Transcript The Monomyth Hero`s Journey of Perseus

By Emily Morris, Sarah Leonard,
Lauren Hesemeyer, Lauren Araya,
Nicolette Vere
A. Seperation
Call to Adventure
King Polydectes tricked
Perceus into promising
to kill Medusa by King
Polydectes.
“All right then
Perseus, I command
you to bring me the
severed head if the
Gorgon Medusa… if you
can”(pg 200)
Acceptance of the Call
When Perseus was asked about his loyalty to
the king, he said to him, “I would even kill the
horrible Gorgon Medusa in order to prove my
loyalty and my courage (pg. 200).”
He wasn’t afraid of killing Medusa, if it meant
being loyal to King Polydectes.
Supernatural Aid
Perseus received help from the gods
Athena and Hermes by the command of
Zeus.
He was also aided by receiving a leather bag,
winged shoes, and the helmet of invisibility
from the nymphs.
Crossing the Threshold/
Gatekeepers Test
 Perseus arrives on the unfamiliar island
 He has to find the 3 sister Gorgons before he
can kill Medusa
“Perseus had no idea where they were”(202)
Belly Of the Whale
Perseus finds the Gorgons and kills Medusa
B. Initiation
Test/Ordeals
 Perseus tricks the 3 sister Gorgons into telling
him where the nymphs were located
“Perseus said that he would not return their eye
until they told him the way to the nymphs”(203)
 Perseus had to sneak up on Medusa and behead
her, then hide from the other Gorgons with the
helmet of invisibility
Journey Home
 Perseus turns Atlas to stone because he does not
show him hospitality
 He flies to Ethiopia where he saves a princess
named Adromeda by killing a sea monster
 His marriage with her gets Phineus (King’s
brother) mad= Perseus turns them to stone
 When he returned to Seriphus, he noticed
Poludectes took over and led Dictys and his
mother to seek refuge, he turns him to stone and
appoints the kingdom to Dictys.
Atonement with Father
Perseus turns
King Polydecets
into stone with
the head of
Medusa
Perseus very much wanted to meet his grandfather with good
intentions. Unfortunately right before he killed his
grandfather with a discus before he got the chance to meet
him for the first time.
Ultimate Boon/ Elixir
In the new, unknown world Perseus gets offered
a kingdom. He does not take it because he was
ashamed to claim the kingdom of a relative he
had killed.
C. Return
Hermes
gives
Perseus
sandals with
wings
Perseus flew
home to
Argos
Crossing The Return
Threshold
 Perseus arrived
home to Argos
Master of Two
Worlds/Freedom to Live
 Killed the King of Argos
 Conquered the Kingdom