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- Gorgons – Mythopedia
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
- Medusa – Mythopedia
Medusa, one of the three monstrous Gorgons, was a snake-haired female who turned anybody who looked upon her to stone She was finally killed by the hero Perseus, who used her severed head as a weapon against his enemies
- Phorcys – Mythopedia
Phorcys, son of Pontus and Gaia, was a Greek sea god He fathered a host of mythological monsters with his sister-consort Ceto Among these terrifying children—sometimes collectively known as the “Phorcides”—were the Gorgons and the Graeae
- Graeae – Mythopedia
Along with the Gorgons, their even more terrifying sisters, the Graeae were sometimes known as the Phorcides (Greek Φορκίδες, translit Phorkídes), meaning “daughters of Phorcys ” Ancient authors such as Hesiod gave the Graeae (both individually and collectively) the kinds of epithets that were typical of goddesses
- Perseus – Mythopedia
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
- Ceto – Mythopedia
Ceto, daughter of Pontus and Gaia, was a Greek goddess of the sea She had no mythology of her own but was known for the many famous monsters—including the Gorgons and the Graeae—that she begot with her brother-consort Phorcys
- Jason – Mythopedia
Jason, son of Aeson, was a hero from Iolcus in Thessaly He was best known for leading the Argonauts in their quest to steal the Golden Fleece
- Moirae (Fates) – Mythopedia
The three Moirae—Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos—were the personifications of fate They ensured that every being followed the preordained course that had been set for them
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