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Perseus was a noble warrior of ancient Greece. According to myth, he battled evil rulers and horrible monsters. At the end of his life, the gods rewarded Perseus for his heroic deeds. They placed him in the sky as a constellation of stars.

In this action-packed graphic novel, Perseus meets his deadliest foe—the snake-haired Medusa! She can turn people to stone with a single glance! How can Perseus possibly defeat her?

The QuesT of

Perseusby Paul Collinsillus t rated by Chris Burns

The QuesT of

Perseus

by Paul Collinsillus t rated by Chris Burns

CasT of CharaCTersKing acrisius (a-C RIS-e-us) Grandfather of Perseus and king of Argos in Greece

aThena (a-T HEE-na) The goddess of wisdom

Danae.. (DAN-a-ee)

Mother of Perseus, daughter of King Acrisius

Dictys (DIK-tis) A fisherman on the island of Seriphos

The Three Gray Women Three old women who share one eye

hermes (HER-meez) The messenger god with winged sandals

The King of seriphos (SEH-ree-foss) The cruel ruler of the island of Seriphos who wishes to marry Danae..

Medusa (me-DOO-sa) An evil creature who can turn people to stone by looking at them

Perseus (PER-see-us) A Greek hero who is the son of the god Zeus and of the woman Danae..

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AT THE TOP Of THE MOuNTAIN, PERSEuS SPIED A CAvE.

uNfORTuNATEly, MEDuSA AND HER SISTERS HEARD PERSEuS COMING.

PERSEuS KNEw HE COulD NOT lOOK AT MEDuSA’S fACE. BuT HE COulD lOOK AT HER REflECTION IN HIS SHIElD.

Could that be Medusa’s home?

Ha! I told you we had

a visitor!

yes, turn him to stone, Medusa!

He will make a fine statue.

That ’s right, Medusa. Come closer . . .Prepare

to die!

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THE EvIl MEDuSA flEw AT PERSEuS. SHE lET OuT A BlOOD-CuRDlING wAIl.

Aieee!

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PERSEuS SwuNG HIS MIGHTy SwORD AND CuT Off MEDuSA’S HEAD.

PERSEuS quICKly PICKED uP MEDuSA’S HEAD AND PuT IT IN HIS BAG.

MEDuSA’S SISTERS RAN AfTER PERSEuS. luCKIly, HE HAD THE HElMET Of INvISIBIlITy.

That ’s for all the misery and death

you’ve caused.

Murderer!Nooo!

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INvISIBlE PERSEuS SNEAKED OuT Of THE CAvE.

PERSEuS HAD COMPlETED HIS TASK. HE wAS TIRED AND READy TO GO HOME.

PERSEuS ARRIvED HOME AfTER MANy DAyS. BuT NO ONE wAS THERE.

where’s he gone? we can’t

let him escape!I’ve done it!

where’s Mother? where’s Dictys?

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Perseus was a noble warrior of ancient Greece. According to myth, he battled evil rulers and horrible monsters. At the end of his life, the gods rewarded Perseus for his heroic deeds. They placed him in the sky as a constellation of stars.

In this action-packed graphic novel, Perseus meets his deadliest foe—the snake-haired Medusa! She can turn people to stone with a single glance! How can Perseus possibly defeat her?

The QuesT of

Perseusby Paul Collinsillus t rated by Chris Burns