The greek monster medusa turned people to stone.
Medusa
I don't know of any Egyptian goddess who turned people to stone, but the Greek Medusa was a monster so hideous any living creature that looked at her would turn to stone. In some versions of the myth she is a daughter of the gods and sister to the Gordons. In others she was a beautiful young mortal who was so vain that she insulted Athena who turned her into a monster.
Medusa is not a goddess. She is a monster. Anyone that looked at her turned into stone, and she had snakes for hair
Athena turned Medusa into a hideous monster with snakes as hair. if you look at them you turn to stone. She also killed apollo.
Perseus turned the sea monster, Cetus, into stone when he showed him the head of Medusa as he was flying over Ethiopia on his way back home.
The greek monster medusa turned people to stone.
Cetus is a constellation named after a sea monster from Greek mythology that Perseus defeated to save Princess Andromeda. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy and remains a recognizable constellation in the night sky. Its name is Latin for "whale" or "sea monster".
Medusa
You're thinking of the mythical 'creature' called Medusa. She had the body of a serpent, and snakes for hair. Her gaze turned people to stone. She was featured in the story of Clash of the Titans.
I don't know of any Egyptian goddess who turned people to stone, but the Greek Medusa was a monster so hideous any living creature that looked at her would turn to stone. In some versions of the myth she is a daughter of the gods and sister to the Gordons. In others she was a beautiful young mortal who was so vain that she insulted Athena who turned her into a monster.
Medusa really didn't have any responsibilities. She was a monster that turned people to stone whenever they looked at her.
Yes, the sea monster Kraken. He pulled out Medusa's head and turned it into stone to save Princess Andromeda.
Medusa is not a goddess. She is a monster. Anyone that looked at her turned into stone, and she had snakes for hair
There is no single kraken. The name refers to any large squid or perhaps even octopus. The sea monster Cetus killed by Perseus (who used the gorgon head of Medusa to turn it to stone) was not a kraken but a large serpentine fish.
In Greek mythology, Cassiopeia was a queen known for her beauty and vanity. She boasted about her daughter Andromeda's beauty, angering the sea god Poseidon. As punishment, Andromeda was sacrificed to a sea monster, but was later saved by the hero Perseus. Cassiopeia and Andromeda were placed among the stars as constellations, with Cassiopeia represented as a queen sitting on her throne.
they add to her ugliness which causes people that look at her to turn to stone.