiter|Zeus]], (one of [[Those Who Came Before]]) and a mortal woman, Danaë, who Zeus impregnated by appearing as a golden shower. Perseus possessed one of the [[Pieces of Eden]], [[the Sword]], though it is unknown how he obtained it.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>


In the [[Assassin's Creed]] universe, it is said that he was the son of Zeus, (one of [[Those Who Came Before]]) and a mortal woman, Danaë, who he impregnated by appearing as a golden shower. It is known he was in possession of the [[Piece of Eden]], [[the Sword]], though it is unknown how he obtained it.
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Revision as of 09:00, 17 July 2011

Perseus was a hero of Ancient Greece. In Greek mythology, he was revered as a hero who was favored by the gods and managed to decapitate the Gorgon, Medusa, whose gaze turned people into stone.

It was said that Perseus was the son of Zeus, (one of Those Who Came Before) and a mortal woman, Danaë, who Zeus impregnated by appearing as a golden shower. Perseus possessed one of the Pieces of Eden, the Sword, though it is unknown how he obtained it.[1]

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