Victory Odes · Character
Perseus
Hero who slew Medusa, ancestor of Heracles and the Dorian race.
minor
First appearance: victory odes
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With Phorkys (rivalry): Perseus encounters Phorkys as a primordial sea god whose daughters (the Graeae and Gorgons) oppose the hero. With Phorkys (rivalry): Perseus encounters Phorkys as a primordial sea god whose…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
- Heracles and his family
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the revelation that the flute’s music—celebrated as Midas’s vic…
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Perseus appears across 3 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- X For Hippokleas of Thessaly
- XII For Midas of Akragas, on his victory in flute-playing, 490 BC
- X For Theaius of Argos
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