Perseus
Perseus is the hero conceived by Zeus as a shower of gold, who cuts off Medusa's head by watching her reflection rather than her face. He is the myth of strategy over strength, and the founder of Mycenae.
Hero, not a cult deity: Perseus is a mythic hero (son of Zeus and Danae, Gorgon-slayer, ancestor of the Perseids) with hero-cult at Mycenae, never a god with a temple cult. The planetary, timing and correspondence fields are modern devotional attributions, not ancient ones.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Mercury
Offerings
- Offerings
- WineBreadIncenseA reflection offered
Sacred timing
- Sacred Timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- Perseus the Gorgon-Slayer
- Gender Expression
- Masculine
- Titles
- The Gorgon-SlayerSon of the Golden RainFounder of Mycenae
- Symbols
- Mirror shieldSickleWinged sandalsHarpe
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneQuick cunningAddressPerseusThe Gorgon-SlayerSon of the Golden RainRelationshipThe hero who wins by using the shield as a mirrorWarningHe did not look at the thing that turns you to stone and that is the lessonResonanceThose facing something that must not be looked at directly
- Modern Practice
Perseus is called on for protection against paralysing fear, for the courage to act obliquely, and by anyone whose weapon has to be a mirror. His practice is preparation: get the tools before the fight.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- HeroismCunningLiberationThe gorgonFlightFateProtection
- Mythology Summary
Perseus is the hero conceived by Zeus as a shower of gold, who cuts off Medusa's head by watching her reflection rather than her face. He is the myth of strategy over strength, and the founder of Mycenae.
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