Pegasus at the spring, Apulian red-figure vase C4th B.C., Tampa Museum of Art Pegasus is one of the best kn...

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

Nonnus, Dionysiaca 31. 13 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : “As Medousa was slain [by Perseus], the neck was delivered of its twin...

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

From Medusa's decapitated body the giant Chrysaor and the winged horse Pegasus, her son by Poseidon, sprang forth.  Edward Burne-...

Athena often helped heroes, like Jason and Perseus. She wore an aegis, a goatskin shield which had a fringe of snakes. When Perseus killed t...

Medusa was killed by the hero Perseus with the help of Athena and Hermes. He killed her by cutting of her head and gave it to Athena, who pl...

Edward Burne Jones depicts Perseus showing Andromeda the head of the slain Medusa.  According to mythology, even looking at the dead Medu...

Perseus rendered his name immortal by his conquest of Medusa.The conqueror placed Medusa's head on the shield of Athena which he had use...

     Now she pulled her cowl down again. Her hair writhed with the serpentine undulations. The golden snakes separated from her locks...