1/9/2024 0 Comments Head of the snake questHowever, while flying over Libya, drops of Medusa’s blood fell to the ground and instantly turned into snakes it is because of this that, to this day, Libya abounds with serpents. Now that Perseus had Medusa’s head in his bag, he went back to Seriphos. Pindar, a great Ancient Greek poet, says that upon hearing their gloomy lament, Athena was so touched that she modeled after it the mournful music of the double pipe, the aulos. So, they went back to their secluded abode to mourn Medusa. The Gorgons were awoken by the noise and did their best to avenge the death of her sister, but they could neither see nor catch Perseus, for he was wearing Hades’ Cap of Invisibility and Hermes’ winged sandals. Medusa’s Children įor Medusa was pregnant at the time of her death, and when Perseus severed her head, her two unborn children, Chrysaor and Pegasus, suddenly sprang from her neck. In fact, one can argue that the most peculiar fragments of her biography are all posthumous. Strangely enough, Medusa’s story doesn’t end with her death. The 12 Olympian Gods The Posthumous Fate of Medusa Medusa was asleep and Perseus, using the reflection in Athena’s bronze shield as a guide (so as to not look directly at the Gorgons and be turned into stone), managed to cut off her head with his sickle. ![]() With the help of Athena and Hermes, and after compelling the Graeae for Medusa’s whereabouts, Perseus finally reached the fabled land of the Gorgons, located either in the far west, beyond the outer Ocean, or in the midst of it, on the rocky island of Sarpedon. “Fetch me the head of Medusa,” commanded Polydectes. Soon after this, trying to get rid of Perseus, Polydectes, the king of Seriphos, sent the great hero on a quest which he believed must be his final one. Enraged, the virgin goddess transformed Medusa’s enchanting hair into a coil of serpents, turning the youngest Gorgon into the monster we described above. Ovid especially praises the glory of her hair, “most wonderful of all her charms.” The great sea god Poseidon seems to have shared this admiration, for once he couldn’t resist the temptation and impregnated Medusa in a temple of Athena. Medusa – the only mortal among the Gorgon sisters – was also distinguished from them by the fact that she alone was born with a beautiful face. Her face was so hideous and her gaze so piercing that the mere sight of her was sufficient to turn a man to stone. Writhing snakes were entwining her head in place of hair. Poets claimed that she had a great boar-like tusk and tongue lolling between her fanged teeth. All of Medusa’s siblings were monsters by birth and, even though she was not, she had the misfortune of being turned into the most hideous of them all.įrom then on, similarly to Euryale and Stheno, her older Gorgon sisters, Medusa was depicted with bronze hands and wings of gold. All of these tasks take place in Katta.Medusa – whose name probably comes from the Ancient Greek word for “guardian” – was one of the three Gorgons, daughters of the sea gods Phorcys and Ceto, and sisters of the Graeae, Echidna, and Ladon. ** Commander Zzarishazum is on the top left side. You have successfully been granted your reward for: Beheading the Snake The Castrum Praetorians are in your debt." Guard Captain Parvus says, "Well done, you have slain Commander Zzarishazum and slowed the shissar attacks for now. #2 - Faction, Experience, Dusty Pottery Splinter #1 - Faction, Experience, Dusty Pottery Fragment Your faction standing with Combine Empire Merchants got better. The Castrum Praetorians are in your debt.' Guard Captain Parvus says, 'Well done, you have slain Commander Zzarishazum and slowed the shissar attacks for now. Speak with Guard Captain Parvus 0/1 (Katta Castrum) Kill Commander Zzarishazum 0/1 (Katta Castrum)Ĭommander Zzarishazum spawns at loc 2804, 3040 Take the worms head from his shoulders Aldius!' It certainly won't stop the Shissar attacks completely, but killing their commander will certainly slow them down and perhaps cause some confusion in their ranks. ![]() Guard Captain Parvus says 'Our intelligence reports that the attacking Shissar scouts are coordinated by a commander by the name of Zzarishazum. You have been assigned the task 'Beheading the Snake'. If we really want to slow down the Shissar army, we'll need to cut it off at the !' Guard Captain Parvus says 'I thought you'd never ask! The Shissar you've killed so far were merely the underlings and easily replaceable. It follows the task 'Battling the Shissar' and begins with Guard Captain Parvus at location -604, -7, -31 in Katta Castrum (inside one of the tents just south of the central pyramid). This task is the third in a series of three.
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