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Story of Perseus
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Haec narrantur a poetis de Perseo . Perseus filius erat Iovis , maximi deorum ; avus eius Acrisius appellabatur . Acrisius volebat Perseum nepotem suum necare ; nam propter oraculum puerum timebat . Comprehendit igitur Perseum adhuc infantem , et cum matre in arca lignea inclusit . Tum arcam ipsam in mare coniecit . Danae , Persei mater , magnopere territa est ; tempestas enim magna mare turbabat . Perseus autem in sinu matris dormiebat .
These
things
are
told
by
poets
about
Perseus
.
Perseus
was
the
son
of
Juppiter
,
the
greatest
of
the
gods
;
his
grandfather
was
named
Acrisius
.
Acrisius
wanted
to
kill
his
grandson
,
Perseus
;
for
he
was
fearing
the
boy
on
account
of
an
oracle
.
So
,
he
took
hold
of
the
young
child
,
and
trapped
him
in
a
wooden
box
with
his
mom
.
Then
he
threw
the
box
into
the
sea
.
Danae
,
the
mom
of
Perseus
,
was
very
afraid
;
a
great
storm
was
disturbing
the
sea
.
Perseus
however
was
sleeping
in
the
lap
of
his
mom
.
Jupiter Saves His Son
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Iuppiter tamen haec omnia vidit , et filium suum servare constituit . Tranquillum igitur fecit mare , et arcam ad insulam Seriphum perduxit . Huius insulae Polydectes tum rex erat . Postquam arca ad litus appulsa est , Danae in harena quietem capiebat . Post breve tempus a piscatore quodam reperta est , et ad domum regis Polydectis adducta est . Ille matrem et puerum benigne excepit , et iis sedem tutam in finibus suis dedit . Danae hoc donum libenter accepit , et pro tanto beneficio regi gratias egit .
Jupiter
nevertheless
saw
all
these
things
,
and
decided
to
save
his
son
.
He
,
therefore
,
made
the
sea
tranquil
and
lead
the
box
to
the
island
,
Seraphim
.
Polydectes
was
the
king
of
this
island
.
After
the
box
was
beaten
to
the
shore
,
Danae
seized
him
quietly
in
the
sand
.
After
a
short
time
,
the
box
was
found
by
a
fisherman
,
and
the
box
was
lead
towards
the
house
of
the
king
Polydectes
.
He
kindly
accepted
the
mother
and
the
boy
,
and
gave
a
safe
place
to
them
in
his
land
.
Danae
happily
accepted
this
gift
,
and
for
such
kindness
,
she
said
thank
you
.
Perseus is Sent on His Travels
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Perseus igitur multos annos ibi habitabat , et cum matre sua vitam beatam agebat . At Polydectes Danaen magnopere amabat , atque eam in matrimonium ducere volebat . Hoc tamen consilium Perseo minime gratum erat . Polydectes igitur Perseum dimittere constituit . Tum iuvenem ad se vocavit et haec dixit : " Turpe est hanc ignavam vitam agere ; iam dudum tu adulescens es . Quo usque hic manebis ? Tempus est arma capere et virtutem praestare . Hinc abi , et caput Medusae mihi refer . "
Perseus
therefore
was
living
there
for
many
years
,
and
he
was
living
a
good
life
with
his
mother
.
But
Polydectes
loved
Danaen
a
lot
,
and
wanted
to
lead
her
in
marriage
.
This
plan
,
however
,
was
not
pleasing
to
Perseus
at
all
.
Polydectes
therefore
decided
to
send
Perseus
away
.
So
,
he
called
the
youth
to
himself
and
said
these
things
:
"
It
is
wretched
to
live
a
lazy
life
;
for
a
while
now
you
have
been
an
adolescent
.
How
long
will
you
remain
here
?
It
is
time
to
take
up
arms
and
demonstrate
your
virtue
.
Go
away
from
here
,
and
bring
back
Medusa’s
head
to
me
.
"
Perseus Gets His Outfit
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Perseus ubi haec audivit , ex insula discessit , et postquam ad continentem venit , Medusam quaesivit . Diu frustra quaerebat ; namque naturam loci ignorabat . Tandem Apollo et Minerva viam demonstraverunt . Primum ad Graeas , sorores Medusae , pervenit . Ab his talaria et galeam magicam accepit . Apollo autem et Minerva falcem et speculum dederunt . Tum postquam talaria pedibus induit , in aera ascendit . Diu per aera volabat ; tandem tamen ad eum locum venit ubi Medusa cum ceteris Gorgonibus habitabat . Gorgones autem monstra erant specie horribili ; capita enim earum anguibus omnino contecta erant . Manus etiam ex aere factae erant .
When
Perseus
heard
these
things
,
he
left
the
island
,
and
when
he
came
to
the
mainland
,
he
sought
Medusa
.
He
sought
for
a
long
time
in
vain
;
for
he
was
ignorant
of
the
nature
of
the
place
.
At
last
Apollo
and
Minerva
showed
the
way
.
He
first
came
to
the
Graea
,
Medusa
'
s
sisters
.
From
them
he
received
the
magic
turban
and
helmet
.
Apollo
and
Minerva
gave
him
the
sickle
and
the
mirror
.
Then
,
having
put
on
his
sandals
,
he
ascended
into
the
air
.
For
a
long
time
he
flew
through
the
air
;
at
last
,
however
,
he
came
to
the
place
where
Medusa
dwelt
with
the
other
Gorgons
.
But
the
Gorgons
were
monsters
of
a
terrible
appearance
;
for
their
heads
were
completely
covered
with
snakes
.
His
hands
were
also
made
of
brass
.
The Gorgon's Head
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The Gorgon's Head
Res difficillima erat caput Gorgonis abscidere ; eius enim conspectu homines in saxum vertebantur . Propter hanc causam Minerva speculum Perseo dederat . Ille igitur tergum vertit , et in speculum inspiciebat ; hoc modo ad locum venit ubi Medusa dormiebat . Tum falce sua caput eius uno ictu abscidit . Ceterae Gorgones statim e somno excitatae sunt , et ubi rem viderunt , ira commotae sunt . Arma rapuerunt , et Perseum occidere volebant . Ille autem dum fugit , galeam magicam induit ; et ubi hoc fecit , statim e conspectu earum evasit .
It
was
a
very
difficult
thing
to
cut
off
the
Gorgon
'
s
head
;
for
at
his
sight
men
were
turned
to
stone
.
For
this
reason
Minerva
had
given
the
mirror
to
Perseus
.
He
therefore
turned
his
back
,
and
looked
into
the
mirror
;
in
this
way
he
came
to
the
place
where
Medusa
slept
.
Then
with
his
scythe
he
cut
off
his
head
with
one
stroke
.
The
other
Gorgons
were
immediately
roused
from
their
sleep
,
and
when
they
saw
the
thing
,
they
were
moved
with
anger
.
They
seized
their
weapons
and
wanted
to
kill
Perseus
.
But
as
he
fled
,
he
put
on
a
magical
helmet
;
and
when
he
had
done
this
,
he
immediately
got
out
of
their
sight
.