The gorgons were three monstrous sisters who lived at the edge of the world They are perhaps best remembered for their snake hair and fearsome appearance Two of the gorgons were immortal, but the third—medusa—was mortal and eventually slain by the hero perseus. Perseus, son of zeus, was a greek hero from argos He is best remembered for killing medusa, rescuing andromeda, and founding the city of mycenae. Pegasus was an immortal winged horse who sprang to life from medusa’s blood after she was slain
He was eventually tamed and bridled by the hero bellerophon, who rode him into battle against the chimera. The graeae were three sisters who lived in a remote corner of the world, sharing a single eye and a single tooth among them They were best known for (reluctantly) helping perseus in his quest to slay medusa. Andromeda, the daughter of cepheus and cassiopeia, was a beautiful princess of ethiopia Offered up as a sacrifice to poseidon as punishment for her mother’s foolish boasts, andromeda was rescued from death by perseus, who took her back to greece to be his queen. Mythopedia is the ultimate online resource for exploring ancient mythology
Medea was the daughter of aeetes, the king of colchis, and a highly skilled witch When jason and the argonauts came to her homeland to steal the golden fleece, she fell in love with jason and sacrificed everything to help him. Phorcys, son of pontus and gaia, was a greek sea god Among these terrifying children—sometimes collectively known as the “phorcides”—were the gorgons and the graeae. Hades was a fearsome greek god and ruler of the underworld So dreaded by the greeks that they didn’t dare speak his name, his most famous act was abducting persephone, goddess of springtime.
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