- Title: Perseus the Gorgon Slayer
- Artist: Medeus
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Description:
In ancient Greece, the youthful demigod Perseus was sent away to take the head of Medusa, in order to please the king of his island.
On winged sandals, he traved to where the Gorgon slept. The she-creature's eyes turned men to stone, they said.
Perseus approached with his back to her, holding out his shield so he could see her reflection. He saw her rise behind him, her terrible visage plain on his shield.
He struck out at the beast; her head lolled on the floor. She was dead... - Date: 12/28/2009
- Tags: perseus gorgon slayer medusa
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Comments (5 Comments)
- Ghawd - 01/04/2010
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OH NO! MY HEAD!
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Rate my stone medusa back in the spirit of greek mythology? XD - Report As Spam
- Medeus - 01/02/2010
- lol yeah, Herakles ["hercules" is roman] I'm not such a fan of...
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- Angeloni87 - 01/02/2010
- I love the story of Perseus a tad more then the story of his half brother Hercules. Perseus is my favorite greek hero.
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- Medeus - 12/29/2009
- He's my favorite Grecian Hero. :3
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- Arkadiusz Caelum - 12/28/2009
- I remember learning about him last year biggrin
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