Perseus used the severed head of the Medusa - to turn the Kraken into stone.
The gorgon's head turned others who would fight against him to stone.
The gorgon's head turned others who would fight against him to stone.
He didnt he needed the perl that was on her wrist
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There were three gorgons. There head looks weird and their hair is made of snakes. If you look at them you will turn to stone. The most powerful gorgon was Medusa.
The hero that cut off Medusa's head was named Perseus. Who then gave the head to Athena.
With her sisters, the Gorgons. Medusa and the Gorgons were also related to the Fates but the Gorgons were half reptile and half human. She also had her head cut off by Perseus, so the only place she was really spending time after that was dead on the floor with Perseus carrying around her head like some sort of trophy.
The reflective surface of the evil Gordon's head in Greek mythology allowed Perseus to safely view Medusa's reflection without turning to stone. This enabled Perseus to defeat Medusa without direct eye contact.
Jason did kill Medusa that was Perseus
Using the head of Medusa, Perseus is able to destroy the Ketos (the monster to which Andromeda was to be sacrificed) and kill the conniving Polydectes. Some versions also have him using the head to kill his grandfather Acrisius, as well.
Athena's shield, Aegis, bares the head of Medusa, one of the three Gorgons.
Perseus's ultimate escape from the Gorgons resolves the story's conflict by successfully obtaining the head of Medusa to fulfill his mission, which was to secure the Gorgon's head as a gift to Polydectes. By using his cunning and the gifts from the gods, including a reflective shield from Athena and winged sandals from Hermes, Perseus outsmarts the Gorgons and avoids their deadly gaze, thereby overcoming the seemingly insurmountable challenge they presented.