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Perseus and the GorgonInformation Gap

This game has been devised to help students to memorise the characters and the plot of the Greek myth“Perseus and the Gorgon”. By using this activity students will gain an understanding of the basic storydevelopment and plot.

Suitable for students aged 8+

Learning Outcome will be that students will have gained an understanding of the Greek myth “Perseusand the Gorgon”, the basic story development and plot.

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Perseus and the GorgonInformation Gap

Developed by Luton Ethnic Minority Achievement teamIllustrations by Peter Bennett

Theme: Greek MythologyAge range: 8+

Context:This game has been devised to help students to memorise the characters and the plot of the Greek myth“Perseus and the Gorgon”. By using this activity students will gain an understanding of the basic storydevelopment and plot.

Preparation:Print out the A4 sheets.If possible, laminate Text A, Text B and Text C, and cover the pages of the cards with ‘clear pvc selfadhesive film’. Then cut out the squares to make the cards.

HOW TO PLAY:Part 1� Make teams of three or four players.� One team should be given Text A, one pair should be given Text B and the other pair should be given

Text C.� Ask one member of each team to read the text to the other members.� Once they have read the text, give each team a questions card and something to write on. The team

should answer as many questions as they can, there will be some questions they cannot answer withtheir specific text.

Part 2� Join all teams together. They will have to collaborate to each other asking questions and eliciting

information, possibly arguing and negotiating, to complete the questions card.� Once all teams have completed their questions, give them the set of story cards. Place the cards face

down in a pile on the table, and ask them to pick a card from the top of the pile, to read it out loudand to place it facing up on the table. They should place the cards in a line in the correct order.

Learning Outcomes:Students will have gained an understanding of Perseus and the Gorgon, the basic story development andplot. If you have found further learning outcomes please share them by emailing

(You can purchase a professionally printed, sound-enabled version of this activity with pre-cut cards fromwww.mantralingua.com. Students can use PENpal to record and re-record aurally onto the pages and cards.Recordings can be saved and used for assessment, or shared with other classes and schools via “ShareLINK”.)

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Text AThe ancient Greeks has many stories about Gods and Goddesses; Kings and Queens;Princes and Princesses. This story is about Perseus, who became King of Seriphos.

Perseus and the Gorgon - Text A © 2012 Mantra Lingua: all rights reserved.No copying without permission www.mantralingua.com

Perseus was the son of Danae,his mother, and Zeus, the chiefof the Gods was his father.Danae was captured byPolydectes, the evil king of theisland of Seriphos. Polydecteswanted to marry Danae, butshe did not want to marry him.Perseus said he would fightPolydectes, but Polydectes saidhe did not want to fight him.Polydectes said he would notmarry Danae if Perseuscaptured a Gorgon's head. Thiswas very dangerous becauseanyone who looked at theGorgon's eyes would turn tostone. Perseus managed to cutoff a Gorgon's head and wasable to use it to turnPolydectes to stone.

Text BThe ancient Greeks has many stories about Gods and Goddesses; Kings and Queens;Princes and Princesses. This story is about Perseus, who became King of Seriphos.

Perseus was the son of Zeus,the chief of all the Gods.Perseus asked Zeus for help incapturing a Gorgon's head.Gorgons were monsters whowould kill any person. Zeusasked Hermes and Athena tohelp Perseus. Hermes was themessenger of the Gods andAthena was the goddess ofwisdom. They gave Perseus fivepresents to help him capture aGorgon's head. They gave him acap, to make him invisible;winged sandals, to make himfly; a bright shield to protecthim and use as a mirror; acurved knife called a sickle, tocut through anything; and ashoulder bag, to carry anythinghe wanted to. Perseus laterbecame king of Seriphos andthanked the gods for hispresents.

Perseus and the Gorgon - Text B © 2012 Mantra Lingua: all rights reserved.No copying without permission www.mantralingua.com

Text CThe ancient Greeks has many stories about Gods and Goddesses; Kings and Queens;Princes and Princesses. This story is about Perseus, who became King of Seriphos.

