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In the myth Perseus and Medusa, Medusa did not have a petrifying gaze.

She was so hideous in appearance that anyone who looked at her was turned to stone. Perseus uses a polished shield to look at her reflection instead of at her and was able to approach her and cut off her head with a sword.

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