Pick out at least ten sentences from the myth "The gorgon's head" that shows sensory images
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The story “The Gorgon’s Head” was written by South African artist William Kentridge. It narrates the tale of Medusa and Perseus from Greek mythology.
The sentences that depict sensory images in the story are:
(sentences taken directly from the story)
“King Acrisius, terrified, had his own daughter, Danae, locked in a chamber with neither door nor window.”
“But Zeus, the king of the gods, saw her through a crack in the wall.”
“…has Danae and the infant Perseus placed in a wooden chest and has the chest thrown into the sea.”
“But instead of sinking, the chest and two inmates wash up on the shore of the island of Seriphos.”
“The king of Seriphos, Polydectes, has heard of the beauty of Danae and wants her as his concubine.”
“The Gorgons are three sisters too terrifying to behold.”
“He finds the cave where the Gorgons live, and there he slays Medusa.”
“So King Acrisius flees his kingdom and his island, disguised as a beggar in sackcloth and ashes.”
“It sails over the grassy field, past the marks of the other competitors.”
“The discus soars over the edge of the field and into the stands.”