That quest would lead him to acquire some winged sandals, a helm of invisibility, and a (*) reflective shield, which would come in handy against his adversary's stone gaze.
After this man was cast to sea with his mother in a wooden chest, the two were taken in by a fisherman named Dictys. It was the intentions of Dictys's brother Polydectes towards this man's mother that would eventually inspire him to go on his most notable quest after he was tasked with obtaining an impossible wedding present because he was too poor to afford a horse. That quest would lead him to acquire some winged sandals, a helm of invisibility, and a (*) reflective shield, which would come in handy against his adversary's stone gaze. For 10 points, name this son of Danae who slew Medusa.
After this man was cast to sea with his mother in a wooden chest, the two were taken in by a fisherman named Dictys.
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