Medusa
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, Medusa (; ), also called Gorgo () or the Gorgon, was one of the three Gorgons. Medusa is generally described as a woman with living snakes in place of hair; her appearance was so hideous that anyone who looked upon her was turned to stone. Medusa and her Gorgon sisters Euryale and Stheno were usually described as daughters of Phorcys and Ceto; of the three, only Medusa was mortal.
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Medusa is a figure from Greek mythology, typically depicted as a woman with living snakes instead of hair whose gaze could turn anyone who looked at her into stone. She matters as a foundational character in Western mythology, notable for being the only mortal among her three Gorgon sisters and serving as a central figure in famous Greek myths and stories.
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- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Medusa
- Deity.image
- Gorgona pushkin.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Classical Greek gorgoneion featuring the head of Medusa; fourth century BC
- Deity.parents
- Phorcys and Ceto
- Deity.siblings
- The Hesperides, Stheno, Euryale, The Graeae, Thoosa, Scylla, and Ladon
- Deity.consort
- Poseidon
- Deity.children
- Pegasus and Chrysaor
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In Greek mythology, Medusa (; ), also called Gorgo () or the Gorgon, was one of the three Gorgons. Medusa is generally described as a woman with living snakes in place of hair; her appearance was so hideous that anyone who looked upon her was turned to stone. 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 until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. In classical antiquity, the image of the head of Medusa appeared in the evil-averting device known as the Gorgoneion.