WorksheetsGORGON'S HEAD
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the name of the island where the box with Perseus and Danaë washed ashore?
Joppa
Argos
Seraphos
Perseus gets ample help on his quest for the head of Medusa. Which of the following divinities was not one of the many who helped?
Apollo
Athena
Hermes
Which of the following is NOT among the special tools or devices that Perseus used to overcome Medusa?
Special armor
Cap of invisibility
Special leather pouch
Why did Andromeda have to be offered to the sea monster?
Her mother Cassiopeia had offended the sea-nymphs.
The gods are jealous.
She refused to marry the monster Kalabos.
In the end, Perseus killed his own grandfather by hitting him with a stray discus. Who was his grandfather?
Polydectes
Dictys
Acrisius
How did Perseus defeat the sea monster that was about to devour Andromeda?
PolydectesHe showed it the head of the Medusa and it turned to stone.
He threw it back down to Tartarus with the other Titans.
He stabbed it with his sword.
To whom was the princess Andromeda previously betrothed before Perseus arrived?
Cepheus
Theseus
Pheneas
For whom did Perseus perform his task of slaying Medusa?
Athena
Acrisius
Polydectes
Blood from the head of Medusa dripped on the Libyan desert and became:
Coral
Winged Horses
Poisonous Snakes
Who was the mother of Perseus?
Europa
Andromeda
Danae
