‘They will defend her, if they can,’ said Athene quickly. ‘She is much loved.’ ‘Why would anyone love a monster?’ asked Perseus. ‘Who are you to decide who is worthy of love?’ said Hermes. ‘I mean, I wasn’t . . .’ ‘And who are you to decide who is a monster?’ added the messenger god. ‘She called them monsters,’ said Perseus, pointing at Athene. ‘No, I didn’t,’ she said. ‘I called them dangerous creatures, which they are. You’re the one who thinks anything that doesn’t look like you must be a monster.’
