Perseus, constellation in the northern sky at about 4 hours right ascension and 40 north in declination. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 1, chapter 1 perseus. The perseid meteorite shower, the most impressive in the sky, does not actually come from the constellation perseus but is the rubble left behind from the comet swifttuttle, the supposed parent of the perseids. John malalas, pages 3839 dindorf cf george cedrenus 1. The tale of his miraculous conception in a shower of gold was told by bunch of the heavy hitters in ancient poetry scene. The story of the birth of perseus doesnt fit perfectly into the heros journey structure, but were giving it a shot. Perseus is one of the oldest constellations, having been cataloged by the greek astronomer ptolemy in the second century, and it has more than one attraction for stargazers. This makes it the 24th largest constellation in the night sky. Histories, by herodotus, is an ancient greek text that tells the history of the wars between greece and persia.
The first book of the histories, called clio this is the showing forth of the inquiry of herodotus of halicarnassos, to the end that 1 neither the deeds of men may be forgotten by lapse of time, nor the works 2 great and marvellous, which have been produced some by hellenes and some by barbarians, may lose their renown. Herodotus 1 greek and latin texts with facing vocabulary. Perseus was worshipped as a hero in several places, e. Against this amasis then cambyses the son of cyrus was making his march, taking with him not only other nations of which he was ruler, but also hellenes, both ionians and aiolians. Rape of io by phoenician traders as persian version of origin of eastwest conflict 1. Herodotus recounts this story, devising a foreign son, perses, from whom the. Comet swifttuttle is within our solar system and orbits the sun roughly every years.
He has been called the father of history, as well as the father of lies. This was a rather complex task, as anyone who saw her hideous face would be turned immediately to stonethe gorgons, according to bulfinch, were monstrous females with huge teeth like those of swine, brazen claws, and snaky hair bulfinchs. Important characters from herodotus flashcards quizlet. There are several versions of how acrisius and perseus came to be in the same place at the same time, but in all of them, acrisius is accidentally killed by a discus thrown. Perseus is a midsized constellation with a total area of 615 square degrees. But much more than that, the book of enoch states that the angel uriel revealed them to the prophet enoch, long before the great flood. The subsequent trojan war is marked as a precursor to later conflicts between peoples of asia and europe.
The internet classics archive the history of herodotus. Perseus compared to moses and the danites of jaffa by john. Herodotus, the histories, book 1, chapter 1, section 0. In the portrayal of the constellation perseus holds medusas severed head under his. Candaules or kandaules, last of the heraclids to rule asia. Perseus, wanderings and exodus comparisons joshua and. In greek mythology, perseus was the son of zeus and danae, daughter of acrisius, the king of argos. Inside this precinct is a temple, and in the temple an image of perseus. It is located near several other constellations named after ancient greek legends surrounding perseus. The constellation perseus, the hero, can be seen in late summer and autumn in the northern hemisphere. Theseus, heracles, and odysseus were all trying to step to the awesomeness that was the pdog as his friends called him.
At chemmis, however, which is a large city in the thebaic canton, near neapolis, there is a square enclosure sacred to perseus, son of danae. There are strong indications that this is not the original division. It is one of the 48 ancient constellations listed by the 2ndcentury astronomer ptolemy, and among the 88 modern constellations defined by the international astronomical union iau. Herodotus the great greek historian was born about 484 bce, at halicarnassus in caria, asia minor, when it was subject to the persians. The histories also stands as one of the earliest accounts of the rise of the persian empire, as well as the events and causes of the grecopersian wars between the achaemenid empire and the greek citystates in the 5th century bc. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
An eleventh man had a vote, chosen by lot to be polemarch note of athens, and by ancient custom the athenians had made his vote. Herodotus was an ancient greek historian who lived in the fifth century bc c. It was first charted by the greek astronomer ptolemy in the 2nd century. Locate the third star forming the w shape in cassiopeia, starting from the part of the constellation farthest from polaris. He travelled widely in most of asia minor, egypt as far as assuan, north africa, syria, the country north of the black sea, and many parts of the aegean sea and the mainland of greece. Still today, around half of the 88 modern constellations bear names. He was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent, and arrange them in a. Pherecydes was a contemporary of herodotus and hellanicus, and wrote in the first half of the fifth century b. Greek text with facing vocabulary and commentary, 2nd ed. July 20 this link contains a free pdf copy of herodotus book i. Apr 14, 2015 when perseus son of danae and zeus had come to cepheus son of belus and married his daughter andromeda, a son was born to him whom he called perses, and he left him there.
As the gross old saying goes, theres more than one way to skin a cat. It is one of the 48 ancient constellations listed by the 2ndcentury astronomer ptolemy, 1 and among the 88 modern constellations defined by the international astronomical union iau. The constellation perseus occupies an area of 615 square degrees and contains three stars with known planets. Book i book ii book iii book iv book v book vi book vii book viii book ix chapter.
