Head of Medusa The Gorgon, vases, Sicilian ceramics, Medusa head, original Sicilian heads
$231.94
Mythological Head of the Gorgon "the Medusa" the measurements are indicative having many snakes it is not easy to be precise
splendid representation of compact dimensions, absolutely entirely hand-modelled by the precious hands of a Sicilian artist.
It can also be used as a vase.
Perfect for those looking for something different, original and unobtainable.
Mythology
Medusa is one of the three Gorgons, daughters of the sea deities Phorcys and Ceto. According to myth, the Gorgons had the power to petrify anyone who met their gaze, and of the three, Medusa was the only one not immortal; in most versions, she is beheaded by Perseus.
The myth tells that Perseus, having received orders to deliver Medusa's head to Polydectes, lord of the island of Seriphos, first went to the Graeae, sisters of the Gorgons, forcing them to show him the way to the Nymphs. From them he received winged sandals, a saddlebag, and a helmet that made one invisible: gifts to which were added a mirror from Athena and a sickle from Hermes.
Thus armed, Perseus flew against the Gorgons and, while they were asleep, gazing at their image in Athena's divine mirror to avoid being petrified, he cut off Medusa's head and immediately placed it in the Graeae's pouch. From Medusa's decapitated torso, along with streams of blood, emerged the winged horse Pegasus and Chrysaor, father of Geryon. From this same blood came coral, the workmanship of which is renowned in some areas of Sicily, including Sciacca and Trapani.
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