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look and you might turn to stone
Euryale is sister to Stheno and Medusa. All three are snake-haired Gorgons.
So...about my younger sister....
the myth of Perseus and Medusa
If you want to read about my sister, Medusa, the infamous and mortal one, you want to look up the myths of Perseus. He had a life full of adventure and quests because that was his destiny. Here is a beautiful French sculpture commemorating Perseus decapitating my sister.Perseus was a hero-human son of Zeus, born to the human woman Danae. One of Zeus's many hero children, Perseus was conceived when his immortal dad visited his mortal mom as a shower of gold. Although he could die, he did have a little more strength and cunning than other men, and he had the all-important "blessings of the gods." He gets several crucial favors and interventions in his adventures.
He was sent on the task of collecting the head of a Gorgon, the Medusa. He visited the Fates, our sister-cousins who have to share one eye and one tooth amongst the three of them. By stealing their eye and holding it ransom, he got the idea for how to kill Medusa. He used a highly-polished shield as a mirror and only looked at her reflection. He then shot her with a bow and arrow using the reflection as a guide. He also tamed Pegasus after the horse sprang to life from the blood that dripped from Medusa's severed head.
Medusa really was the only Gorgon who got into the limelight, so sometimes the stories list only her, and sometimes they include my other sister and I. Stheno, Euryale and Medusa, the three Gorgon sisters. Historically we have living snakes for hair and intense eyes. Sometimes our bodies are serpentine, sometimes we're winged, and we might have fangs or claws. One glance from our snake-haired visages, and any living creature turns to stone. Some stories have us born of the goddess Demeter and Poseidon, others say that we were created by the goddess Athena as punishment for women who behaved inappropriately in one of her temples. We are also descended from Phorcys and Ceto.
Books about Gorgons and Mythology
Myths can survie in many forms. Here is my story in every shape from kid's books to mythological histories.
THE GORGONS
about Medusas and Gorgons
- MEDUSA & GORGONS : Greek monsters ; mythology ; pictures
- THE GORGONES (or Gorgons) were three powerful, winged daemons named Medousa (Medusa), Sthenno and Euryale. Of the three sisters only Medousa was mortal, and so it was her head which King Polydektes of Seriphos commanded the young hero Perseus to fetch.
- Gorgon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- In Greek mythology, the Gorgon (plural: Gorgons) (Greek: Gorgon/Gorgo, "terrible" or, according to some, "loud-roaring") was a vicious female monster with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes.
- medusa - the Online Dictionary
- Definitions of medusa in the Online Dictionary. Multiple meanings, detailed information and synonyms for medusa.
- Gorgonic Reconstruction PART II
- This article continues insights and research about the Gorgon Goddesses ? Medousa, Stheno and Euryale. This trinity of potent ancient deities has aspects of overwhelming power relevant and attainable today. It is important to recognize that each Gorgon Goddess was in and of Herself a triple Goddess with immense power in each aspect.
Take A Peek At Some Gorgons
The Gorgon, the mythical winged monster
Gorgon Mask 'Sigo'
the scariest gorgo
Carved marble gorgon head
Letnij sad (Summer garden
Gorgon Door Knocker, Rue Des Archives
head of medusa
orgon Hairdressers sign
gorgon pinata
A Gorgon door guardian for my ritual room.
Euryale and Stheno
the immortal sisters
- A Gorgon Comes for Hades' Helm by Tony Pi
- Reprinted from Aoife's Kiss, #14, print edition, September 2005. Copyright (c) 2005 by Tony Pi
- Euryale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Euryale ("far-roaming"), in Greek mythology, was one of the immortal Gorgons, three vicious sisters with brass hands, sharp fangs, and hair of living, venomous snakes.
- USS Euryale "Gorgon" Newsletter
- This page appeared in the last Gorgon but since no responses were received, I thought I would ask again, does anyone remember this as an official patch, or do you think it was created unofficially for commercial purposes?
- Sthenno, one of the Immortal Gorgones
- An ongoing project with detailed historical information about the more obscure Goddesses: this page features the Sthenno, one of the immortal monstrous Gorgon sisters of Greek myth. Article by Thalia Took.
- Marginal Aquatics: Euryale ferox
- Common Name: Prickly water lily; Gorgon plant
Gorgon Figures and Imagery
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