he Myth of Perseus and Medusa
The Myth of Perseus and Medusa
•In Greek mythology, Medusa
is described as a winged female with living venomous snakes in place of hair.
Medusa was one of three sisters, the gorgons, and those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone.
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Because the gaze of Medusa turned all who looked at her to stone, Perseus guided himself by her reflection in a shield given him by Athena and beheaded Medusa as she slept.
•He then returned to Seriphus and rescued his mother (Danaë) by turning Polydectes and his supporters to stone at the sight of Medusa’s head.
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Statue by Benvenuto Cellini
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