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
Far-Stepper/Of Wide Sea mortals to turn to stone upon gazing at the Gorgon. Medusa returns to the caverns below, traumatised by the horrors that have befallen her. In the years that follow, Medusa stares out to sea, desperate for love and companionship to heal her emotional damage. Her sister Euryale falls deeply in love with the girl, longing to be the one who could bring Medusa solace. Eventually, Euryale reveals her feelings and Medusa discovers the comfort she craved with her sister. Their love blossoms, but is cut tragically short by another arrival on the island. The warrior Perseus comes ashore, fuelled by