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12 Polydectes: (innocently) If it’s not too much trouble . . . I’d really like
to have the head of the gorgon, Medusa.

13 Crowd: Ooooohhhh!

14 Perseus: (firmly) No monster will stop me. I will travel the world to
get the job done.

15 Polydectes: (takes Danae’s hand) And I will look after your fair
mother until you return . . . if you return.

16 Danae: (in distress) Perseus, no! This odyssey will mean certain death!

17 Polydectes: Don’t worry, Danae. Can’t you see that your son has the
courage of an army?

18 Perseus: (aside) What a fool I am! Medusa’s face is framed with a
hideous mop of snakes. Any man who looks upon her is turned to
stone. But if destiny calls me to die, so be it!

Lights dim.

SCENE II

Lights up on Perseus, who stands in Medusa’s bedroom. Medusa is

sleeping. Snakes from her head hiss at his arrival.

19 (Enter Zeus, Athena, and Hermes. Perseus kneels to them.)

20 Zeus: Arise, son. (Perseus rises.) Your bravery is remarkable, and we
have come to help you. Take this, my sword. It cuts through any

substance as though it is soft butter.

21 Athena: I give you this shield, which acts like a mirror. When you
approach Medusa, look into the shield, so her reflection cannot hurt
you. Also take this knapsack. The head is harmless inside it.

distress If you are in distress, you are very worried and upset.
odyssey An odyssey is a long journey that is exciting and eventful.
destiny A person’s destiny is what will eventually happen in his or her life.

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