Monday, February 21, 2011

Clash of the Titans

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1) Who are the Titans?
12 gods, there all the children of Gaia and Uranus.
2) Are the any interesting motifs you see frequently appearing (Eg. Lightning bolts)? How do you interpret their meaning? Can you name a modern version, of this motif, used today?
Wings - Freedom, independence and sincerity
Columns being crushed - strength becoming weak or over powered. 
3) Is your Greek character in the movie? If so, does the film's interpretation match your research?
Yes, Medusa was once beautiful but she offended Athena, who changed her hair into snakes and made her face so hideous that all who looked at her were turned to stone. 
But then Perseus was supposed to borrow Hermes winged sandals and Hades Cap of invisibility to help him defeat Medusa and this was not shown in the film.
Also it was Medusa's blood that drips into the Sahara Desert that created poisonous serpents not scorpions.



5) Are any of the characters, in the movie, related (Eg. a mother or father, wife or husband, brother or sister) to your Greek myth? If so, how?
No but from the blood that spurted from her neck sprang Chrysaor and Pegasus, her two sons by Poseidon.
6) Is their a constellation of stars named after your Greek character?
No but there is on her son, Pegasus: the winged horse.
7) How is Medusa killed? Does your Greek character have a weakness?
Medusa is beheaded by Perseus by viewing her image in the mirror of his shield rather than looking at her directly.
Medusa’s Weaknesses:Perseus was able to trick her and cut off her head.




1 comment:

  1. Great - hopefully the movie was a good source of information and inspiration.

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