Medusa
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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 t
Classical Greek gorgoneion featuring the head of Medusa; fourth century BC
Coins of the reign of Seleucus I Nicator of Syria (312–280 BC)
Medusa, depicted as a centaur, is beheaded by Perseus, Boeotian pithos, c. 660 BC.
Perseus decapitating Medusa while Athena looks on, from a preserved metope from the temple of Apollo in Selinus
Stheno and Euryale
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In Greek mythology, Stheno and Euryale were two of the three sister Gorgons, the third being Medusa, who were able to turn anyone who looked at them to stone. When Perseus beheaded Medusa, the two Gor
Medusa
…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…
The Gorgons Stheno and Euryale chasing Perseus; Attic black-figure lekythos, Cabinet des Medailles 277 (550–500 BC)
Dinos du Peintre de la Gorgone frag 2
Dinos Gorgon Painter Louvre E874