Perseus and Medusa, An Epic Myth from Ancient Greece About A Prophecy, Monstrous Battles, and A Well-Deserved Happily Ever After| Fireside Folklore with Hades, S1E3

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Welcome to Greece, the cradle of democracy, philosophy, and, of course, some of the most iconic myths in history! Tonight, we retell one of Greece’s most legendary stories: The Myth of Perseus and Medusa. As is tradition in Greek mythology, this tale begins with a prophecy and a king’s desperate attempt to defy the Fates. Thanks to my brother Zeus and his infamous roving eye, a series of events is set in motion—events in which even I, Ha...