Gorgon- (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone Grace- (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors ...
(Perseus, who was also said to be one of Zeus’ sons, famously beheaded the snake-haired Gorgon Medusa.) Did you know? The constellation Hercules is the fifth-largest one in the sky. Then, after Hercules was born, Hera sent two snakes to kill him in his crib. The infant Hercules was...
A winged horse in Greek mythology, Pegasus was supposedly the offspring of the sea god Poseidon and the Gorgon Medusa. According to legend, Pegasus was born from the blood that spurted from Medusa's neck when the hero Perseus killed her. Pegasus served Perseus until his death and afterward ...
The Gorgons, three terrifying creatures in Greek mythology, were sisters named Stheno (strength), Euryale (wide-leaping), and Medusa (ruler or queen). Daughters of the sea god Phorcys and his sister and wife, Ceto, they lived in the west near the setting sun. ...
Public Domain. Courtesy of Bibi Saint-Pol at Wikipedia. Perseus was the Greek hero who decapitated Medusa; founded Mycenae. His biological father was Zeus who impregnated Perseus' mother Danae in a shower of gold. Theseus Courtesy of Wikimedia ...
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