Perseus Beheads Medusa

I put together my depiction of Perseus for my final scene, where I show him during the aftermath of the iconic bloody scene of him just having had chopped off Medusa’s head and raising his sword to the heavens in defiance of the gods.

From the accounts of Perseus life, I know he was a poor fisherman, having been raised by his mortal adoptive father Dictys, who rescued his mother and him after being cast to the oceans by Acrisius, King of Argos; his grandfather. He couldn't kill Perseus outright for fear of Zeus' vengeful wrath.

You see, the king was told by the Oracle at Delphi that he would one day be killed by his grandson. So he imprisoned his daughter in a chamber that could not be reached by any mortal man, to make sure the prophesy did not come true. His plan had one flaw, it didn't take into account a God getting to his daughter and impregnating her.

After being rescued, Perseus was raised on the island of Seriphos, who's king, Polydectes, was the brother of his adoptive father. Polydectes was in love with Perseus' mother, but Perseus was always protective of his mother. So, Polydectes hatched a plant to get rid of Perseus by asking for gifts of his subjects and knowing full well Perseus could not provide a gift. Not able to provide the king with a costly monetary gift, Polydectes asked Perseus for the head of Medusa. Polydectes' plan was always to get rid of Perseus so he could marry his mother.

Putting Perseus together was easier than Medusa. The base model here is Michael V4 and the default texture. This is the latest version, as of this writing, of DAZ 3D's Michael Poser figure.

For his ragged Tunic I used this Poser freebie: Cavefolk Dresses (and Tunics) with the grey texture from Textures for free Cavefolk dresses and tunics. I could have used this Tunic by Evilinnocence, but I wanted the Tunic on my Perseus to be different, making him look poor by comparison.

For the sandals, I was in luck, for around the time I was putting him together a sandals product was put on the market by SickleYield: Six Sickle Sandals M4H4.

The story of who provided Perseus with his divine weapons (nymphs or the gods), also, changes. The type of weapons, as well. In some he is given an invisibility cloak or an invisibility helmet.

I went with the helmet for my scene and used this Poser freebie: V4-Helmet-02. This helmet is for Victoria V4, so I had to scale it to fit Michael V4 figure. The design of the helmet is different from the period and it makes it seem divine in the scene.

A desktop wallpaper, if you're interested: