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Medusa and her Gorgon sisters Euryale and Stheno were usually described as daughters of Phorcys and Ceto; of the three, only Medusa was mortal. Medusa was beheaded by the Greek hero Perseus , who then used her head, which retained its ability to turn onlookers to stone, as a weapon [ 5 ] until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her ...
Medusa, one of the Gorgons. [1] Medusa, one of the Hesperides and the sister of Aegle, Hesperie and Arethusa. [2] [3] Medusa, a Mycenaean princess as the daughter of King Sthenelus and Queen Nicippe (also called Antibia [4] or Archippe [5]), daughter of Pelops. She was the sister of Eurystheus and Alcyone. [6]
Medusa, a princess of Iolcus as daughter of King Pelias and Queen Anaxibia, daughter of Bias. [9] Medusa, a resident of Pherae and daughter of Orsilochus. [10] She was probably the sister of Diocles [11] and Dorodoche, said by some to be the wife of Icarius. [12] Medusa married Polybus, king of Corinth and thus, adopted mother of Oedipus. [10]
Another song named Medusa was released by Kailee Morgue in 2017. Bring Me the Horizon have a song titled “(I Used to Make Out With) Medusa" on their 2006 album Count Your Blessings. Kaia Jette released a song titled Medusa in 2023. [28] Angel Witch released a song titled Gorgon as part of their album Angel Witch in 1980
The Gorgons Stheno and Euryale were immortal, whereas their Gorgon sister Medusa was mortal. [8] The only story involving them is their pursuit of Perseus after he has beheaded Medusa. The Hesiodic Shield of Heracles (c. late seventh–mid sixth century BC) describes the two Gorgons' pursuit of Perseus, as depicted on Heracles' shield:
Two versions of Medusa were created by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, one in 1596 and the other in ca. 1597. Both depict the moment from Greek mythology in which the Gorgon Medusa is killed by the demigod Perseus, but the Medusas are also self-portraits. Due to its bizarre and intricate design, the painting is said to display Caravaggio's ...
Medusa is a marble sculpture of the eponymous character from the classical myth. It was executed by the Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini . Its precise date of creation is unknown, but it is likely to have been executed in the 1640s.
Perseus grows up to be a hero, killing Medusa and rescuing Andromeda. Perseus and Danaë return to Argos with Andromeda, but King Acrisius has gone to Larissa. When Perseus arrives in Larissa, he participates in funeral games and accidentally strikes Acrisius on the head with a discus, killing him and fulfilling the prophecy. [12]