1. Medusa
Location: Unknown.
Power: To turn all who gaze in her eyes to stone.
Figure: Viewedasevil andfearedby all.
Story: Before she wascursed, Medusa andher two sisters Eurayle andSthenno were
Priestesses in a sacredtemple of Athena, Goddess of wisdom, peace, loomand sworn to
celibacy. Poseidon, takinga liking to Beautiful Medusa andin spite of his younger niece strict
rule on abstinence he rapedpoor Medusa in Athena’ssanctuary enraging the Goddess of
wisdomso much she cursed medusa her sisters and the thirteen maidensof the temple.
Medusa andher sisters then grew snakes for hair, a serpent’sbody and developedthe most
beautiful eyesin Greece. Athena’scurse preventedall man from gazing upon the Gorgons
beauty for they shall turn to stone , it isunclear what happenedto the maidensbut it is
believedthat they were turned into black crows never to reborn as humans. The sisters
rested on the secret islandof the Fates with their daughters the snake women, with
Sthenno been slain and beheaded , Zeus created a shieldmelded with her head andsent her
to the underworld, Then Perseusshaving slain medusa andarising Pegasussenther to the
underworldleaving Eurayle the last living Gorgon………….