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Once upon a time there was a king named Acrisius, he had a

 beautiful daughter named Danae. The oracle of Apollo told

 Acrisius that Danae's son would one day kill him. Acrisius

 will not let that happen. Then he locked Danae in a bronze tower so

 that she could never get pregnant or married. The tower had no doors,

 but had a very small window. Danae was very sad a shower of gold 

peaked through the window. A man appeared with a thunderbolt in his

 hands.

Once upon a time there was a king Acrisius, he had a beautiful daughter named 

Danae. The oracle of Apollo told Acrisius that Danae's son would kill him. 

Acrisius 

could not let that happen, then he locked Danae up in a bronze tower so that she 

could never get married or have children. Danae was very sad, the towers had no 

doors, but had a small window, one day a gold shower was peaking though the 

small window. A man had appeared, he had a thunderbolt in his hands and Danae 

automatically knew he was a god.

The man with the thunderbolt said "Yes i am a god, and i wish to make 

you my wife. I can make this dark prison a wonderful sunny land with 

many flowers". The horrible prison became fields as wonderful as the 

Elysian fields, but one day Acrisius saw light coming through the small 

window. So then he told his men to take the window down.

Acrisuis walked into the tower and saw Danae with a baby on her lap, 

she said "look i have named him Perseus" Acrisuis was very upset and 

mad, he put Danae and Perseus in a large chest and sent them into the 

sea. They got to the island called Seriphos were Polydectes was a king. 

the kings brother was a fisherman so then he caught them and pulled 

them to shore, his name was Dictys.

Perseus grew up to become a strong young man. Somehow Perseus 

found out about Polydectes wanting to marry Danae, but she rejected 

him. Polydectes would have married Danae if perseus wasn't there to

protect her. So then Polydectes decided on a plan to get rid of Perseus. 

Polydectes pretended to marrying a daughter of a friend of his. 

Everyone had to bring a present including for Perseus.

When perseus arrived with nothing in his hands Polydectes pretended to be 

furious with him, Perseus was very strong and brave, but he was very poor. 

"What, no wedding present?" Polydectes yelled. "I don't have any money, I can 

bring you anything" Perseus exclaimed. He said "Then bring me the head of the 

gorgon Medusa!" replied Polydectes "Fine!" said perseus.

So then Perseus went on his voyage. For days he wandered around searching for the gorgons lair. One night in an unknown 

country he realized how hopeless things things were. The gorgons are horrible, instead of hair they had writhed(squirming, 

moving like a snake) on their head, they had big hands that could have squashed Perseus. Then suddenly out of nowhere a 

tall young woman and young man, sandal's with wings. The man said "i am Hermes and this is our sister Athena, yes you 

are a son of Zeus. We have some things that may help in slaying Medusa.Here are my winged sandals and the sickle which 

Cronos used to overpower Uranus and Zeus used against mighty Typhoeus." "And here is a gifts from me." said Athena, 

"Use this shield to reflect the image of Medusa so you won't be turned to stone." "You must find the Graeae and get them to 

tell you how to get to the Nymphs of the North, they will give you the cap of darkness and give you a magic wallet and tell 

you how to get to the Gorgons' lair." Hermes said.Then suddenly out of nowhere a tall young woman and young man, 

sandal's with wings. The man said "i am Hermes and this is our sister Athena, yes you are a son of Zeus. We have some 

things that may help in slaying Medusa.Here are my winged sandals and the sickle which Cronos used to overpower 

Uranus and Zeus used against mighty Typhoeus." "And here is a gifts from me." said Athena, "Use this shield to reflect the 

image of Medusa so you won't be turned to stone." "You must find the Graeae and get them to tell you how to get to the 

Nymphs of the North, they will give you the cap of darkness and give you a magic wallet and tell you how to get to the 

Gorgons' lair." Hermes said.

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