Comment est mort Méduse?

La plupart des auteurs affirment que Persée put décapiter Méduse avec un bouclier de bronze réfléchissant qu’Athéna lui avait donné pendant que la Gorgone dormait. À la décapitation de Méduse, Pégase et Chrysaor (enfants qu’elle eut de Poséidon) jaillirent de son cou tranché.

Quels sont les pouvoirs du dieu Hermès?

Il est le messager des dieux, principalement de Zeus, au même titre qu’Iris, donneur de la chance, inventeur des poids et des mesures, gardien des routes et carrefours, dieu des voyageurs, des commerçants, des voleurs et des orateurs. Il conduit les âmes aux Enfers.

What is the relationship between Polydectes and Perseus?

When Perseus was grown, Polydectes came to fall in love with the beautiful Danaë. Perseus believed Polydectes was less than honourable, and protected his mother from him; then Polydectes plotted to send Perseus away in disgrace. He held a large banquet where each guest was expected to bring a gift.

Who was Polydectes in the Odyssey?

The brother of Dictys was Polydectes (« he who receives/welcomes many »), the king of the island. When Perseus was grown, Polydectes came to fall in love with the beautiful Danaë. Perseus believed Polydectes was less than honourable, and protected his mother from him; then Polydectes plotted to send Perseus away in disgrace.

How did Polydectes prove that Perseus killed Medusa?

So, Perseus, enraged, entered the court when Polydectes was there, who did not believe that Perseus had actually slain Medusa. As a proof, Perseus took the head out of the bag he was carrying and turned everyone who was present into stone.

What gift did Perseus give to Polydectes?

Perseus had no horse to give, so he asked Polydectes to name the gift; he would not refuse it. Polydectes held Perseus to his rash promise and demanded the head of the only mortal Gorgon, Medusa, whose gaze turned people to stone. Ovid ‘s account of Medusa’s mortality tells that she had once been a woman,…