The myth of the Medusa Gorgon, who fell by the hand of Perseus

The myth of the Medusa Gorgon, who fell by the hand of Perseus

Perseus with the head of the jellyfish
Once upon a time there lived a young man named Perseus, the mortal son of the god Zeus. He grew taller and more beautiful, stronger and faster. He was loved almost all for the beauty and courtesy of others. Only the Tsar Polidekt himself hated him. He was very gloating when a young man came to him with a request to take his only daughter, Dana, as his wife. To finally finish off the heart of the young Perseus, Polydect instructed him to bring the head of Medusa Gorgona. Only then will Perseus be able to marry his daughter.

The guy knew what a dangerous feat the king was exposing him. The people said that Medusa lived on the very edge of the earth, in the kingdom of the goddesses of the night and the god of death of Tanat. Her body was covered with strong scales, and a snake's nest wriggled on her head instead of hair. But besides this, you could kill Medusa Gorgon. After all, of all three daughters of the dark god Fork, she was the only mortal.

Not forgetting his pride, Perseus promised to King Polydect that he would return only when he had the head of a monster in his hand. The gods watched all that was happening and figured out how to help Perseus while he was still on the road. He was approached by Hermes and Athena and presented him with a helmet for invisibility and a shiny shield resembling a mirror.

Get Perseus to the habitat of Medusa, but on his way rose three Grays. There were Grays for three, one eye, which Perseus selected quickly and promised to return in return for a way to cross the river of the dead, Styx. Women gave him sandals with wings, but warned that the look of Medusa makes a man a stone.

Sandals carried him over the ground until he saw a rock shining in front of the sun, like a gold bar. Perseus landed here and saw three sleeping gorgons. He did not know what the Gorgon Medusa looked like and hesitated. But then he came to the rescue of Athena, who sang in her voice that his goal was extreme from the sea.

Looking at the shield, as in a mirror, Perseus approached her and with a quick movement cut off her head. The two remaining sisters immediately woke up, but the young man was no longer visible. He put on a helmet and ran away from them. The sands of Libya helped him get rid of his pursuers, although they paid for it. After all, where the blood was dripping from the cut off head, a lot of snakes appeared.