Outline Lecture 10/31/2014The Last AdventureI. Peirithoos wants to kidnap PersephoneII. Hades is very hospitableIII. Stuck to bencha. “Chair of Forgetfulness”PerseusI. Akrisiosa. King of Argosb. No male childrenc. Daughter: Danaed. Consults Delphic Oraclei. Danae’s male child will kill Arkisiose. Imprisons Danae in a bronze chamberf. Attempt: daughter must not “grow up”g. Zeus comes to Danae in a shower of goldh. Carpenter makes a chest out of woodi. Arkisios puts Danae and her son in the chamber and sets them out to seaII. Seriphosa. Diktysi. “net-man”b. Polydektesi. Diktys’ brother?ii. Sends Perseus out to get the head of the gorgon MedusaIII. Gorgonsa. 3 sistersb. Medusac. Mortald. Wingse. Tusksf. Beardsg. Medusai. Raped by Poseidon in Athena’s templeii. Punished by Athenaiii. Took away her beautiful eyes, hair, beauty, and erotic appealIV. Helper Figuresa. Hermesi. Adamant sword/sickleb. Athenai. Shieldc. Both give him advicei. Tell him to visit the Graiaid. Graiaii. The “Old Women”1. Old from birth?2. Young/old?3. “And Ceto bore to Phorcys the fair-cheeked Graiai, gray from their birth.”ii. Sisters of the Gorgonsiii. Share one eye and one toothiv. Possess informationV. The Nymphsa. Possess magical itemsb. Magical pouchc. Cap of invisibilityi. Sometimes called Hades’ capd. Winged sandalsi. Sometimes Hermes’ sandals VI. Gorgonsa. Live in the far westb. Beyond normal human realmVII. Medusa’s Childrena. Pegasusb. Chrysaori. “Golden sword”ii. Father of GeryonVIII. Ethiopiaa. Libyan desert: blood creates venomous