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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	The term ''gorgon'' is derived from the Greek [[wikt:γοργός\|γοργός]] (''gorgós''), meaning 'grim, fierce, terrible'.<ref name="γοργός">~~[[wikt:γοργός~~\|γοργός~~]] on Wiktionary~~</ref>		The term ''gorgon'' is derived from the Greek [[wikt:γοργός\|γοργός]] (''gorgós''), meaning "grim, fierce, terrible".<ref name="γοργός">{{WT\|γοργός}}</ref>

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c\|artwork}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c\|artwork}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]'' {{Mdat}} {{Imo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1stm}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c\|artwork}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c\|artwork}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	[[File:Ship-GorgonShield.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The face of a gorgon on a shield]]		[[File:Ship-GorgonShield.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The face of a gorgon on a shield]]
	'''Gorgon''' is a creature in the [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Greek mythology\|mythology]]. The legendary [[Medusa]] was considered the most famous of them. Stories of gorgons were born from a certain type of hybrid beasts created by the [[Isu]] as part of the [[Olympos Project]].		'''Gorgon''' is a creature in the [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Greek mythology\|mythology]]. The legendary [[Medusa]] was considered the most famous of them. Stories of gorgons were born from a certain type of hybrid beasts created by the [[Isu]] as part of the [[Olympos Project]].

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	==History==		==History==
	According to the stories, the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and hero [[Perseus]] was tasked by the ruler of [[Seriphos]] King [[Polydektes]] to slay the gorgon Medusa.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref> Helped on the orders of the god [[Zeus]], the messenger of the gods [[Hermes Trismegistus\|Hermes]] gave Perseus a [[Perseus' Sword of Eden\|shining sickle]],<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> which might have been a ~~[[Harpe of Perseus\|~~harpe]], as well as winged sandals and the goddess Athena gave Perseus a bronze shield, polished mirror-bright. Armed with these, Perseus succeeded in his task.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends" />		According to the stories, the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and hero [[Perseus]] was tasked by the ruler of [[Seriphos]] King [[Polydektes]] to slay the gorgon Medusa.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref> Helped on the orders of the god [[Zeus]], the messenger of the gods [[Hermes Trismegistus\|Hermes]] gave Perseus a [[Perseus' Sword of Eden\|shining sickle]],<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> which might have been a harpe, as well as winged sandals and the goddess Athena gave Perseus a bronze shield, polished mirror-bright. Armed with these, Perseus succeeded in his task.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends" />

	During the [[Peloponnesian War]], a member of the [[Daughters of Artemis]], [[Ligeia]], fell prey to a [[Writhing Dread\|Gorgon]]'s stare. The [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] later defeated the creature at the request of Ligeia's lover, [[Bryce]].<ref name="Writhing Dead">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Writhing Dead]]</ref>		During the [[Peloponnesian War]], a member of the [[Daughters of Artemis]], [[Ligeia]], fell prey to a [[Writhing Dread\|Gorgon]]'s stare. The [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] later defeated the creature at the request of Ligeia's lover, [[Bryce]].<ref name="Writhing Dead">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Writhing Dead]]</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	According to the stories, the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and hero [[Perseus]] was tasked by the ruler of [[Seriphos]] King [[Polydektes]] to slay the gorgon Medusa. Helped on the orders of the god [[Zeus]], the messenger of the gods [[Hermes Trismegistus\|Hermes]] gave Perseus a [[Perseus' Sword of Eden\|shining sickle]], which might have been a [[Harpe of Perseus\|harpe]], as well as winged sandals and the goddess Athena gave Perseus a bronze shield, polished mirror-bright. Armed with these, Perseus succeeded in his task.		According to the stories, the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and hero [[Perseus]] was tasked by the ruler of [[Seriphos]] King [[Polydektes]] to slay the gorgon Medusa.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref> Helped on the orders of the god [[Zeus]], the messenger of the gods [[Hermes Trismegistus\|Hermes]] gave Perseus a [[Perseus' Sword of Eden\|shining sickle]],<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> which might have been a [[Harpe of Perseus\|harpe]], as well as winged sandals and the goddess Athena gave Perseus a bronze shield, polished mirror-bright. Armed with these, Perseus succeeded in his task.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends" />

