I
am the son of Zeus and Danae. As a baby I was set adrift with
my mother by my grandfather because of a prediction that I would
kill him. I did actually fulfill this prediction later in life
by accident.
I
set out to kill Medusa and succeeded with the help of Hermes'
winged sandals and some stories say with Athena's shield and
others say with Hades' helmet that made its wearer invisible.
I
then flew to the western end of the Earth and sought hospitality
from Atlas. When Atlas refused, I showed him Medusa's head
and he was turned into a mountain.
After
this I saved my future wife, Andromeda from a sea monster.
At
the wedding feast, Andromeda's, former betroved, Phineas and
his friends attacked my party and I was forced to use Medusa's
head to turn my enemies to stone.
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I
am Athena the goddess of wisdom, war and handicrafts, and
one of my symbols was the owl. I was born fully grown in a
suit of armour from Zeus's head. After he swallowed my mother
Metis, he suffered terrible headaches and asked Hephaistos
to stike him in the headwith an axe and I emerged.
Poseidon
and I both wanted Athens as our own city. Poseidon tried to
win the people over by producing a salt water spring but my
present of the olive tree proved more popular.
I
was a protector of heroes in their quests and I helped Perseus
against Medusa.
I
turned Medusa into a gorgon when she offended me.
Arachne
was another maiden who offended me when she claimed to be
able to weave better than me. After a weaving contest where
she continued to show disrespect to the gods, I turned her
into a spider.
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I
was a beautiful maiden, but I offended Athena and she turned
my hair to snakes. After that anyone who looked apon me was
turned to stone.
I
was the only mortal gorgon, unlike my sisters, Sthenno and
Euryale.
Perseus
cut off my head and avoided being turned into stone by looking
at my reflection in a shield. When I was killed the giant,
Chrysaor and the winged horse, Pegasus were born from drops
of my blood. Perseus then placed my head in a sack. Even after
death my head still had the ability to turn people into stone.
Finally
he gave my head to Athena who placed it in the middle of her
Ageis. My head also became the centerpiece of a series of
warcraft icons: Terror, Hatred and Onslaught.
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