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1、CompareandcontrastthecharactersofPerseusandHerculesPerseusandHerculesaretwoofthemostimportantheroesinGreekmythology.InGreekmythology,theywerethemortalsonsofthegreatgodZeus,andblessedwithextraordinarystrengthbytheirdemi-godbirth.Theyreceivedtheimpossiblequestorsetoftasks
2、,imposedbyarivalwhoseekstodisposeofthehero;thelove-struckenemyprincesswhohelpshim;thefateddisasterandtheattempttoevadeit.Bothofthemsharetherepeatedthemesandmotifs.NowIwilltalkaboutthecommonpartsoftheircharacters.ThecommoncharactersIthinkinclude:1、Theywerebrave.Forexampl
3、e,PerseuscutofftheheadofMedusa.MedusawasaGorgonwhoselookcouldturnapersontostone.Medusalivedwithhertwosisters.Allofthemhadgoldenwings,clawsofbrass,andserpentsforhair.Hercules,ofallofZeus’sillegitimatechildrenseemedtobethefocusofHera’sanger.Shesentatwo-headedserpenttoatta
4、ckhimwhenhewasjustaninfant.Hesimplystrangledthesnakewithoneheadineachhand.2、Thecommoncharacterofthemwastough.NomatterhowhardthechallengelayinthefrontofPerseusandHercules,theystilltriedtheirbesttoaccomplishthetaskallthetime.3、ThemostimportantIthinkitisthewise.Maybebecaus
5、etheywerethesonsoftheZeus,theyendowedtheintelligentmind,whichhelpedthemtofinishthetasksuccessfully.Therepresentationsoftheirwisdomare:Perseustraveledtothewitcheslivedcave.PersuesneededthemtotellhimthesecretlocationofMedusa’scave,sohewaiteduntiloneofthemtookouttheeyetoha
6、ndittoanother,andgrabbedit.Inaddition,heenteredMedusa’scave,andheusedapolishedbronzeshieldtowatchthethreegorgonssonottolookatthemdirectlyandturntostone.Herculesattackedthehydraandbegantochopoffitsmanyheads.Yeteachtimehechopsoffahead,thehydrawouldgrowtwomoreinitsplace.He
7、calledonitsfriendIolaustoburneachwoundwhichdidnotarrowtheheadstogrowback.InthiswayhedefeatedtheHydrs.Theywerewarm-heartedpersons.AftercutoffMedusa’shead,Perseusstartedhisjourneybacktohishome.Ontheway,heencounteredabeautifulwomannamedAndoromedachainedtosomerocks.Helearne
8、dfromherthathermother,Cassiopeia,hadoffendedPoseidonbystatingthatherownbeautywasgreaterthattheNereidswhoattend
