Medusa was a gorgon one of three sisters with venomous snakes for hair and the ability to turn people to stone. Perseus and the medusa the mythical story of perseus and the medusa by caroline h. Her father king acrisius who wanted to have male child consulted the delphi who foretold his grandson would cause his death. Instead of looking right at her he looks into his shields reflection and chops off her head perseus claims that he killed medusa, but polydectes. My guess for keeping her animated is to make the snakes in her hair move.
Medusa ii the quest of perseus gmv stahl pushed down feat. Perseus funny cartoons from cartoonstock directory the worlds largest online collection of cartoons and comics. Jun 05, 2014 sony pictures animation is planning a medusa feature film from emmywinning director lauren faust about a girl whos having the ultimate bad hair day. It stars harry hamlin, judi bowker, burgess meredith, maggie smith and laurence olivier. On the way, he rescues a princess, andromeda, from a sea dragon. 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. No other sex tube is more popular and features more medusa cartoon scenes than pornhub. Perseus cartoons and comics funny pictures from cartoonstock. In the magical land of hyperborea he witnesses a comic version of a play about king midas and returns to vanquish the wicked king of seriphos, rescue his mother, and marry andromeda.
List of films based on grecoroman mythology wikipedia. Medusa funny cartoons from cartoonstock directory the worlds largest online collection of cartoons and comics. The only son of zeus and danae and, thus, a halfgod by birth perseus was one of the greatest heroes in greek mythology, most renowned for beheading the only mortal gorgon, medusa, and using her severed head capable of turning onlookers into stone as a mighty weapon in his subsequent adventures. Unhappily, she eventually came to the notice of the king.
Mythic warriors guardians of the legend perseus the. The sculpture stands on a square base which has bronze relief panels depicting the story of perseus and andromeda, similar to a predella on an altarpiece. It was chosen because she represents beauty, art, and philosophy. Comparison between clash of titans movie and myth essay. The myth of perseus and medusa is one of the best thrillerlike tales in greek mythology. With a promising plot that gets more complicated as the story progresses, this myth has a typical hollywoodlike scenario with the main character not being born yet at the moment when his destiny was determined. Medusa dc animated movie universe dc database fandom. As andromeda is imprisoned by a sea monster, perseus defeats it thanks to the power of medusas head.
Perseus was the son of zeus and danae, the daughter of acrisius of argos. Perseus turning phineas and his followers to stone, early 1680s long ago in greece there lived a king called acrisius who had just one daughter, a beautiful girl named danae. Clash of the titans quotes, movie quotes movie quotes. Some movies depict the mythology exactly as it is told, while other movies put a twist on the story to make it their own. The king tries to woo perseus mom but perseus puts a stop to it.
The story is very loosely based on the greek myth of perseus. Such parallels had been noted in the past, usually in passing, and frequently under the mistaken nineteenth century impression that both jason and perseus represented the sun battling the his way through the constellations. Perseus gets angry so he shows polydectes medusa s head and turns him into stone. Perseus and the gorgons head comic strip storyboard. Medusa was one of three sisters, the gorgons and perseus beheaded her. Medusa ii the quest of perseus gmv stahl pushed down.
Perseus was considered as one the most famous and popular heroes in greek culture. Acrisius sent away danae and her son because he had heard a prediction that one day perseus would kill him. Clash of the titans 1981 from myth to movie mana pop. To help him on his way, the gods provide him with a sword.
If you check out the disney animated movie version of hercules you can get a peek at an even less accurate version of what the titans were all about. Themis congratulates medusa for her cooperation and reduces her sentence to 300 years. Apr 16, 2017 the worst demons of judeochristian culture angels and demons see u in history duration. The baring room exhibits a complete series of works by sir edward coley burnejones on the story of perseus. To avenge his fathers death, and free the peaceful people of seriphos from galenore, the evil son of the king of the neighbouring city of argus, perseus, the mighty warrior, must first defeat a dragon and the monster medusa, whose steely gaze has turned all of seriphoss best warriors into stone. Perseus with the head of medusa the metropolitan museum. They were rescued, of course, and when perseus grew up, he went on a quest to slay the medusa. This article needs additional citations for verification.
I wrote and directed this short film as my third assignment for my sight and sound filmmaking class at tisch, nyu. When perseus beheaded her, pegasus, a winged horse, and chrysaor, a giant wielding a golden sword, sprang from her body. Wearing a helmet of invisibility, he sneaks up on medusa. Originally with gilding on ornamented marble pedstal with bronze statuettes of jupiter right and danae left height 216 inches. In particular, the designer versace s symbol is reflected through the medusa head symbol.
