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Compare And Contrast Clash Of The Titans And Perseus
In the movie “Clash of the Titans”, Perseus saves the city of Argos from the kraken. In the Greek story Clash of the Titans, Perseus saves his mother from marrying King Polydectes. The movie and story are similar for the most part, aside from what Perseus’s goal is in the end of the plot. The movie and story both focus mainly on Perseus’s adventure threw the wilds, trying to slay Medusa to get her head. Both the movie and the story have Perseus receive help from a godly being. Perseus goes to Medusa’s lair and slays her by using his shield as a reflective surface to see her threw. Perseus uses Medusa’s severed head to save the princess of Argos from a sacrificial ritual, by turning the monster to stone. In the movie Perseus is trying to

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