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Medusa - Mythopedia Overview Medusa, the daughter of the sea gods Phorcys and Ceto, was the most feared of the Gorgons It was said that anyone who looked directly at her was immediately turned to stone Medusa was often depicted as a terrifying winged female with snakes instead of hair Many later versions of the myth claimed that she was once a beautiful maiden
Perseus – Mythopedia Perseus, son of Zeus and the Argive princess Danae, was a Greek hero and king connected with the Argolid Perseus’ numerous exploits included beheading Medusa, saving the princess Andromeda, and founding the city of Mycenae and the Perseid dynasty Banished from Argos before he was born (due to an ominous prophecy), Perseus grew up on a
Gorgons – Mythopedia The terrible, snake-haired, winged Gorgons were daughters of the sea gods Phorcys and Ceto who made their home at the very edge of the world In the standard tradition, the Gorgons were named Sthenno, Euryale, and Medusa Though Sthenno and Euryale were immortal, Medusa was not, and the Argive hero Perseus was sent to kill her and bring back
Pegasus - Mythopedia Pegasus, an immortal winged horse, was born when Perseus beheaded Medusa; he emerged from the Gorgon ’s blood along with the Giant Chrysaor Eventually, Pegasus was tamed and bridled by the Corinthian hero Bellerophon, and together they fought and killed the monstrous, fire-breathing Chimera In some traditions, Bellerophon grew arrogant
Andromeda - Mythopedia Andromeda was the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, the king and queen of mythical Ethiopia Andromeda and her mother Cassiopeia were renowned for their beauty; but Cassiopeia’s excessive boasting soon angered the gods As atonement, Cepheus and Cassiopeia were ordered to present Andromeda as a sacrifice to Poseidon ’s sea monster
Graeae - Mythopedia Their Sister’s Keepers: Perseus and Medusa The Graeae were known above all for their connection with Perseus and his heroic quest to slay Medusa In this popular tale, Perseus had been sent to kill Medusa, the only Gorgon who was mortal—a seemingly impossible task, as Medusa’s gaze turned all who looked upon her to stone
Hades – Mythopedia Overview One of the most dreaded and fearsome deities that Greek mythology had to offer, Hades was king of the Underworld (also called Hades) and ruler of the dead He was a shadowy figure, both literally and metaphorically, thanks in part to a helmet of invisibility fashioned for him by Hephaestus The only child of Cronus and Rhea who did
Phorcys – Mythopedia Phorcys, one of the “old men of the sea,” was typically imagined as a wizened sea god He was the father of various monsters who dwelled in the terrifying depths of the sea, and was sometimes represented as a merman-like creature himself As one of the lords of the deep, he danced beneath the waves with the other sea creatures
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Bellerophon - Mythopedia 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