Probably the closest story to the tale of Perseus and Andromeda is the story of St. George defeating a dragon, which was really popular in medieval Europe. The story goes that St. George, a noble C...

Beowulf is an epic Anglo-Saxon poem about a monster-slaying Viking hero named Beowulf. Like Perseus, Beowulf comes from a foreign land and helps a kingdom get rid of a monster that has been menacin...

Japanese mythology has its own Perseus-like hero named Susanoo. In the myth of Susanoo and Yamato no Orochi, Susanoo, Susanoo happens upon an old couple and their beautiful daughter. They're all cr...