Medusa (Greek: Μέδουσα (Médousa), "guardian, protectress"[1]) was, in Greek mythology a Gorgon, a chthonic female monster, and a daughter of Phorcys and Ceto;[2] Only Hyginus, (Fabulae, 151) interposes a generation and gives another chthonic pair as parents of Medusa;[3] gazing directly upon her would turn onlookers to stone. She was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head as a weapon[4] until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. In classical antiquity the image of the head of Medusa appeared in the evil-averting device known as the Gorgoneion.
Medusa in appearance:
Many people believe that Medusa was very ugly. In truth, Medusa and her sisters' beauty rivaled Aphrodite's. Aphrodite was jealous and cursed Medusa and her sisters with snakes for hair and when anyone meets their gaze, that person turns to stone. So truthfully, Medusa was very gorgeous.
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