Perseus and the Gorgon - Text C © 2012 Mantra Lingua: all rights reserved.No copying without permission www.mantralingua.com

Perseus flew to the Gorgons' island.Gorgons were monsters with snakesin their hair. If anyone looked in aGorgon's eyes they turned to stone.Perseus found a Gorgon calledMedusa. Perseus put on his cap sothat Medusa could not see him. Hecut off Medusa's head with his sickle,and put the head in his shoulder bag.Perseus was flying back to Seriphoswhen he saw a young woman cryingbecause she was chained to a rocknear the sea. The young woman'sname was Andromeda. She had beenchained to the rock by her evil father.Perseus liked the look of Andromedaand said he would help her. Perseuscut Andromeda free with his sickle.Suddenly a sea monster came to killAndromeda. Perseus took Medusa'shead out of his bag and pointed it atthe sea monster. The monsterturned to stone. Perseus tookAndromeda back to Seriphos andmarried her and then she becamequeen.

Who wasPerseus’ motherand father?

What is aGorgon?

What presentsdid Perseusreceive?

Who was theevil king?

What happenedif you lookedinto a Gorgon’seyes?

Who gavePerseus thepresents andwhy?

Why wasAndromedacrying?

How didPerseus kill thesea monster?

What was thename of theGorgon thatPerseus killed?

What happenedto Polydectes inthe end?

What happenedto Andromedaat the end?

What presentwas the mostuseful and why?

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Perseus and the Gorgon - Questions Card © 2012 Mantra Lingua: all rights reserved.No copying without permission www.mantralingua.com

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© 2012 Mantra Lingua: all rights reserved.No copying without permission www.mantralingua.com

(Cut along the dotted lines and make the cards)

Perseus and the Gorgon - Story Cards© 2012 Mantra Lingua: all rights reserved.

No copying without permission www.mantralingua.com(Cut along the dotted lines and make the cards)

Danae was captured byPolydectes, the evil king ofthe island of Seriphos.

Perseus was the son ofDanae, his mother, andZeus, the chief of the godswas his father.



Polydectes wanted tomarry Danae, but she didnot want to marry him.

Perseus said he would fightPolydectes, but Polydectessaid he did not want tofight him. Polydectes saidhe would not marry Danaeif Perseus captured aGorgon's head.



This was very dangerousbecauseanyone who lookedat the Gorgon'seyes wouldturn to stone. Gorgonswere monsters withsnakes in their hair.

Perseus asked Zeus forhelp in capturing aGorgon's head.



Zeus asked Hermes andAthena to help Perseus.Hermes was themessenger of the Gods andAthena was the goddess ofwisdom.

They gave Perseus five presents to help him capture a Gorgon'shead. They gave him a cap, to make him invisible; winged sandals, tomake him fly; a bright shield to protect him and use as a mirror; acurved knife called a sickle, to cut through anything; and a shoulderbag, to carry anything he wanted to.



Perseus flew to theGorgons' island.

Perseus found aGorgon called Medusa.



Perseus put on his cap sothat Medusa could notsee him. He cut offMedusa's head with hissickle, and put the headin his shoulder bag.

Perseus was flying back toSeriphos when he saw ayoung woman cryingbecause she was chained toa rock near the sea. Theyoung woman's name wasAndromeda.



She had been chained tothe rock by her evilfather. Perseus liked thelook of Andromeda andsaid he would help her.Perseus cut Andromedafree with his sickle.

Suddenly a sea monster came to killAndromeda. Perseus took Medusa's headand pointed it at the sea monster. Themonster turned to stone.



Perseus used Medusa’shead to turn Polydectesto stone.

Perseus took Andromeda back to Seriphos and marriedHer. Perseus became king of Seriphos and thanked thegods for his presents.

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