Perseus: The Search for Medusa

Perseus: The Search for Medusa
Season	1
Episode	4
Previous Episode	Ulysses and the Journey Home
Next Episode	Jason and the Argonauts
Aired Date	11/28/1998

Perseus: The Seach for Medusa is the fourth episode of the first season.

Plot[]

Young Perseus is a demi-god, his mother being mortal, his father being Zeus, king of all the gods. But Zeus being too busy with the affairs of Mount Olympus to pay attention to his mortal son, left Perseus to grow up alone to take care of his mother. Later, the evil King Polydectes, having fallen in love with Perseus' mother, tries to force her to marry him. Perseus tries to stop Polydectes, but the cunning king goads Perseus into proving he is really the son of a god by bringing back the head of the monster Medusa. When Zeus learns of this, he suddenly pays attention to his mortal son, sending the god, Hermes, to talk Perseus out of this futile quest. But Perseus resents his father's help -- he was never there before when Perseus needed him. A desperate Perseus finally realizes that he does need the help of others. Reconciling things with Zeus and returning to the grey sisters, Perseus is given advice along with a polished shield, and using both, tricks and defeats Medusa. Then he returns to King Polydectes with Medusa's head and turns the King and his soldiers to stone, thus freeing his mother.