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Medusa who in later art is depicted as beautiful although deadly was the only one of the three who was mortal.
Head of medusa attic. The mythological greek hero perseus performed a service to mankind by ridding the world of her fearsome power. The king sensing that perseus was an obstacle to pursuing danae sends him on the impossible mission to bring back the head of medusa. With the help of a magic cap and winged shoes given to him by athena perseus became invisible and flew to the place where the three sisters were asleep. Perseus flying away with the head of medusa while pegasos springs from her severed neck perseus son of the god zeus and the human princess danae was given the task of beheading medusa one of the three gorgons whose faces were so horrible that seeing them turned men to stone.
450 440 bce attributed to polygnotos of thasos. Medusa was the only gorgon who was mortal. Hence her slayer perseus was able to kill her by cutting off her head. Perseus decapitates the gorgon medusa.
Medusa lies behind him beheaded with blood flowing from the raw stump of her neck. The face of medusa a monster from greek mythology had the power to petrify anyone who beheld it. In the centre medusa a winged headless figure in a short tied bordered chiton with sleeves has fallen to the left but supports herself on her rigid arms resting only on the finger tips the blood flowing in a broad stream from the wound. In classical antiquity the image of the head of medusa appeared in the evil averting device known as the gorgoneion.
He cut off her head with the help of gifts from hades via the stygian nymphs athena and hermes. Hence perseus was able to kill her by cutting off her head. The gorgoneion was a pervasive image in temple decoration of the archaic period ca. This bust represents a partial study for his marble statue perseus holding the head of medusa 1797 1801.
Terracotta pilike jar attic period ca. From the blood that ran from her neck sprang chrysaor and pegasus her two offspring by poseidon. From the blood that spurted from her neck sprang chrysaor and pegasus her two sons by poseidon. She is depicted as a winged giantess half risen awoken from slumber at the moment of her death.
Medusa was raped by poseidon then beheaded by the hero perseus who thereafter used her head which retained its ability to turn onlookers to stone as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess athena to place on her shield. The great neoclassical sculptor antonio canova dominated the artistic scene in rome at the turn of the 19th century. The gorgon s head rests in a round sack kibisis slung across his shoulder. The hero wears a chiton winged cap and high boots and holds a sickle shaped blade harpe in his hand.
Perseus fleeing after cutting off medusa s head. Medusa is the mortal one of the three gorgon sisters and is often called gorgon medusa.
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