Mythology · Greece: the gods

How did Perseus defeat Medusa's gaze?

A gaze that turns life into stone. A hero who dares to look only at the reflection.

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Part 1 of 5 · freeIntroduction

The myth of Perseus and Medusa is one of the great Greek adventures. It is not only a fight against a monster. It is also the story of beauty turned into horror, and of a hero who wins by cunning.

Medusa, a Gorgon, turns anyone who meets her eyes to stone. To survive, Perseus agrees to look at the danger only through a mirror.

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