Vintage adult cartoon from 1940s post ww2 era us navy sailor and the. The main character in this epic, who is sent to kill medusa. The myth of perseus and the medusa there was once a king in greece who did a very cruel thing. Perseus may be determined and pretty clever, but hes still young and inexperienced when polydectes orders the young man to bring him medusa s head.
Fight against monster medusa clash of the titans clip 2010. Plot perseus is the son of zeus and danae ans is abandoned by the sea by his grandfather acrisio. The three main comparisons are someone helped defeat medusa, perseus threw the witches eye, and andromedas mom compared her to. Perseus gets by with a little help from his friends. One of the next monster villainesses slated for a maleficentstyle makeover is medusa, the snakehaired gorgon of greek mythmost famous for being raped by poseidon, beheaded by perseus, and. Here, the mythological hero perseus triumphantly presents his trophy, medusa s head, to the world. A film adaption of the myth of perseus and his quest to battle both medusa and the kraken monster to save the princess andromeda. Here are the 6 best movies based on greek mythology. Medusa and her two sisters euryale and stheno, were the children of. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips. Medusas getting the maleficent treatment in an animated. Clash of the titans is a 2010 fantasy actionadventure film and remake of the 1981 film of the same name produced by mgm the rights to which had been acquired by warner bros. She was once killed by the hero perseus, but in modern times she was brought back to life by veronica cale to serve as villainy, inc. Margot robbie and the birds of prey creative team had a big impact on jurnee smollett s experience as black canary.
In his 2006 book perseus, daniel odgen notes the striking affinity between the stories of jason and perseus, which both represent archetypical quest narratives. Teseo vence a medusa perseus with the head of medusa by benvenuto cellini in the loggia dei lanzi gallery on the edge of the piazza della signoria in florence, italy. The perseus series are ten cartoons in gouache for a series of large oil paintings commissioned in 1875 for the london home of the british statesman and arts patron arthur balfour 18481930. In clash of the titans, we are treated to numerous mythological beings but there is no sign of. Dec 22, 2016 perseus sam worthington defeats medusa natalia vodianova and takes her head.
The perseus series by sir edward burnejones southampton. On the left is perseus to right, looking back, beardless, with petasos, short embroidered chiton, over which is the skin of a deer, endromides, and the kibisis sack slung at his back. I saw this numerous times at the theater when it came out. Medusa was one of the gorgons, a race of legendary creatures in greek mythology, and a deadly enemy of the amazons. The myth of perseus and medusa is one of the most known myths of the greek mythology. An oracle had foretold to him that he would be killed by his own grandson. Year 3 created this animation on the explain everything app to illustrate the story of perseus and medusa. Perseus did all he could to guard his mother against the kings unwanted attentions. Whats the name of that old movie that has medusa in it. The hideous medusa has snakes for hair, terrifying tusks and a face that turns anyone that looks at it into stone. Young perseus is a demigod, his mother being mortal, his father being zeus, king of all the gods.
Medusa is an ancient greek mythological character known for her ability to turn one into stone if they looked at her even by accident, and for her head of snakes instead of hair and winged human female form. But acrisius had a streak of jealousy that ran through his soul and tainted everything that he touched. An animated film centered around the story of medusa. She is one of the three gorgon sisters alongside fury and euryale. Perseus turned to atlas for help and when denied the guest friendship bond, perseus turned atlas into stone. His father however guards him and guarantees him a serene adolescence. Perseus sam worthington defeats medusa natalia vodianova and takes her head. Perseus and medusa ancient greek mythology stories youtube. Heart in the stone medusa and the blind babyan animated comic duration. The 1981 mythological fantasy adventure clash of the titans is resurrected in this remake from.
Clash of the titans is a 1981 britishamerican heroic fantasy adventure film directed by desmond davis and written by beverley cross which retells the greek mythological story of perseus. During that time, perseus grew into a strong, handsome youth who was very protective of his lovely mother. This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the dc animated movie universe and is an adaptation of medusa. Hercules has been in the cartoon movie, and perseus was in percy jackson and the olympians, the lightning thief. Watch medusa cartoon porn videos for free, here on. Perseus was the son of zeus and a mortal princess danae of argus. Ken anderson drew many different designs for medusa, including a lauren bacallesque grande dame with snakelike locks of hair, true to her. Perseus kills polydectes, using medusa s head to turn him into stone. Here are the 5 most famous paintings of medusa s head.
