Perseus and the Gorgon is a 1902 monumental sculpture by Camille Claudel that portrays a scene from Greek mythology. The artist sculpted her own likeness...

was not and was slain by the hero Perseus. Gorgons were dread monsters with terrifying eyes who instilled fear in any who saw them. A Gorgon head was...

In Greek mythology, Perseus (US: /ˈpɜːr.si.əs/, UK: /ˈpɜː.sjuːs/; Greek: Περσεύς, translit. Perseús) is the legendary founder of the Perseid dynasty. He...

Fedorovich Shchedrin [de; ru]. Perseus and the Gorgon, Camille Claudel, 1905 Roman Fresco of Villa San Marco in Stabiae. Perseus with Medusa's head, as depicted...

that "the Gorgon was made out of the terror, not the terror out of the Gorgon." According to Ovid, in northwest Africa, Perseus flew past the Titan Atlas...

Perseus and the Gorgon is a sculptural group by French artist Laurent Marqueste composed of five statues made between 1875 and 1903. The first plaster...

The Story of Perseus and the Gorgon’s Head is a short novel published in 1898 for the series Books for the Bairns. The story was edited by W.T. Stead and...

and Ceto. Stheno and Euryale were immortal, whereas Medusa was mortal. The Hesiodic The Shield of Heracles describes the two Gorgons chasing Perseus:...

became a mountain. Upon Perseus' return, King Polydectes did not believe that Perseus returned with the true head of Medusa. Perseus proves it to him by using...

born when Perseus decapitated the Gorgon Medusa. And when Perseus cut off her head, there sprang forth great Chrysaor and the horse Pegasus who is so called...