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A scene involving this figure running away was the most popular composition on early Attic black-figure vases. According to Herodotus, one child of this figure gave his name to a people whose ruler would later use that genealogy to forge an alliance with Argos. After a queen boasted her beauty exceeded the Nereids, this figure rescued her daughter who had been offered (15[1])in propiation. This hero’s precinct on (*) Seriphos also honoured Clymene and Diktys, who saved this hero (10[1])and his mother. This hero is credited by Pausanias as the founder of Mycenae, who Pindar describes as bringing a “bitter wedding-gift” to Polydectes. This hero, who married Andromeda, (10[1])obtained a sack, a helmet of invisibility, and winged sandals by bargaining with the Graeae for their shared eye. For 10 points, name this Greek hero famous for killing Medusa. ■END■

ANSWER: Perseus
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