Edison Period 7
Andrew Chen and Hudson Wittig
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Hermes’ parents were Zeus, the king of gods,
and Maia, the daughter of Atlas. Hermes is the
father of Pan and Silenus.
Hermes is graceful and quick. He wears a
winged hat sandals, and carries a magic wand
named the Caduceus, which is also the symbol
of Hermes.
Hermes is the most shrewd and cunning god.
Some of his titles include Master Thief, God of
Commerce and Market, Protector of Traders,
and Divine Herald.
Hermes uses his powers of flight, speed, and
stealth to carry out Zeus’ biddings.
 Hermes has no known weaknesses.
Important Events:
 He invented the lyre and the shepherd pipe.
 Freed Ares from prison
 Aided Perseus in killing the Gorgons
 Killed Argus
 Sends message to Calypso from Zeus to release
Odysseus
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Adidas’ winged shoes are an allusion to
Hermes’ winged sandals.
Hermes’ magic wand, the Caduceus, is
mistakenly used as a symbol for modern
medicine.
The Caduceus is correctly used as a symbol of
commerce.
He is alluded to in the fictional series of Percy
Jackson and the Olympians.
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Perseus is the only son of Zeus and Danaё. He
is married to Andromeda .
He is portrayed as a proud and rash young
man.
His weaknesses are his mortality, as well as his
rash decisions and pride.
In his quest to slay Medusa, he was given an
unbreakable sword by Hermes, a mirror-like
shield by Pallas Athena, and winged sandals, a
magical wallet, and an invisibility cap by the
nymphs of the North.
Perseus is often portrayed as a man holding
Medusa’s severed head in the air in triumph.
Important Events:
 Perseus accidently kills King Acrisius, his
grandfather.
 He slays Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon of
the three.
 Perseus turns King Polydectes into stone with
Medusa’s head.
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Perseus is alluded to in the movie Clash of the
Titans.
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Phorcys, the son of Sea and Earth, was their
father. They are siblings with one another, and
their sisters are the Graie.
There were three Gorgons. Two were immortal,
Medusa was the only mortal Gorgon. They
were dragon-like creatures with wings.
They could turn men into stone with their gaze
and fly.
The only known weakness of the Gorgons is
Medusa’s mortality.
 The Gorgons are alluded to in A Tale of Two
Cities, by Charles Dickens.
Important Events:
 Medusa is slain by Perseus
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The Fates have no known parents, siblings, or
offspring.
There are three Fates. Clotho, the Spinner, who
spins the thread of life, Lachesis, the disposer
of lots, who assigns each man his destiny, and
Atropos, who carries “the abhorred shears”
and cuts the thread of life.
They control each person’s destiny.
No known weaknesses
 Their symbol is a pair of shears cutting thread.
 The Fates are alluded to in Shakespeare’s play,
Macbeth.
Important Events:
 They spun Admetus’ thread of life.
 They foretold Meleager’s death.
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Sisters of the Gorgons
The Graie are three gray women who share one
eyeball and live on the farther bank of the
ocean.
They are knowledgeable of distant lands and
their inhabitants.
Their weakness is that they have only one eye,
and if someone were to take it they would not
be able to see.
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Their symbol is the one eyeball that they all
share.
Perseus steals their eye in order to force them
to give him information on the location of the
nymphs of the North.
The Graie are alluded to in the Disney movie,
Hercules.