Perseus, son of zeus, was a greek hero from argos He is best remembered for killing medusa, rescuing andromeda, and founding the city of mycenae. Andromeda, the daughter of cepheus and cassiopeia, was a beautiful princess of ethiopia Offered up as a sacrifice to poseidon as punishment for her mother’s foolish boasts, andromeda was rescued from death by perseus, who took her back to greece to be his queen. Pegasus was an immortal winged horse who sprang to life from medusa’s blood after she was slain He was eventually tamed and bridled by the hero bellerophon, who rode him into battle against the chimera.
The graeae were three sisters who lived in a remote corner of the world, sharing a single eye and a single tooth among them They were best known for (reluctantly) helping perseus in his quest to slay medusa.
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