	During the [[Peloponnesian War]], a member of the [[Daughters of Artemis]], [[Ligeia]], fell prey to a [[Writhing Dread\|Gorgon]]'s stare. The [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] later defeated the creature at the request of Ligeia's lover, [[Bryce]].<ref name="Writhing Dead">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Writhing Dead]]</ref>		During the [[Peloponnesian War]], a member of the [[Daughters of Artemis]], [[Ligeia]], fell prey to a [[Writhing Dread\|Gorgon]]'s stare. The [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] later defeated the creature at the request of Ligeia's lover, [[Bryce]].<ref name="Writhing Dead">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Writhing Dead]]</ref>
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}[[Category:Animals]]
	[[Category:Animals]]
	[[Category:Greek mythology]]		[[Category:Greek mythology]]
	[[Category:Mythical creatures]]		[[Category:Mythical creatures]]
	[[Category:Olympos Project]]		[[Category:Olympos Project]]

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	==History==		==History==
	According to the stories, the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and hero [[Perseus]] was tasked by the ruler of [[Seriphos]] King [[Polydektes]] to slay the gorgon Medusa.~~<ref name="A Treasury of Legends">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref>~~ Helped on the orders of the god [[Zeus]], the messenger of the gods [[Hermes Trismegistus\|Hermes]] gave Perseus a [[Perseus' Sword of Eden\|shining sickle]],~~<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref>~~ which might have been a [[Harpe of Perseus\|harpe]], as well as winged sandals and the goddess Athena gave Perseus a bronze shield, polished mirror-bright. Armed with these, Perseus succeeded in his task.~~<ref name="A Treasury of Legends" />~~		According to the stories, the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and hero [[Perseus]] was tasked by the ruler of [[Seriphos]] King [[Polydektes]] to slay the gorgon Medusa. Helped on the orders of the god [[Zeus]], the messenger of the gods [[Hermes Trismegistus\|Hermes]] gave Perseus a [[Perseus' Sword of Eden\|shining sickle]], which might have been a [[Harpe of Perseus\|harpe]], as well as winged sandals and the goddess Athena gave Perseus a bronze shield, polished mirror-bright. Armed with these, Perseus succeeded in his task.

	During the [[Peloponnesian War]], a member of the [[Daughters of Artemis]], [[Ligeia]], fell prey to a [[Writhing Dread\|Gorgon]]'s stare. The [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] later defeated the creature at the request of Ligeia's lover, [[Bryce]].<ref name="Writhing Dead">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Writhing Dead]]</ref>		During the [[Peloponnesian War]], a member of the [[Daughters of Artemis]], [[Ligeia]], fell prey to a [[Writhing Dread\|Gorgon]]'s stare. The [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] later defeated the creature at the request of Ligeia's lover, [[Bryce]].<ref name="Writhing Dead">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Writhing Dead]]</ref>

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	[[File:Ship-GorgonShield.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The face of a gorgon on a shield]]		[[File:Ship-GorgonShield.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The face of a gorgon on a shield]]
	'''Gorgon''' is a creature in the [[Greece\|Greek]] mythology. The legendary [[Medusa]] was considered the most famous of them. Stories of gorgons were born from a certain type of hybrid beasts created by the [[Isu]] as part of the [[Olympos Project]].		'''Gorgon''' is a creature in the [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Greek mythology\|mythology]]. The legendary [[Medusa]] was considered the most famous of them. Stories of gorgons were born from a certain type of hybrid beasts created by the [[Isu]] as part of the [[Olympos Project]].

