The legend of Perseus is told in many different ways, in two particular ways they are similar but at the same time quite different. The film Clash of the Titans is primarily a story of Perseus and his perilous journey to save Princess Andromeda, while The Mythology of Edith Hamilton is a story of Perseus, his relationship with his mother and his journeys to her. In the 1981 Clash of the Titans film King Acrisius of Argos imprisons his daughter Danei *Danaë because he is jealous of her beauty. The god Zeus visits her and impregnates her. King Acrisius in a fit of rage puts Danae and the infant Perseus into the sea in a wooden coffin. Angry, Zeus kills Acrisius and orders the god Poseidon to release the gigantic sea monster, the Kraken, to destroy Argos. Perseus survives, but his mother does not, his journey floats to the island of Seriphos where he grows up. In Edith Hamilton's book, King Acrisius is desperate for a son. He goes to Delphi to ask if one day he will have a son, but the priestess tells him no and also tells him that this daughter will have a son who will one day kill him. He didn't want to kill his daughter because he loved her but also because he feared the wrath of the gods. So he built a bronze house underground and imprisoned her there. It was there that Zeus visited her and impregnated her. When the king heard about it, he had his daughter put in a chest and put her into the sea. They were discovered by a fisherman who took care of them as if they were members of his family. Meanwhile, in the film version of the story, in the city of Joppa, Calibos, son of the sea goddess Thetis, is supposed to marry Princess Andromeda. But Calibos angers Zeus by killing all his flying horses except one called Pe...... middle of paper...... foolishness of his mother, Queen Cassiopeia. Save Andromeda by cutting off the serpent's head. After that, return to the island and the evil king. He goes to the king's court and lifts Medusa's head, turning the king and his court to stone. Later, during a sporting event, he launches a fight that heads into the crowd and hits and kills King Acrisius, his grandfather. Then he and Andromeda can live happily ever after. The film Clash of the Titans is primarily a story of Perseus and his perilous journey to save Princess Andromeda, while the Mythology of Edith Hamilton is a story of Perseus, his relationship with his mother. and you travel to help save her. But both stories are similar in showing the courage and courage of Perseus. Furthermore, they both end with Perseus and Andromeda being happy. It's just that the two versions arrive in different ways.