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'''Perseus''' was the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and the {{wiki|Perseid dynasty}} who was revered by the [[Greece|Greeks]] as one of the greatest heroes before [[Herakles]]. | |||
'''Perseus''' was the son of [[Danae]], the grandson of King [[Akrisios]] of [[Argos]], and the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and the {{wiki|Perseid dynasty}} who was revered by the [[Greece|Greeks]] as one of the greatest heroes before [[Herakles]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Perseus was born as a result of King Akrisios trying to prevent a prophecy that foretold he would be slain by his own grandson. Akrisios locked Danae, his only child, in a room of bronze, but this did not hinder the god [[Zeus]], who visited Danae in the form of golden rain.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | |||
When Perseus was born, Akrisios shut him and his mother in a wooden crate and had them cast into the sea. Instead of dying, the two were saved by the fisherman [[Diktys]]. He took them under his wing, raising Perseus. He taught Perseus to fish, hunt, and ride.<ref name="ACOd" /> | |||
At some point, Zeus ordered the messenger of gods, [[Hermes Trismegistus|Hermes]], to give Perseus a shining sickle, and the goddess [[Athena]] to give him a mirror-bright shield. Equipped with the latter, as well as [[Perseus' Sword of Eden|a Sword of Eden]],<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> Perseus was able to engage and defeat the [[gorgon]] [[Medusa]] without falling prey to her petrifying gaze.<ref name="ACOd" /> | |||
Perseus also saved the princess [[Andromeda]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Lost Tales of Greece]]''</ref> | |||
==Influence and legacy== | |||
The stories of Perseus' adventures lived long past his own time, as did relics claimed to have belonged to Perseus. In the 5th century BCE there was a [[Perseus' Crown|crown]] which was alleged to have been his, as well as a [[Harpe of Perseus|sword]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | |||
The sword survived well into the 1st century BCE, when it came into the possession of the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | |||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
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Perseus was the son of Danae, the grandson of King Akrisios of Argos, and the legendary founder of Mycenae and the Perseid dynasty who was revered by the Greeks as one of the greatest heroes before Herakles.
History
Perseus was born as a result of King Akrisios trying to prevent a prophecy that foretold he would be slain by his own grandson. Akrisios locked Danae, his only child, in a room of bronze, but this did not hinder the god Zeus, who visited Danae in the form of golden rain.[1]
When Perseus was born, Akrisios shut him and his mother in a wooden crate and had them cast into the sea. Instead of dying, the two were saved by the fisherman Diktys. He took them under his wing, raising Perseus. He taught Perseus to fish, hunt, and ride.[1]
At some point, Zeus ordered the messenger of gods, Hermes, to give Perseus a shining sickle, and the goddess Athena to give him a mirror-bright shield. Equipped with the latter, as well as a Sword of Eden,[2] Perseus was able to engage and defeat the gorgon Medusa without falling prey to her petrifying gaze.[1]
Perseus also saved the princess Andromeda.[3]
Influence and legacy
The stories of Perseus' adventures lived long past his own time, as did relics claimed to have belonged to Perseus. In the 5th century BCE there was a crown which was alleged to have been his, as well as a sword.[1]
The sword survived well into the 1st century BCE, when it came into the possession of the Medjay Bayek of Siwa.[4]
Appearance
- Assassin's Creed II (painting only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)