	==History==		==History==
	~~In Ovid's ''Metamorphises'', Medusa became a gorgon after the god [[Poseidon]] raped her in [[Athena]]'s temple.{{Fact\|June 2019}}~~

	According to the stories, the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and hero [[Perseus]] was tasked by the ruler of [[Seriphos]] King [[Polydektes]] to slay the gorgon Medusa.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref> Helped on the orders of the god [[Zeus]], the messenger of the gods [[Hermes Trismegistus\|Hermes]] gave Perseus a [[Perseus' Sword of Eden\|shining sickle]],<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> which might have been a [[Harpe of Perseus\|harpe]], as well as winged sandals and the goddess Athena gave Perseus a bronze shield, polished mirror-bright. Armed with these, Perseus succeeded in his task.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends" />		According to the stories, the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and hero [[Perseus]] was tasked by the ruler of [[Seriphos]] King [[Polydektes]] to slay the gorgon Medusa.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref> Helped on the orders of the god [[Zeus]], the messenger of the gods [[Hermes Trismegistus\|Hermes]] gave Perseus a [[Perseus' Sword of Eden\|shining sickle]],<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> which might have been a [[Harpe of Perseus\|harpe]], as well as winged sandals and the goddess Athena gave Perseus a bronze shield, polished mirror-bright. Armed with these, Perseus succeeded in his task.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends" />

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	By the time of the Peloponnesian War in 5th century BCE, the image of a gorgon was used by the Greeks as a protective amulet used to decorate houses and shields. It was also implemented in various statues of the goddess Athena as part of her [[Aegis]].<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>		By the time of the Peloponnesian War in 5th century BCE, the image of a gorgon was used by the Greeks as a protective amulet used to decorate houses and shields. It was also implemented in various statues of the goddess Athena as part of her [[Aegis]].<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>

	Certain weapons were associated with gorgons: there was the [[Gorgon Slayer]], a spear which belonged to the mercenary [[Zetes the Retired]] during the 5th century BCE, the [[Gorgoneion Xiphos]] which was said to echo the voices of the Gorgon's victims,<ref name="~~ACOd~~" /> and [[Medusa (weapon)\|Medusa]], a heavy weapon found in [[Egypt]] during the 1st century BCE by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		Certain weapons were associated with gorgons: there was the [[Gorgon Slayer]], a [[spear]] which belonged to the mercenary [[Zetes the Retired]] during the 5th century BCE, the [[Gorgoneion Xiphos]] which was said to echo the voices of the Gorgon's victims,<ref name="Gorgoneion Xiphos">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Gorgoneion Xiphos]]</ref> and [[Medusa (weapon)\|Medusa]], a heavy weapon found in [[Egypt]] during the 1st century BCE by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]].<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

	==~~Trivia~~==		==Behind the scenes==
	*The term ''gorgon'' is derived from the Greek [~~https~~:~~//en.wiktionary.org/wiki/~~γοργός γοργός] (''gorgós''), meaning 'grim, fierce, terrible'.		The term ''gorgon'' is derived from the Greek [[wikt:γοργός\|γοργός]] (''gorgós''), meaning 'grim, fierce, terrible'.<ref name="γοργός">[[wikt:γοργός\|γοργός]] on Wiktionary</ref>

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	ACOd-detail-Gorgoneionquarter.jpg\|Gorgon's head used as an apotropaic device on a house		ACOd-detail-Gorgoneionquarter.jpg\|Gorgon's head used as an apotropaic device on a house
	ACOd-detail-GorgoneionfrontC.jpg		ACOd-detail-GorgoneionfrontC.jpg
	ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgon.jpg\|Gorgon as part of the Aegis on the [[Statue of Athena]] in [[Athens]]		ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgon.jpg\|Gorgon as part of the Aegis on the [[Statue of Athena]] on [[Athens]]' [[Akropolis Sanctuary]]
	ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgonmarble.jpg\|Gorgon as part of the Aegis on a marble statue of Athena		ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgonmarble.jpg\|Gorgon as part of the Aegis on a marble statue of Athena
	</gallery>		</gallery>
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c\|artwork}}

