Medusa - Mythopedia
2023年3月11日 · Medusa’s Head. After killing Medusa, Perseus used her severed head as a weapon, turning many of his enemies to stone. In Libya, he used Medusa’s head to kill the monster Cetus and save Andromeda, who became his wife. When Andromeda’s former fiancé Phineus attacked him, Perseus killed him, too, using Medusa’s head.
Perseus - Mythopedia
2023年7月3日 · Perseus looks to Athena and away from Medusa to avoid turning into stone. Metropolitan Museum of Art Public Domain. Thus equipped, Perseus went to the cave of the Gorgons. When he found Medusa, he was able to approach her without turning to stone by looking at her reflection in Athena’s shield. He then cut off Medusa’s head using Zeus’ sword.
Gorgons - Mythopedia
2023年3月8日 · This head famously turned all who looked upon it to stone. There were a number of different traditions surrounding the Gorgons in antiquity, in art as well as literature. For example, a Gorgon’s head—usually identified as the head of Medusa—was placed on the aegis, the great shield of the goddess Athena. The Gorgons also inspired the ...
Minerva – Mythopedia
2022年12月9日 · Inspired by Roman antiquities, this 18th century Minerva wears a floor-length chiton and an aegis fixed with a Medusa head thought to ward off evil. She carries a shield and wears a Corinthian battle helmet that is pushed back to reveal her features. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Public Domain
Graeae - Mythopedia
2023年1月18日 · There are different versions of what Perseus needed from the Graeae. In one version—probably the more familiar one—the hero needed to locate a group of nymphs who were in possession of winged sandals, a cap of invisibility, and a magical bag (the kibisis) that could hold Medusa’s dangerous head—the tools required to face the Gorgon. But ...
Pegasus - Mythopedia
2023年3月24日 · The Gorgon Medusa, whose gaze famously turned humans to stone, was once a lover of the sea god Poseidon. When Perseus, the hero of Argos, beheaded Medusa, Pegasus was born from her blood, together with the Giant Chrysaor. Poseidon was usually named as the father of both creatures, even if the mechanics of his paternity were obscure at best.
Phorcys - Mythopedia
2023年9月6日 · Gorgon head on terracotta tile from Tarentum in South Italy (c. 540 BC) The Metropolitan Museum of Art Public Domain. Other sources swelled the ranks of Phorcys’ offspring. According to Homer, Phorcys was the father of Thoosa, who later gave birth to the Cyclops Polyphemus. According to Sophocles, he was the father of the Sirens.
Atlas - Mythopedia
2023年3月11日 · In his rage, Perseus used Medusa’s head to transform Atlas into a stony mountain range—the Atlas mountains. Ovid described this scene in vivid detail: Ovid described this scene in vivid detail: Although he dared not rival Atlas' might, Perseus made this reply; “For that my love you hold in light esteem, let this be yours.”
Bellerophon - Mythopedia
2023年7月7日 · Bellerophon learned that he could not defeat the Chimera without the help of Pegasus, an immortal winged horse who had sprung from the blood of the beheaded Medusa. According to Pindar’s Olympian Ode 13, the most complete ancient account of Bellerophon’s capture of Pegasus, Bellerophon was helped in his task by Athena and the prophet ...
Danae - Mythopedia
2023年10月4日 · Danae, daughter of Acrisius, was a princess of Argos who was imprisoned by her own father. After Zeus seduced her as a shower of gold dust, she gave birth to the hero Perseus. Acrisius locked Danae and her child in a chest and threw it into the sea, but they were ultimately rescued by a fisherman in Seriphos.