Which statement best describes a characteristic of a greek hero displayed by perseus? read the excerpt from "persues." each guest, as was customary, brought a gift for the bride- to-be, except perseus alone. he had nothing he could give he was young and proud and keenly mortified. he stood up before them all and did exactly what the king had hoped he would do, declared that he would give him a present better than any there. he would go off and kill medusa and bring back her head as his gift. nothing could have suited the king better no one in his senses would have made such a proposal medusa was one of the gorgons. he is greatly admired for his beauty and youth he makes a promise to a king that he cannot keep he has too much pride and confidence in his abilities. he is poor and alone with nothing to offer as a gift mark this and return save and exit ex 09 ^ ten ten i believe because of the numbers