Greek · No. 033
Perseus, Gorgon-Slayer
Real myth
He never looked at her. Only at her reflection.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Category
- Monster
- ATK
- 2150
- DEF
- 1800
- Level
- 6
- Type
- Warrior
- Element
- Light
- Constellations
- Sun · Hammer
The myth
Perseus was the son of Zeus and the princess Danae, whom the god visited as a shower of gold. Cast into the sea in a chest by his grandfather Acrisius, mother and son reached the island of Seriphos. King Polydectes, wishing to be rid of the hero, demanded Medusa's head. With the help of Athena and Hermes, Perseus obtained winged sandals, a pouch and the helm of Hades from the nymphs, and an adamantine sickle from Hermes. He beheaded Medusa while watching her reflection in a bronze shield, saved Andromeda from a sea monster and turned Polydectes to stone (Apollodorus 2.4).
Why it has this power
An Uncommon level-6 card with 2150 ATK and 1800 DEF: a strong hero whose victory comes more from the gods' gifts than from his muscles. A Light Warrior, he bears the Sun and Hammer constellations. Fused with Euryale he yields Pegasus, recalling the winged horse born when he defeated the Gorgons.
Did you know
Perseus, Andromeda, her mother Cassiopeia and King Cepheus all became neighboring constellations in the northern sky.
Connections
- Fuses into: + Euryale, the Undying Gorgon → Pegasus, the Winged Horse
Where to get it
- Campaign drop: Nikos the Young Hoplite (Aegean of Heroes) — grade S: 25% · grade A: 17%
- Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
- Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
- Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
- Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
- Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
- Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
- Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
- Craft with card dust: 100 dust
- Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).
Sources
- Perseus (World History Encyclopedia) — Mark Cartwright
- PERSEUS - Argive Hero & King of Greek Mythology — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
- The Library, Book 2 — Pseudo-Apollodorus (trans. J. G. Frazer), Theoi Classical Texts Library