Perseus & Theseus
Acrisis – Danae – Perseus: Medusa / Andromeda / Casiopeia Delphi Prophecy states: Acrisis will be killed by Danae’s Son Entombs Her in Underground Bronze Room Zeus appears a sShower of Gold Creates Perseus Acrisis Condemns Her to the Sea (Can’t Kill Family / Moral Code) Danae & Son Saved by Dictys (Evil Brother Polydictys) Polydictys Sends Perseus away by trickery Perseus claims he will bring back the head of the Gorgon (Medusa / Titan)as a wedding present since he is to poor to buy anything else (Harmatia,: Angry Pride) Embarks on Journey (Journey of Knowledge: Campbell): Grece / Delphi – Dodona Land of Oaks) – Hermes – Gray Women (Stygian Witches) Gods Intervene: Sword - Offensive Shield - Defensive Cap - Invisibility Wallet – Vessel Ethiopia: Cassiopeia / Andromeda Perseus (In Love) must Save Andromeda from Snake (Kraken / Titan) Returns Home & turns Polydictys & Court to Stone Eventually in an Athletic Contest Perseus kills Acrisis (Discus) Perseus’s Son Electyron is Grandfather to Hercules Discuss: Human Nature of Gods (Lust, Jealousy, Pride, Revenge) Fate Hubris Moral Code Imprinting Nature of the Hero (Campbell) Aegeus – Theseus Buries Shoes & Sword under a Rock Upon “Manhood” Discovers Items and Sets Out to Fulfill Destiny On road to Thebes kills all the Bandits using “an Eye for an Eye” Becomes Famous Arrives in Athens where Aegeus tries to Poison him with Medeas Poison but Sees the Sword and Embraces Son Minos’s Revenge on Sons Death makes Athens send 14 Youths as Sacrifice to Minotaur. Theseus Volunteers (Black Sail = Bad, White Sail = Good) Daedelus / Minotaur / Labyrinth Ariadne Falls in Love / Ball of Twine Minotaur Killed by Bare Hands Returns Back Home / Forgets Black Sail / Father Throws Self into Sea (Aegean)
Becomes a Fair & Just King Adventurer with Wanderlust His wife Phaedra tries to Seduce her Step Son Hippolytus, He Rejects Her and She Kills Herself Blaming Him to Aegeus, Aegeus Seeks Revenge by the Gods, Upon which All Revealed Discuss: Justice – Dike Difference in Heroes Difference in Purpose