Medusa received help. He received a mirrored shield from Athena, gold, winged sandals from Hermes, a sword from Hephaestus and Hades's helm of invisibility. Since Medusa was the only one of the three Gorgons who was mortal, Perseus was able to slay her while looking at the reflection from the mirrored shield he received from Athena. During that time, Medusa was pregnant by Poseidon. When Perseus beheaded her, Pegasus, a winged horse, and Chrysaor, a giant wielding a golden sword, sprang from her body. Jane Ellen Harrison argues that "her potency only begins when her head is severed, and that potency
Atlas (Marvel Comics) While most of the Titans that were on Cronus' side were imprisoned in Tartarus, Atlas was condemned by Zeus to hold up the heavens. His location was at the Atlas Mountains in what would be Morocco. When Perseus neared his location after slaying Medusa, Atlas tried to warn Perseus to not take the apples of the Hesperides only for Perseus to use Medusa's head to turn him to stone. Atlas was restored to normal. After two generations, Atlas had his encounter with Hercules and asked for his help in obtaining the Golden Apples. While Atlas obtained the apples, he planned