Edith Hamilton. "Mythology." Character analisys of "Perseus."

Perseus
<Tab/>Almost all heroes follow a formula. This framework is subject to some degree of variation, but it holds true to many of Hamilton's stories retold in Mythology. The three stages of a hero, the separation, the initiation, and the return, are demonstrated in the story of Perseus.
<Tab/>The separation is the begging of the quest. This starts with the heroes decision to depart from the known world, or him being forced out of his usual realm. In the case if Perseus, he is forced out of a world he never knew. When Danae gives birth to a son, Perseus, Ac…