Perseus is moving into danger.
He will find the lKraken somewhat more formidable than Calibos.
-Your helmet is gone? -Deep in a swamp.
-Lost forever. -Replace it with some other gift.
-But what? -Your friend. Bubo, the owl.
Give Perseus your owl. lt is all-knowing, all-seeing.
Give it to him. lt is my wish.
-My command. -Never!
Hephaestus will do what he can.
Brass and iron are no substitute for feathers...
...but he's very skilled and ingenious.
Let great Zeus rage till even Olympus shakes.
But l will never part with you, my beloved Bubo.
Nothing. Nothing.
-We could be lost for days in this. -Look!
lt's heading this way!
lt's flying straight for us.
ls it a hawk? ls it going to attack?
By the gods! An owl!
A golden owl!
Too heavy for the dead branch, eh?
How do you know that?
-He told me. -Told you?
-His name is Bubo. -Do you understand all those noises?
Perfectly clear to me.
lt's another gift from the gods. Like the sword and the helmet.
He can lead us to the shrine.
Come on!
Don't worry, my little friend. Thallo will take you.
Someone coming.
Sounds like a man. A young man.
-Who has the eye? -l do!
-Then give it to me. -No! l want to be the first to see him.
What do you see, sister? What do you see?
Yes! A young man, not plump but well-made.
Have no fear. l come in peace.
Come a little closer so that we can get a better look at you.
-We are honored by your visit. -What can we do to help you?
-l need your advice. -Then you must come a little closer.
You see, my two sisters here are somewhat deaf.
-l still can't hear him. -Suppose we were to move...
...a little closer to him.
Now!
-Noise, what's that noise? -What, what? Where is it?
Bubo! The eye! Go for the eye!
-Where is it? -What is it?
-What's wrong? -lt's gone! lt's got the eye! The eye!
-Don't drop the eye! -Oh, no! Where's the eye?
-You have it! -Never fear. lt is safe.
Give it to us. Give it back.
-On one condition. -Anything!
-We must have it now! -You will have it.
-After you answer my question. -Ask, then.
How may a mortal man face and defeat the lKraken?
The lKraken is invulnerable. 100 men could not fight him.
An army could not kill him.
Nothing is invulnerable. There must be a way.
Perhaps, one way.
But a way even more dangerous than the lKraken itself.
-Tell me. -Give me the eye and l'll tell you.
First, tell me.
The head of Medusa. The Gorgon!
One look from the head of Medusa can turn all creatures into stone.
-No matter how huge and powerful. -And her blood is a deadly venom.
A Titan against a Titan!
-You must win Medusa's head. -She's not going to give it to you.
-As a present. -As difficult and dangerous...
-...as to vanquish 1000 lKrakens. -Your only chance against the lKraken.
Give us the eye. We have answered your question.
One more question. lf the eyes of Medusa...
...even after her death can turn all living creatures into stone...
-...what about the blood? -Deadly and poisonous.
But you have touched the eye. As it has the power to give sight...
...so it can make your red cloak proof against the blood.
The eye is all powerful. We can tell you no more. Give us the eye.
-You have told me the truth? -We swear it.
-The rest is for you. Seek Medusa. -On the lsle of the Dead.
-At the very edge of the underworld. -Give us back the eye!
-Give us the eye! We must have it! -Here, catch.
-Where is it? l want it! -lt's my turn!
Where'd it go? Give it to me!
One of you has it!
The sands of time run like quicksilver.
We'll be across these mountains tomorrow, near the lsle of the Dead.
And then, Medusa.
l wrote a play about her long ago.
l was partial to tragedy in my youth.
Before experience taught me that life is quite tragic enough...
-...without my writing about it. -Medusa.
-She was priestess to Aphrodite. -Yes, and a most beautiful woman...
...by all accounts.
She was seduced by Poseidon. They made love in the temple of Aphrodite.
And that goddess was so jealous that she punished Medusa.
She transformed her into an apparition so horrible...
...that one look from her will turn any living creature...
...into stone.
l'm so afraid for you.
lt must be done. We've no other choice.
-Tomorrow you return to the city. -No, l'm coming with you.
Then sleep now. We ride at dawn.
So little time together. So little time.
Sleep now. Sleep.
The river Styx.
The River of Death...
...has strange powers.
So l've heard.
Time to see if the legend is true.
Here. You'll need this.
For Charon. The ferryman.
Remember, one look from her is enough.
lf you must see her, use the inside of your shield as a mirror.
Her reflection cannot harm you.
Never look her in the face.
Remember, now it's three against one.
Guard well the shield.
For one day, it will guard your life.
Find and fulfill your destiny.
Thallo!
Hello, my wet friend.
No.
No, our task is not complete.
lf you can fly....
Good.
And if he's still alive...
...you must try to find Pegasus.
Great Zeus, below on Earth it is now the eve...
...of the longest day.
Very well.
Release the lKraken.
Perseus has won.
My son...
...has triumphed.
-A fortunate young man. -Fortune is ally to the brave.
What a dangerous precedent.
What if there are more heroes like him?
What if courage and imagination became everyday mortal qualities?
We would no longer be needed.
But for now, there is sufficient cowardice, sloth...
...and mendacity down there on Earth to last forever.
l forbid any revenge against Perseus.
He has done well.
He will be rewarded.
This will make a fine heroic poem, you know.
Or perhaps a play.
Oh, don't worry. l won't leave you out.
Perseus and Andromeda will be happy together.
Have fine sons...
...rule wisely...
...and to perpetuate his legend...
...I command that from henceforth...
...he will be set among the stars and constellations.
He, Perseus, the lovely Andromeda...
...the noble Pegasus and even the vain Cassiopeia.
Let the stars be named after them forever.
As long as man shall walk the Earth and search the night sky in wonder...
...they will remember the courage of Perseus...
...forever.
Even if we, the gods, are abandoned or forgotten...
...the stars will never fade.
Never.
They will burn till the end of time.