Greek text with facing vocabulary and commentary 2nd ed. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. In greek mythology, andromeda is the daughter of the ethiopian king cepheus and his wife. Simultaneously, it tells the story of the growth of the persian empire. Histories book 2 page 15 perseus then came to joppa at the end of his. Herodotus, histories book 7 page 61 perseus, the son of danae. Experience and teleology in ancient historiography futures. The way we figure it, danae is the main character of this story, since shes the one doing all the birthing, so well look at from her perspective. Makes gyges, his bodyguard, view his wife nude to prove her beauty. To read the history herodotus only book is to seek ones roots as a member of western democratic civilization. Perseus is a constellation in the northern sky, being named after the greek mythological hero perseus. Opening alludes to homer, suggests epic scale and purpose memorialization.
Book i clio the rapes of io, europa, and medea, which motivated paris to abduct helen. Engage your students during remote learning with video readalouds. Herodotus portrays the conflict as one between the forces of slavery the persians on the one hand, and freedom. Percy jackson, the hero of rick riordans series of childrens books. Acrisius locked his daughter danae in a dungeon to prevent her bearing a child.
Apollodorus often refers to him, and appears to have made much use of his writings, as i shall have occasion to observe in the course of these notes. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus by. Perseus is visible from august to march in the northern hemisphere. Suidas medusa there is a story told in hellas that before xerxes set forth on his march against hellas, he sent a herald to argos, who said on his coming so the story goes, men of argos, this. Perseus had many types of variable stars, many of which are too small to notice. It is herodotus who tells us that perseus was in the egyptian city of chemmis before proceeding to joppa. Mar 02, 2012 herodotus, histories book 7 page 61 perseus, the son of danae wanting to establish for himself his own kingdom, despised that of the medes. Wells, a commentary on herodotus, book i, chapter 0. The story of perseus is by far one of the most famous in greek mythology. Sep 02, 20 when perseus son of danae and zeus had come to cepheus son of belus and married his daughter andromeda, a son was born to him whom he called perses, and he left him there. Draw a line from that star to the second star in the w and continue that line for about three times the distance between the two stars to find mirfak, the brightest star in perseus. All search options view abbreviations home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help. Constellation perseus the constellations on sea and sky.
The meteors appear to flow from the constellation perseus hence the name perseids in midaugust. Perseus compared to moses and the danites of jaffa by. Candaules, gyges, ardys, sadyattes, alyattes, croesus 1. The annual perseids meteor shower emanates from the direction of the constellation. Home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about. Book i clio these are the researches of herodotus of halicarnassus, which he publishes, in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the remembrance of what men have done, and of preventing the great and wonderful actions of the greeks and the barbarians from losing their due meed of glory. The constellation was named after the mythical hero perseus. Palm trees grow all round the place, which has a stone gateway of an unusual size, surmounted by two colossal statues, also in stone.
Cetus the sea monster when john sees the new jerusalem, the bride, the lambs wife rev 21. Perseus is relatively bright and can be at least partially viewed even in well lit areas. In greek mythology, perseus is the legendary founder of mycenae and of the perseid dynasty. Start studying important characters from herodotus. All 48 constellation figures from enoch depict the gospel of jesus christ. Hes actually thought to be the oldest of all the greek heroes.
Herodotus, book 2 alan brian lloyd snippet view 1975. Its the center from which the annual perseid meteor shower, a midsummer spectacle. In this fresco found in a house in pompeii, which depicts perseus and andromeda fig 1, you can. Perseus compared to moses and the danites of jaffa by john r. Perseus collection herodotus search for documents in search only in herodotus.
The constellation perseus is located next to andromeda, the constellation that represents his wife. Herodotus, histories book 7 page 61 perseus, the son of danae wanting to establish for himself his own kingdom, despised that of the medes. He has been called the father of history, and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a wellconstructed and vivid narrative. Our division of the histories in nine books goes back to an edition by scholars of the third century bce, working in the great library of alexandria. Perseus then saved his mother from marrying polydectes by turning the king and his court to stone with the head of medusa. It is visible at latitudes between 90 degrees and 35 degrees. Carpenter, observations on familiar statuary in rome. Background and book 1 background herodotus 480after 430 bce halicarnassus where herodotus was from, very cosmopolitan place widely traveled, especially egypt lived in athens under pericles ruler of athens thurii helped found this place, an artificially created international city in southern italy.
Although he was the son of zeus, he was just a demigod half man, half god, which meant that he died like other mortals. Perseus grandfather, acrisius, the king of argos, was warned by an oracle that he would be killed by his grandson. Philologos the witness of the stars book ii, chapter iv. Greek and roman arabic germanic 19thcentury american renaissance richmond times italian poetry. The star figures in the sky form a very precise map of the heavens and display many allegories which have been preserved as greek myths. Beta persei algol is a notable ea type eclipsing binary, changing from 2. Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 1. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. After her death she was placed by athena among the constellations in the northern sky, near perseus and cassiopeia. It is visible in northerly areas of the southern hemisphere from mid spring to early summer.
This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Perseus, wanderings and exodus comparisons moses egyptianised. It is in part a gripping and much revered tale of colossal confrontation between freedomloving greekspeaking peoples the athenians, spartans, and others and the seemingly unstoppable forces of the persians. Perseus he was the son of jupiter and danae, and is best known for his killing of the gorgon medusa. Upon seeing andromeda bound to the rock, perseus falls in love with her, and.
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