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Italy: Perseus with the head of Medusa, sculpted by Antonio Canova (1757-1822)
In Greek mythology Medusa (Greek: Hosho hoe hosoma?πa, 'guardian, protectress') was a Gorgon, a chthonic monster, and a daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. directly upon her would turn onlookers to stone.<br/><br/><br/>
She was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. antiquity the image of the head of Medusa appeared in the evil-averting device known as the Gorgoneion.
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05-01-2022
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