Because of the number of characters involved, reinforce the links between characters, and repeat what the characters are doing. With help from unlikely quarters gods, the delphic oracle, that sort of thing, perseus succeeds. Heres one version of perseus story, as told by thomas bulfinch in the age of fable. The myth of perseus and medusa greek myths and greek. The license file for the full v5 perseus software is available at the price of 59 euro. Perseus is an opensource framework for trustworthy computing that aims at establishing an open security architecture by efficiently combining existing applications, modern operating system solutions, and security technology. Perseus was the son of zeus and danae, the daughter of acrisius of argos. Fearing that, he hid his daughter danae in a chamber underground. To order it please run the perseus application and follow the instructions please note that v5 software licences are locked to the receiver serial number licenses are free for perseus units sold by microtelecom s. Pausing only to rescue the beautiful andromeda, he returns to seriphos and fulfils his destiny with a javelin. Make a class story which tells the events, with each child writing one part of the story.
Game of myths one act mythology comedy pioneer drama. He wanted to get rid of perseus before he married danae, so he asked perseus to slay the gorgon medusa and bring back her head as a trophy. Access rights manager can enable it and security admins to quickly analyze user authorizations and access permissions to systems, data, and files, and help them protect their organizations from the potential risks of data loss and data breaches. One of these, whose name was menaechmus, when a child, accompanied his father to tarentum, at which place he was stolen and carried away to epidamnus, where in course of time he has married a wealthy wife. This is a short skit that students can perform as part of a greek mythology unit. Acrisius, like any sane person, was not keen on being killed, so he locked his daughter up in a tower. He had one daughter, danae, who he promptly locked away once she reached childbearing age. His mother was princess danae, the beautiful daughter of king acrisius of argos.
No changes, including cuts or additions, are permitted to the script. Read the story to yourself a number of times first, and use the sheet as a prompt during the lesson the story is not meant for reading out to the children. To laius, king of thebes, an oracle foretold that the child born. Zeus, always on the prowl, found danae, and entered her cell in the form of golden raindrops. We have wonderful views of the planets and the infinite majesty of space. The towers lone inhabitant didnt really enjoy it when it rained. It was once prophesized that king acrisiuss grandson would kill him. The myth of perseus and medusa is one of the best thrillerlike tales in greek mythology with a promising plot that gets more complicated as the story progresses, this myth has a typical hollywoodlike scenario with the main character not being born yet at the moment when his destiny was determined. He was, alongside cadmus and bellerophon, the greatest greek hero and slayer of monsters before the days of heracles. Medusa the quest of perseus powerpoint teacher made. Perseus is one of the greatest heroes of greek mythology.
Betterlessons unique formula allows us to bring you highquality coaching, a professional learning lab, and a learnbydoing process that embeds pd into the classroom. The story, about perseus and his adventures, can be found below. He was gifted with some gifts given by gods like athena, hades or hermes, which would give him enhaced skills to face the monster easily. Perseus said i have to get the face of medusa on a plate what a silly boy said the magician. Download a highly entertaining class assembly script on the classic myth of perseus and medusa written in clever and amusing narrative poetry to explain some of. But oh yes, i do miss the warmth of human blood in my veins, and the embrace of my hero, perseus. Simply download from here and unpack the compressed file perseus. The monster opened its huge jaws, showing teeth as sharp as daggers. When the oracle tells the human king, acrisius, that his grandson will kill him, the old miser locks his daughter, danae, up in a tower guarded by savage dogs. Perseus story doesnt fit perfectly into the heros journey structure, but were giving it a shot.
The adventures of perseus part 2 greek mythology ep. We have everything we need to sparkle and shine and look beautiful. The story of perseus is written by the authors ovid and hesiod. Perseus, a semigod from the ancient greece, in order to save his mother from sacrifice, started a journey to face the evil monster known as medusa, in gorgon island. Olympus in the form of a stream of gold, which poured through the roof of the chamber, and soon danae had a baby named perseus. The adventures of perseus 2 story of the play in pageant, verse and fearsome argument the gods on olympus present themselves. As the gross old saying goes, theres more than one way to skin a cat. Athena and hermes give perseus the confidence and firepower to slay medusa. Download a highly entertaining class assembly script on the classic myth of perseus and medusa written in clever and amusing narrative poetry to explain some of the difficult concepts for children. We start the story on the island of seriphus, the home of perseus and his pretty mother danae. Other students can take notes on each of the skitsplays, and there can be a vote at the end for which group performed the skit the most effectively. She was a very kind and she obeyed her greek gods and goddesses.
In any case, early greek literature reiterates that manslaughter, even involuntary, requires the exile of the slaughterer, expiation and ritual purification. His grandfather acrisius, alarmed by an oracle which had told him that his. The story of perseus is best summed up in apollodorus library and visited at length by ovid at the end of the fourth and the beginning of the fifth book of his metamorphoses. The original movie had its charm, but i always thought it was a bit too cheesy that perseus got mostly into all that trouble just to get his beloved andromeda. The story of perseus long ago, king acrisius of argos learned from an oracle that he would one day be killed by his grandson. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system. Big shocker, she got pregnant by zeus and gave birth to perseus. As the great, scaly monster emerged below the rocks, perseus hovered in the air on his winged sandals, challenging the brute and guarding the beautiful hostage. This 15page download also includes a 2page teacher guide including relevant. As perseus grew up, king polydectes fell in love with danae.
