Gorgons (Gorgon, or translatedGorgonGauguin, which means terrible, and others call it roaring)MYTHOSIn the middle, there are three poisonous snakes with sharp teethterrorThe female monster, the representative of them is the smallest oneMedusa。
Some rumors describe them as golden wings, brass claws, and wild boar tusks.
In mythology, people who see the face of Golgi will turn to stone.
Homer(Home)《Iliad》There is only one Gorgoner in the book, namely Medusa: her head is embedded in the shield of ZeusAegis(Aegis), another is inlaid inAthenaIn the shield.On《Odyssey》The goliath is depicted as an underground monster.
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HesiodIncrease the number of Goliaths to three——Stheno (Stheno, power)Yuri Aili(Euryale, far jump)Medusa(Medusa, Queen), and think they are the father of demonsForcusandCattle's daughter.
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Later, according toLibyaAccording to reliable information, their residence is far away from the West.ByEuripidesReplayedAthensIn the traditional repertoire, Gogol became a monsterGaia(Gaia) to help his sons deal with the gods;coverAthenaKilled.
According to Apollodoros《Library》It is said that there are snakes on the hair of the three Gorgongs, and they inheritedsea monsterOf your blood.
Among the three GolfersStheno 、Yuri AiliIs an immortal monster, onlyMedusaIt is an immortal monster, soPerseusCan kill it.Perseus fromGraeae Get the shield of the mirror in your hand, and see clearly through the mirrorMedusaTo cut off her head.Some writers believe that Perseus was equipped withHermesThe long handled scythe andAthenaThe mirror given.Whether it's the Mirror Shield or the scythe, these weapons make it easy for him to defeatMedusa。She andPoseidonTwo sons bornChrysaolandPergasosJumped out of the blood spattered on her neck.MedusaHer head has the power to turn all those who face her into stones.PerseusThe head was given to Athena, who embedded it in her shield;According to another saying,PerseusBury the headArgos(an ancient Greek city-state) in a market.[1]
In Greek mythology, the blood on the right side of Golgi's body has the magic of bringing the dead back to life, while the blood on the left side is a quick and deadly poison.Apollo's son, god of medicineAsclepiosGot a small bottle of healing blood, this isAthenaA gift for him.Although the blood of Goliath worker is highly toxic, it has special power and once gaveEric Tronnias(Erichthonius) The ability to bring the dead back to life.PerseusCut withMedusaYour head killed the sea monsterCetus CetusAthena，AthenaFix it in the middle of your shield.
The three sisters' heads are often used by artists for symbolic badges, architectural decorations and evenAthensIt was also used on soldiers' shields.It is said that the enemy saw theMedusaYour face will become a stone statue, so it plays a deterrent role in military operations.
