Other Characters

Danae

 Danae is Perseus' caring mother. She is famous for being impregnated by Zeus, the god of thunder, who disguised himself as a shower of gold. Zeus was known to use odd disguises to seduce women which kept his wife in the dark. Nine months later, Danae gave birth to young Perseus.

The most well known depiction of Danae is when her natural beauty attracted unwanted attention  in the form of King Polydectes. After the King sends off Perseus to kill Medusa, Danae hides from Polydectes to avoid the marriage between them. So she comes off as a virtuous but also damsel-in-distress kind of character. When her son return, he rescues Danae by using the Medusa's head to turn the King into a statue.

Polydectes

The King of Seriphus, Polydectes, is one of the antagonists who wants to marry with Perseus' mother, Danae. He was the one who demanded Perseus to being him the head of Medusa, hoping the Perseus would die during the young man's quest. By the end of the story, Perseus did come back with the head of the Gorgon. However, he used it against Polydectes to tun him into stone.

Athena

Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war, has appeared in almost every Greek myth. Athena was Odysseus' friend who also provided important advice and assistance to Heracles, Jason and, of course, Perseus.

She, along with Hermes, guides the Perseus to the Graeae where he gets information that leads him to the Nymphai. Athena provided our young hero with essential magical equipment like Hades' Helmet of Invisibility, Hermes' Winged Shoes, and the Kibisis. She also warns Perseus to only look at Medusa through the reflection on his shiny shield. This crucial advice helped Perseus during his battle against Medusa and in turn saving his life. Perseus showed his appreciation for Athena's help by giving her Medusa's head after he has done using it.

The Graeae

The Graeae are three old sisters who shared an eye and tooth. The supernatural ladies knew the location of Nymphai, who has magical tools needed for Perseus to kill the Medusa. The Graeae are reluctant to aid Perseus, so he steals their precious eye and tooth and refused to return them unless they told Perseus what he wanted.

The Nymphai

The Nymphai are supernatural women who possessed key equipment which Perseus need to defeat the Gorgon Medusa. Perseus learns the secret location of the Nymphai from the Graeae, and they were kind enough to let the young hero borrow the magical gear.