Random Facts
What does Medusa have on her head?
Snakes
Who is the goddess that cursed Medusa?
Athena
What did Peruses use her head for?
Battles
What did Athena give Perseus to fight Medusa?
A mirrored shield
What was on Alexander the Great's breastplate?
What happens when someone looks at Medusa?
They turn into stone
Who sent Perseus to kill Medusa?
King Polydectes
What did Hephaestus give Perseus to fight Medusa?
A sword
Who painted a Canvas painting called Medusa?
Leonardo De Vinci
What was Medusa before she got cursed?
She was a priestess for Athena
Where did Medusa flee to, after being shunned by the world?
Africa
What happened when Medusa was killed?
Two offspring's came from her blood
What did hermes give Perseus to fight Medusa?
Winged sandals to fly
What did Benvenuto Cellini create that had to do with Medusa?
A bronze statue of Perseus with Medusa's head
Why did Perseus go to kill Medusa?
So then his mother would not be forced into a marriage with King Polydectus
Why are there so many poisonous snakes in Africa? (according to the story of Medusa)
Medusa went there after she got cursed dropping very poisonous snakes
Who came from Medusa's blood when she was killed?
Pegasus and Chrysaor
What did Hade give Perseus to fight Medusa?
Invisibility
What flag has Medusa on it?
The flag of Sicily
Why did Pegasus and Chrysaor come out of Medusa's blood when she died?
She was pregnant with them from Poseiden
What did Perseus do after he got Medusa's head?
He turned King Polydectes into stone because he was about to force Perseus's mother into a forced marriage, and then he gave the head to Athena.
What are Pegasus and Chrysaor?
A winged horse (Pegasus) and a golden man with a sword (Chrysaor)
How was Perseus able to see medusa without turning into stone?
The mirrored shield that medusa gave him.
During World War I which military had a ceremonial uniform belt with Medusa's image on it?
The French military