‘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.’