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May 31, 2024 · As the story goes — passed down from generation to generation, embellished by Greek and then Roman writers — Medusa was a fearsome monster who was eventually slain by Perseus. Medusa’s hair, made of writhing snakes, and her ability to turn men into stone made her a formidable foe. But Perseus prevailed thanks to deities like Athena, and ...
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1 day ago · Eventually, Medusa was beheaded whilst pregnant (carrying Poseidon's offspring, Pegasus and Chrysaor) by Perseus, who took her head and continued to use it as a weapon, turning enemies who looked upon it to stone — until he eventually returned the head to Athena, and went on to marry the princess Andromeda, who just so ...
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5 days ago · Athena [b] or Athene, [c] often given the epithet Pallas, [d] is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft [3] who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. [4] Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely ...
May 30, 2024 · A monstrous representation of Medusa went on for centuries, depicting her with huge glowing eyes, sticking out her tongue and of course, snakes for hair. This image of her was used as a protective talisman to ward off evil spirits and negative energy. Closer to the end of the 20th century, Medusa’s image got a makeover.
1 day ago · Their child was a horse, Arion, which was capable of human speech. According to Hesiod's Theogony, Poseidon "lay down in a soft meadow among spring flowers" with the Gorgon Medusa and two offspring, the winged horse Pegasus and the warrior Chrysaor, were born when the hero Perseus cut off Medusa's head.
2 days ago · Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea, the youngest of his siblings to be born, though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus's stomach. In most traditions, he is married to Hera, by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Eileithyia, Hebe, and Hephaestus.
