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Medusa
Medusa is a figure from Greek mythology, the only mortal of the three Gorgons, along with her immortal sisters, Stheno and Euryale. The three Gorgons were born to the sea god of the dangers of the hidden deep, Phorcys, and the goddess of...
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Perseus
Perseus is one of the greatest and oldest pan-Hellenic heroes of Greek mythology. Perseus famously killed the dreaded Medusa, a Gorgon with snakes as hair and whose stare turned men to stone. Perseus also carried out the daring rescue of...
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Medusa, the Snake Haired Gorgon in Greek Mythology
The mortal Medusa along with her two immortal sisters Stheno and Euryale are known as the Gorgons and were born to the sea god Phorcys and the sea goddess Ceto in Greek mythology. All three of the gorgons (in the Greek sources) had wings...
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Perseus & Medusa by Cellini
A bronze statue of the Greek hero Perseus who has just slain the Gorgon Medusa. (By Cellini 1545-54 CE, Florence).
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Andromeda
Andromeda is a princess in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of Cepheus, the king of Aethiopia (Ethiopia), and his wife, Cassiopeia. The most famous myth associated with Andromeda is the story of her rescue by the Greek hero Perseus, who...
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Benvenuto Cellini
Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571 CE) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, medallist, and goldsmith whose most famous works today include the bronze statue of Perseus holding the head of Medusa, which now stands in Florence, and a magnificent...
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Perseus & Medusa by Canova
A marble statue of the pan-Hellenic hero Perseus wearing the cap of Hades (which rendered the wearer invisible) and holding the head of the Gorgon Medusa. (By Antonio Canova, 1804-6 CE, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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Perseus Lifting the Head of Medusa
Fresco depicting Perseus lifting the head of Medusa. Mid-1st century CE. From Room 30 of the Villa San Marco in Stabiae, Italy.
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Mask of Medusa
Mask of the Gorgon Medusa dating from c. 130 CE and found in the Forum Romanum in Rome. It is exhibited at the Romisch-Germanisches Museum in Cologne (Germany).
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Etruscan-Corinthian Cup with the Gorgon Medusa
Etruscan-Corinthian Cotyla cup with the image of the Gorgon Medusa, from Pontecagnano, beginning 6th century BCE. Museo Nazionale dell' Agro Picentino (inv. 35272). Photo taken at the 'Monsters. Fantastic Creatures of Fear and Myth' exhibition...