Could a monster whose very look turns men to stone be a challenge too perilous even for the son of Zeus? King Polydectes has designs on Perseus\' mother, Dana .
Will Perseus\' strength and courage--and the favor of the gods--allow him to do the impossible?.
Yet, as the son of Zeus, king of the gods, Perseus has many powerful allies.
So Polydectes hatches a plan to trick the young hero into performing an impossible task--slay the snake-haired Gorgon monster Medusa, whose very look turns men to stone.
But first the king must get rid of young Perseus once and for all.
Could a monster whose very look turns men to stone be a challenge too perilous even for the son of Zeus? King Polydectes has designs on Perseus\' mother, Dana