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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?
Making Connections ® The Quest of Perseus Paul Collins
Perseus was a noble warrior of ancient Greece. According
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T he Ques t of
Perseus
by Paul C ollins
illustrated by
C hris Burns
T he Ques t of
Perseus
by Paul Collins
illustrated by Chris Burns
Cast of Characters
King Acrisius (a-C RIS-e-us)
Grandfather of Perseus and king of Argos in Greece
AThena (a-T HEE-na)
The goddess of wisdom
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Danae (DAN-a-ee)
Mother of Perseus, daughter of King Acrisius
Dict ys (DIK-tis)
A fisherman on the island of Seriphos
The Three Gr ay 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..
At the top of the mountain, Perseus spied a cave.
Could that be
Medusa’s home?
Unfortunately, Medusa and her
sisters heard Perseus coming.
Ha! I told
you we had
a visitor!
Yes, turn him
to stone, Medusa!
He will make
a fine statue.
Perseus knew he could not
look at MEDUSA’S FACE. BUT HE
COULD LOOK AT HER REFLECTION
IN HIS SHIELD.
Prepare
to die!
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That ’s right, Medusa.
Come closer . . .
Aieee!
The evil Medusa flew at Perseus.
She let out a blood-curdling wail.
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PERSEUS SWUNG HIS MIGHTY SWORD
AND CUT OFF MEDUSA’S HEAD.
That ’s for all
the misery and death
you’ve caused.
Murderer!
Nooo!
Perseus quickly picked up
Medusa’s head and put it
in his bag.
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Medusa’s sisters ran after
Perseus. Luckily, he had the
helmet of invisibility.
Invisible Perseus sneaked out of the cave.
Where’s
he gone?
I’ve done it!
We can’t
let him escape!
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 Mother?
Where’s Dictys?
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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?
Making Connections ® The Quest of Perseus Paul Collins
Perseus was a noble warrior of ancient Greece. According
®
®
E DUCATORS PU B LISH I NG SE RVICE
800.225.5750
www.epsbooks.com
T he Ques t of
Perseus
by Paul C ollins
illustrated by
C hris Burns