Who Killed Medusa?

Maya Lin-Takahashi
Maya Lin-Takahashi
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Perseus, a Half-Mortal Son of Zeus, Killed the Gorgon Medusa, Whose Eyes Turned People to Stone, with Help from Several of the Greek Gods, Including Athena...

Who Killed Medusa?
Perseus, a half-mortal son of Zeus, killed the Gorgon Medusa, whose eyes turned people to stone, with help from several of the Greek gods, including Athena, Zeus, and Hermes. From the slain Medusa's neck sprang the winged stallion, Pegasus. Perseus was perhaps the earliest and greatest of the Greek heroes.

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Accordingly, what Greek god killed Medusa?

Perseus

Subsequently, question is, what did Perseus do with Medusa's head? Medusa kept her beautiful face but everything else was so monstrous. In any case, once he accomplished his task Perseus flew back and escaped Medusa's sisters who tried to reach him. Later, Perseus used Medusa's head as a weapon in many occasions until he gave the head to Athena to place it on her shield.

Herein, why did Medusa get cursed?

Medusa. Legend states that Medusa was once a beautiful, avowed priestess of Athena who was cursed for breaking her vow of celibacy. When Medusa had an affair with the sea god Poseidon, Athena punished her. She turned Medusa into a hideous hag, making her hair into writhing snakes and her skin was turned a greenish hue.

Who cut off Medusa's head?

Athena

Related Question Answers

Who killed Zeus?

His myth is very different. Asclepius is said to have been killed by Zeus as Asclepius had brought back Hippolytus back from the dead in exchange for gold. This angers Hades who asks Zeus to kill him. Zeus kills him with his thunderbolt.

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How did Athena die?

With her death, both the original God and Goddess of War died. Athena's weapon of choice were 2 swords, though in Greek Mythology, she used a spear and shield. The result of Athena's death was the loss of wisdom for all people.
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