Cultural depictions of Medusa and Gorgons her paralyzing stare). He is successful because although Medusa hates Athena's daughter, Annabeth Chase, she still loves Poseidon (Percy's father). In "The Son of Neptune", her sisters Stheno and Euryale are servants of Gaea intent on killing Percy in retaliation for his murder of their sister. In "The Mark of Athena", the Gorgons' parents (Phorcys and Keto) and Medusa's son (Chrysaor) are antagonists. The Gorgon is Natasi Daala's flagship in Kevin J. Anderson's "Jedi Academy Trilogy". In S.J Kinciad's "Insignia" series, Medusa, the code-name for a Russo-Chinese Combatant, is used as a description for the girl behind the name. The
Erebia euryale Erebia euryale Erebia euryale, the large ringlet, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies include: This species is endemic to Europe. It can be found in southern Europe, in the Alps, Cantabrian, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Balkans, in northern Europe from Finland to the Urals and in Altai. "Erebia euryale" is an alpine species. It lives in spruce forest clearings, glades, slopes, subalpine meadows and damp meadows at an elevation of above sea level. "Erebia euryale" has a wingspan of 20–23 mm. These butterflies have a considerable geographic variation. Usually the upperside of the forewings is dark brown