PERSEUS
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Once more the old 'Teller-of-Tales' does his stuff and this time he has chosen to use
the mythology of the past as his subject matter. This time around it is the turn of the
likes of PERSEUS, MEDUSA, DANAE and the GORGON. Will you be able to deal with them in
the same sort of way that you dealt with all the previous character you came across in
one of his 'tales' or will your quest falter on the steps of the temples of Athene and Hermes?

The Story So Far
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... the old man enters, the buzz of conversation that has echoed around the lofty marble
hall dies upon the air and the diners settle back in anticipation as the cup-bearers fill
the goblets. The 'Teller-of-Tales' pulls his cloak tighter about his frail figure and
begins his story ....

"In the Golden Years, when the mighty gods dwelt upon Olympus, Polydectes, king of the
land known as Seriphos, wished to marry Danae, but Perseus defended his unwilling mother
and prevented the match being made. Anxious to be rid of the youth, the king demanded
the gift of a horse from all his subjects .. urged on by the knowledge that Perseus had
no recourse to such a beast and sure that this would lead to his downfall.

Sure enough Perseus had no horse and in a moment of rashness offered the king anything
else he might desire. Knowing full well that no man had ever returned from visiting the
terrible sisters, the king asked for the head of MEDUSA - a Gorgon. The youth had no
option other than to accept the challenge.

So it was that Perseus set forth on his quest for the head of a Gorgon, but not before
he visited the temples of ATHENE and HERMES in order to make 'offerings' and to seek their
blessings for his journey .....

					PERSEUS

NOTES
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Built into this game is a routine whereby it is possible to glean data on virtually _every_
character featured in the game ... or at least the more prominent ones that you will come
across whilst playing it. To access this information simply type DATA * (where * is the
name of the character or the place you are interested in. e.g. DATA HERMES will produce
the information concerning HERMES the herald of the Gods. Use this knowledge wisely !!!!

This game will recognise such commands as WORSHIP THE GOD and CHOP DOWN THE TREE but the
usual VERB/NOUN input will suffice in most cases. Use RAMSAVE and RAMLOAD to store/recall
a 'saved' position to and from MEMORY but for a permanent record always save to TAPE/DISK.

HINT
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At the end of Part One make sure you have all you will need in Part Two _before_ you make
the journey from one part to another as there is no way going back ... that I know of !!!


				Spectrum 48K/128K+2


[Re-typed by Alessandro Grussu in December 2005 from a scan of the original instructions.
Any typographical errors and/or inconsistencies have been intentionally left untouched!]