Perseus cut off the head of Medusa, whose glance immediately turned people to stone, and kept it in a bag around his waist.  Having warned...

In Greek mythology, the hero Perseus was famous for killing Medusa, the snake-haired Gorgon whose grotesque appearance turned men to stone....

Pegasus and Perseus with the head of Medusa - Peter Paul Rubens      Now she pulled her cowl down again. Her hair writhed with the ser...

From Medusa's dead body the giant Chrysaor and the winged horse Pegasus, her son by Poseidon, sprang forth.  Chrysaor was often depict...