Perseus, 又是一位宙斯与凡间女子生的孩子。但与前几天读的大力士Heracles不同，没说招来Hera的嫉妒与不喜，反而得到两位神的眷顾，Athena和Hermes。
他的麻烦，在于年少轻狂。
他与母亲Danae居住在一个小岛上，岛上的国王Polydectes看上了他美丽的母亲，却不想要这个拖油瓶儿子，于是想也一个办法准备除掉他。他对Perseus提起附近有个岛屿，上面住着三个非常可怕的怪物，蛇发女妖Gorgons。她们每一个都长有翅膀，头发是蛇。全身覆盖坚硬如盔甲般的金鳞。任何看向他们的人都会从此不再呼吸，因为他们都会立马变成石头。三个之中，数Medusa美杜莎最凶残。但是，Polydectes说，他最想要Medusa的头，超过任何其他东西。
On a nearby island, there lived terrible monsters called Gorgons. They were known for their deadly powers. One day, Polydectes told Perseus about them.
"There are three of them. Each has wings and snakes for hair. They have golden scales that are as hard as armor. Any man who looks at them never breathes again. He turns instantly into stone," Polydectes said. "Medusa is the fiercest of the Gorgons. To tell you the truth," he added to Perseus in a low voice, "I would rather have the head of Medusa than anything else in the world."
讲完这番话的第二天，他就宣布要与Perseus的母亲结婚。Perseus年轻而又骄傲，自觉没有相称的礼物，便在婚礼上信誓旦旦说要去取Medusa的首级来作一份完美的礼物。可是，怎么才能杀死Medusa呢？凡人根本杀不死她。年轻气盛的Perseus, 幸好有两位神的眷顾，Hermes 和Athena.
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