This resource is licensed under creative commons byncsa. When you have finished reading the poem, please scroll down a little further to read some comments on the myth. The internet classics archive heracles by euripides. I really enjoyed this remake and appreciated that the script was updated.
May 12, 20 we have everything we need to sparkle and shine and look beautiful. Disagreements, however, arising with her, he forms an. He beheaded the gorgon medusa for polydectes and saved andromeda from the sea monster cetus. Moschus, a merchant of syracuse, had two twin sons who exactly resembled each other. I absolutely loved that this was not the typical herogetstheprincess movie. So when in time a son was born the infants feet were riveted together.
She was beautiful above all the other women of the land, but the king was not content because he had yet to have a son. Cidoc rdf download links added for art and architecture data. Plot of medusa and perseus danae was told at a young age that if she had a son his destiny was to kill her father, so she was locked away. Perseus and medusa ks2 class assembly script download now. Perseus and the medusa the mythical story of perseus and the medusa by caroline h. This 45minute scriptstory adapts the ancient greek myth of perseus and his adventure to slay the snakehaired gorgon medusa. Journeying to delphi, he was told by the priestess that he would never be the father of a boy. Anyone who looked in medusas orange eyes would instantly turn to stone. Perseus, in greek mythology, the slayer of the gorgon medusa and the rescuer of andromeda from a sea monster. Creative commons sharealike other resources by this author.
The king of the island, polydectes, was the fishermans brother. There were pretty girls there, and medusa was one of them. This is the story of the ancient greek hero, perseus. Pindar sings of perseus and the discovery of the aulos in his 12 th pythian ode. This awardwinning musical for family audiences takes the classic greek myth of perseus and his quest for the snakeheaded medusa and resets in. This is the traditional version of the classic story. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make. Perseus turned and watched the water ripple with the approach of the creature. Perseus and the gorgons head by geoff bamber more info. The story starts as perseus mother is imprisoned and re tells the events through to the death of his grandfather in argos. Learn more about the traditional story of perseus in this article.
Perseus is freely available to commercial and academic users, just follow the download and installation guide. The myth of perseus and the medusa there was once a king in greece who did a very cruel thing. To find out whether you already have it, follow the instructions on how. Featherstone music publishing, and 3 music rights societies. Discover the myths about the ancient gods, goddesses, demigods and heroes and the terrifying. Additional facts and information about the mythology and legends of individual gods and goddesses of these ancient civilizations can be accessed via the following links. Perseus and medusa playskit script by amna hussain tpt.
The story of perseus and medusa word this worksheet gives an overview of the myth of perseus and medusa. Perseus knew he needed help so he went to a wise magician. This powerpoint tells the ancient greek legend of perseus quest to kill the gorgon, medusa. He famously slew the dreaded gorgon medusa whose gaze could turn men to stone, an exploit he swiftly followed up with the daring rescue of the princess andromeda from a monstrous seacreature sent by poseidon to terrorize the kingdom of ethiopia.
He is best known as the slayer of the gorgon medusa. Children can then reconstruct the story using the follow me question cards. This 45minute script story adapts the ancient greek myth of perseus and his adventure to slay the snakehaired gorgon medusa. Perseus and andromeda onceuponatime,kingacrisiusofargos was toldbytheoracle thathewouldbekilled by his grandson. Supported operation system versions 64 bit is required are windows vista, 7, 8, 10, server 2008, 2012, 2016. Acrisius sent away danae and her son because he had heard a prediction that one day perseus would kill him. Perseus the short mythical story of perseus is one of the famous legends that feature in the mythology of ancient civilizations. Downloading and using the software is free of charge. The script includes 19 speaking parts as well as opportunities for sound effects. And that was the story of andromeda and perseus, from greek mythology. The story forms the basis of the movie clash of the titans and both the movie and the poem contain some violence which make them unsuitable for young children. An oracle had foretold to him that he would be killed by his own grandson. The story of medusa and the greek goddess athena a myth submitted to the site by shainuja many years ago there was a beautiful women called medusa. The tale of perseus and medusa readers theater scriptstory by.
The story of perseus english by phoebe yew on prezi. This 45minute scriptstory adapts the ancient greek myth of perseus and his. After everything he did to prevent the prophecy, in the end, when perseus was competing in a discusthrowing contest, he accidentally and kill him when he throw the discus. Zeus found beautiful danae and transformed himself into golden rain to get into the chamber she was being held in. Script greek mythology medusa and athena, a greek play to perform at your school.
All the scripts on this site are ed and may not be printed, quoted or performed without the permission of lazy bee scripts. He famously slew the dreaded gorgon medusa whose gaze could turn men to stone, an exploit he swiftly followed up with the daring rescue of the princess andromeda from a monstrous seacreature sent by poseidon to terrorize the kingdom of ethiopia perseus is. Perseus was one of the greatest and oldest panhellenic heroes of greek mythology. Oct 21, 2012 perseus was one of the greatest and oldest panhellenic heroes of greek mythology. The story of perseus from ancient mythology read about gods, goddesses and mythical creatures in the myth story of perseus. Irony the end acrisius had a prophecy that the son of his daughter will kill him. His grandfather acrisius, alarmed by an oracle which had told him that his daughters child would be the instrument of his death, caused the mother and child to be shut up in a chest and set adrift on the sea.
The amazing story of perseus really is easy reading for kids and children who are learning about the history, myths and legends of the ancients. The perseus computational platform for comprehensive analysis of proteomics data nat. Bedtime and campfire stories from way, way back in the day. To get rid of perseus, polydectes sends him on a quest to bring back the head of the gorgon medusa.