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Italy: Head of Medusa in white marble,1630, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian,1598–1680)

In Greek mythology Medusa (Greek: ??d??sa, 'guardian, protectress') was a Gorgon, a chthonic monster, and a daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. Gazing directly upon her would turn onlookers to stone. She was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. In classical antiquity the image of the head of Medusa appeared in the evil-averting device known as the Gorgoneion.
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Italy: Head of Medusa in white marble,1630, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian,1598–1680)
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In Greek mythology Medusa (Greek: ??d??sa, 'guardian, protectress') was a Gorgon, a chthonic monster, and a daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. Gazing directly upon her would turn onlookers to stone. She was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. In classical antiquity the image of the head of Medusa appeared in the evil-averting device known as the Gorgoneion.
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3783 x 4715 px | 51.0 MB
Print size:
32.0 x 39.9 cm | 12.6 x 15.7 in (300 dpi)
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