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surprised that the hero was still alive and refused to believe Perseus had accomplished the deed he was sent out to do. Perseus protested that he had indeed slain the Gorgon Medusa, and, as proof, revealed her severed head. No sooner had Polydectes and his nobles gazed upon the prize when they were turned to stone. In a version recorded by
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When Perseus returned to Seriphos with the Gorgon's head, he found that, in his absence, his mother was threatened and abused by Polydectes, and had to seek refuge in a temple. Perseus was outraged and strode into the throne room where Polydectes and other nobles were convening. Polydectes was
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including the Principal Fragments with an Introduction and an English Translation by Sir John Sandys, Litt.D., FBA. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1937.
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with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921.
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In an alternate version followed by Hyginus, Polydectes married Danaë as she was brought to him by Dictys, and had Perseus brought up in a temple of
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Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924.
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translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies.
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translated by Brookes More (1859–1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922.
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Elsewhere the incident was said to have taken place at the funeral games of
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Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892.
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Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library
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Index

Polydectes of Sparta
Polydectes (animal)

Greek mythology
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