Medusa part of their religion. Medusa was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head, which retained its ability to turn onlookers to stone, as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. In classical antiquity the image of the head of Medusa appeared in the evil-averting device known as the "Gorgoneion". The three Gorgon sisters—Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale—were all children of the ancient marine deities Phorcys (or "Phorkys") and his sister Ceto (or "Keto"), chthonic monsters from an archaic world. Their genealogy is shared with other sisters, the Graeae, as in
The Gothard Sisters scout from Nashville in 2007, who became their agent. As the sisters continued to compete in Irish dance championships, they began to travel throughout the United States to many fairs and Celtic festivals, and they polished their performances by gradually learning to play various other instruments, such as the guitar, electric guitar, bodhrán, mandolin, cajón and the pennywhistle, while also showing their dancing skills onstage. Additionally, they all became singers, with Solana performing as the lead vocalist. The Gothard Sisters were named the Best New Irish Artists of 2013 by the Irish Music Awards. The group has released several albums