Gorgon these myths relate that Perseus was armed with a scythe from Hermes and a mirror (or a shield) from Athena. Perseus could safely cut off Medusa's head without turning to stone by looking only at her reflection in the shield. From the blood that spurted from her neck and falling into the sea, sprang Pegasus and Chrysaor, her sons by Poseidon. Other sources say that each drop of blood became a snake. Perseus is said by some to have given the head, which retained the power of turning into stone all who looked upon it, to Athena. She then placed
USS Medusa (AR-1) she again carried Marines to Nicaragua, this time in company with storeship . "Medusa" continued her fleet support duties out of San Pedro until mid-August 1941, when she moved to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She was there on 7 December 1941 when Imperial Japanese Navy carrier aircraft attacked. With her commanding officer ashore, her repair officer, Lieutenant Commander John F. P. Miller, took command. "Medusa" fired on a Japanese Type A midget submarine she sighted in the harbor, ceasing fire on it when destroyer closed in to sink the submarine. "Medusa"s antiaircraft machine gunners claimed two Japanese Aichi D3A1 dive bombers