Condition: New
Material: Cold Cast Bronze Resin
Height: 6 cm - 2,4 inches
Width: 11 cm - 4,3 inches
Length: 11 cm - 4,3 inches
Weight: 390 g
Medusa,
in Greek mythology, the most famous of the monster figures known as
Gorgons. She was usually represented as a winged female creature having a
head of hair consisting of snakes; unlike the Gorgons, she was
sometimes represented as very beautiful. Medusa was the only Gorgon who
was mortal; hence her slayer, Perseus, was able to kill her by cutting
off her head. From the blood that spurted from her neck sprang Chrysaor
and Pegasus, her two sons by Poseidon. The severed head, which had the
power of turning into stone all who looked upon it, was given to Athena,
who placed it in her shield; according to another account, Perseus
buried it in the marketplace of Argos.
Heracles (Hercules) is said to
have obtained a lock of Medusa’s hair (which possessed the same powers
as the head) from Athena and given it to Sterope, the daughter of
Cepheus, as a protection for the town of Tegea against attack; when
exposed to view, the lock was supposed to bring on a storm, which put
the enemy to flight.
GRI 145-77578A4 ΜΕΔΟΥΣΑ ΜΠΙΖ ΚΑΡΔΙΑ - 16.75