Perseus

Hero’s Journeys

Sep 26, 2025

Mythology, poetry

Greek Mythology, Hercules, hero’s journey, homer, iliad, Mythology, odysseys, Perseus, poem, poetry, the odyssey

Perseus was Hercules—was Gilgamesh and more.Beowulf and King Arthur—Odysseus for sure.All are analogues for the Sun, and thus the soul.All the hero’s journeys—written on those ancient scrolls. Can you name more? There are dozens. Probably more if we’re being technical. There’s hundreds that have never been recorded. Same story. Every culture. Why? It’s a universal…
Fourteen (Of Perseus and Andromeda)

Oct 17, 2021

Love Poems

Andromeda, Greek Mythology, myth, Mythology, Perseus, poem, poet, poetry, shakespearean, sonnet, sonnets

He flew on wingèd sandals near the shoreAnd saw her naked there bound tight to stoneAs beautiful a maiden naught before,Had Perseus, the hero, ever known. He carried the decapitated headOf the Gorgon sister who was widely knownAs Medusa—who was definitely deadBut whose stare still could turn a man to stone. He came up with a proffer…