Medusa

A Gorgon killed by Perseus.

Genealogy

Ceto

Phorcus

Dino, Enyo, Euryale, Pephredo, Scyllis, Stheno

Chrysaor, Pegasus

Group

Gorgons

Places
  1. Hades
  2. Sea
  3. Seriphus
  4. Unknown
Events
  1. Polydectes sends Perseus to retrieve the Gorgon’s head
  2. Hermes and Athena help Perseus with his quest for the Gorgon’s head
  3. Perseus beheads Medusa born
  4. Pegasus and Chrysaor are born from Medusa’s severed neck
  5. Perseus gives the Gorgon’s head to Athena
  6. Hercules meets the ghost of Medusa in Hades
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 3.2
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.2
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.3
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.12
  5. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 21.3
  6. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 22.7
  7. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 23.7
  8. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 24.7
  9. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 20.7
  10. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 21.5
  11. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 27.2
  12. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 17.3
  13. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 18.5
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