Polydectes held perseus to his rash promise and demanded the head of the only mortal gorgon, medusa, whose gaze turned people to stone. This video compares the showdown scenes, not to mention the graphics, of both movies. She appears as one of the antagonists in the season 2 episodes bring it on and furious jealousy. From perseus and medusa, to demeter and persephone, children will be enthralled by the strong visual imagery and the stories of classical mythology. Clash of the titans 1981 frequently asked questions imdb.
He was known for his vigorous strength, incredible bravery and slaying two of the most ferocious monsters, known as medusa, the youngest of the gorgons, and cetus, the sea monster of poseidon. Browse through our impressive selection of porn videos in hd quality on any device you own. With james blendick, richard clarkin, lisa dalbello, jennifer dale. Medusa has been featured in several works of fiction, including video games, movies, cartoons and books. She is the proprietor of a seedy pawn shop in new york city.
In conclusion, there are many things that you can compare and contrast between, the story about andromeda and perseus, in the movie clash of the titans, and the actual myth. Perseus with the head of medusa by benvenuto cellini visit. When perseus arrives home, he confronts king polydectes, whos been trying to force danae to marry him. As charon returns medusa to her imprisonment, she has batman and zatanna tell circe if they find her to return her curling irons. Perseus and medusa greek mythology stories animated cartoons. Perseus harry hamlin is the favored son of the god zeus sir laurence olivier, but he has unwittingly ticked off the sea goddess thetis dame maggie smith. Ovids account of medusa s mortality tells that she had once been a woman, vain of her beautiful hair. Perseus and medusa greek mythology stories perseus, in greek mythology, the slayer of the. Subtitles can be chosen and activated with button at bottom screen. To please his king, warrior perseus agrees to slay the beast. Perseus, in greek mythology, the slayer of the gorgon medusa and the rescuer of andromeda from a sea monster. Madame medusa is the main antagonist of disneys 1977 animated feature film, the rescuers. But whatever, it was scary and i do remember not being able to finish clash of the titans because of the tense fight scene.
Perseus saves his mother, and his journey is concluded. Medusa appears in the 2019 dc animated movie universe film wonder woman. The films are listed below by their american release titles, and the titles in parentheses are the. He received help from athena and hermes who gave perseus a sword, a mirrored shield, and winged sandals, these gifts were used to escapes medusas sisters. Caroline youtube the story of perseus greek mythology see u in history duration. The metropolitan museum of art, new york, fletcher fund, 1967 67.
Perseus with the head of medusa is a bronze sculpture made by benvenuto cellini in the period 15451554. His mother was princess danae, the beautiful daughter of king acrisius of argos. Winged sandals is a series of three animations told in a contemporary style to inspire a thirst for the classics in audiences aged 6 to 12. Culver city, ca, june 5, 2014 sony pictures animation today announced the acquisition of an original animated comedy feature pitch by todd alcott and holly golden entitled medusa. Also in more modern art the subject of medusa s head became quite popular.
One of the first large bronze works to be successfully cast in one piece since the fall of the roman empire. This is a list of movies based on greek and roman mythology. Its a good thing, then, that perseus gets some help from the gods. Greek mythology heros journey of perseus storyboard. Through this dynamic pose, canova draws our attention to the sweep of perseus s idealized body, which is framed by a drape. Learn more about the traditional story of perseus in this article. Fetch me medusa s head perseus travels a long way and finally finds medusa sleeping.
Danaes father, king akrisios, having been told by an oracle that danaes son would grow up to kill him, had danae and perseus cast to sea in a wooden arc. Animation directed by alexandra snezhkoblotskaya one of the 5 greek. Medusa movie coming from sony pictures animation collider. Perseus with the head of medusa is the famous statue by benvenuto cellini, found in florence in piazza della signoria, under the loggia dei lanzi, and one of the most important examples of italian mannerist sculpture. Perseus had no horse to give, so he asked polydectes to name the gift.
The immortals looks like it will push mythological glitter to its absolute limits but theres been a long history of insanely goofy movies about hercules, zeus, perseus and other hellenistic. The myth of perseus and medusa is one of the best thrillerlike tales in greek mythology with a promising plot that gets more complicated as the story progresses, this myth has a typical hollywoodlike scenario with the main character not being born yet at the moment when his destiny was determined. Perseus harry hamlin must battle medusa and the kraken to save the princess andromeda judi bowker. Just to make things worse, perseus falls in love with the lovely princess andromeda judi bowker, who used to be engaged to thetis son, calibos neil mccarthy. Clash of the titans pg 1h 58min action, adventure, family 12 june 1981 usa perseus harry hamlin must battle medusa and the kraken to.
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