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Perseus 1
surprises the GRAEAE, who had but one eye and one
tooth, which they passed to each other in turn.
They would not tell him what he needed to know, but
Perseus 1, by
taking their tooth and eye, compelled them to show
him the way to the
NYMPHS.
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Perseus
1 surprises the GRAEAE
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The NYMPHS
give Perseus 1
a wallet, winged sandals, and the helmet of
Hades, which
makes invisible he who wears it.
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The
NYMPHS arm
Perseus
1
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Perseus 1,
having beheaded
Medusa 1, looks
at her face not directly but on a brazen shield in
order not to be turned into stone.
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Death of
Medusa
1
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Perseus 1,
holding the head of
Medusa 1 before
Atlas, turns him
into stone (the Mount Atlas).
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Perseus
1 turns
Atlas into stone
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Perseus 1
rescues
Andromeda,
who had been exposed as a prey to the sea-monster
sent by
Poseidon, as a
remedy to the calamities that Ethiopia was
suffering.
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Perseus
1
rescues Andromeda
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While Perseus
1 was celebrating his marriage, Phineus 1, who
had been previously betrothed to
Andromeda,
appeared accusing the guest of stealing his bride.
In the course of the ensuing fight,
Perseus 1
showed his rival and other ETHIOPIAN CHIEFS the
head of Medusa
1, turning them into stone.
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The
wedding of Andromeda and Perseus
1
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