Heroes Every Child Should Know: Perseus

Who is this?

• Zeus

• Athena

• Perseus

• Medusa

"her eyes became so terrible that whosoever looks upon them is turned to..."

What does Athene give Perseus to help him slay Medusa?

• a scimitar

• a polished shield

• winged sandals

• a high-five

What does Athene tell Perseus that he will win when he brings back Medusa's head?

Perseus's parents were...

• Athena and Zeus

• Danae and Hermes

• Medusa and Hermes

• Danae and Zeus

What Does Hermes give Perseus to help him slay Medusa?

• winged sandals and a diamond scimitar

• a polished shield and winged sandals

• a diamond scimitar and a polished shield

• words of encouragement

"...till he heard the rustle of the Gorgons' wings and saw the glitter of their brazen talons..."

What does the word, brazen, mean in this sentence?

What did Atlas's niece retrieve for Perseus for his mission?

• a polished shield

• a diamond scimitar

• the hat of darkness

• hot Takis

What did Atlas ask Perseus to do after he slayed Medusa?

• to be his best friend

• to give him the hat back

• to marry his niece

• to show him her face, so he'd be turned to stone

How did Perseus get the Grey Sisters to tell him the path to the Gorgon?

• he took their eye and threatened to throw it into the sea

• he took their tooth and threatened to eat them

• he slayed them with his scimitar

• he boogie bombed them