	==References==		==References==

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	According to the stories, the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and hero [[Perseus]] was tasked by the ruler of [[Seriphos]] King [[Polydektes]] to slay the gorgon Medusa.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref> Helped on the orders of the god [[Zeus]], the messenger of the gods [[Hermes Trismegistus\|Hermes]] gave Perseus a [[Perseus' Sword of Eden\|shining sickle]],<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> which might have been a [[Harpe of Perseus\|harpe]], as well as winged sandals and the goddess Athena gave Perseus a bronze shield, polished mirror-bright. Armed with these, Perseus succeeded in his task.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends" />		According to the stories, the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and hero [[Perseus]] was tasked by the ruler of [[Seriphos]] King [[Polydektes]] to slay the gorgon Medusa.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref> Helped on the orders of the god [[Zeus]], the messenger of the gods [[Hermes Trismegistus\|Hermes]] gave Perseus a [[Perseus' Sword of Eden\|shining sickle]],<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> which might have been a [[Harpe of Perseus\|harpe]], as well as winged sandals and the goddess Athena gave Perseus a bronze shield, polished mirror-bright. Armed with these, Perseus succeeded in his task.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends" />

	During the [[Peloponnesian War]] a member of the [[Daughters of Artemis]], [[Ligeia]], fell prey to a [[Writhing Dread\|Gorgon]]'s stare. The [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary\|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] later defeated the creature at the request of Ligeia's lover, [[Bryce]].<ref name="~~ACOd~~" />		During the [[Peloponnesian War]], a member of the [[Daughters of Artemis]], [[Ligeia]], fell prey to a [[Writhing Dread\|Gorgon]]'s stare. The [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] later defeated the creature at the request of Ligeia's lover, [[Bryce]].<ref name="Writhing Dead">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Writhing Dead]]</ref>

	==Influence and legacy==		==Influence and legacy==
	By the time of the Peloponnesian War in 5th century BCE, the image of a gorgon was used by the Greeks as a protective amulet used to decorate houses and shields. It was also implemented in various statues of the goddess Athena as part of her [[Aegis]].<ref name="ACOd" />		By the time of the Peloponnesian War in 5th century BCE, the image of a gorgon was used by the Greeks as a protective amulet used to decorate houses and shields. It was also implemented in various statues of the goddess Athena as part of her [[Aegis]].<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>

	Certain weapons were associated with gorgons: there was the [[Gorgon Slayer]], a spear which belonged to the mercenary [[Zetes the Retired]] during the 5th century BCE, the [[Gorgoneion Xiphos]] which was said to echo the voices of the Gorgon's victims,<ref name="ACOd" /> and [[Medusa (weapon)\|Medusa]], a heavy weapon found in [[Egypt]] during the 1st century BCE by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		Certain weapons were associated with gorgons: there was the [[Gorgon Slayer]], a spear which belonged to the mercenary [[Zetes the Retired]] during the 5th century BCE, the [[Gorgoneion Xiphos]] which was said to echo the voices of the Gorgon's victims,<ref name="ACOd" /> and [[Medusa (weapon)\|Medusa]], a heavy weapon found in [[Egypt]] during the 1st century BCE by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	In Ovid's ''Metamorphises'', Medusa became a gorgon after the god [[Poseidon]] raped her in [[Athena]]'s temple.{{Fact}}		In Ovid's ''Metamorphises'', Medusa became a gorgon after the god [[Poseidon]] raped her in [[Athena]]'s temple.{{Fact\|June 2019}}

	According to the stories, the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and hero [[Perseus]] was tasked by the ruler of [[Seriphos]] King [[Polydektes]] to slay the gorgon Medusa.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref> Helped on the orders of the god [[Zeus]], the messenger of the gods [[Hermes Trismegistus\|Hermes]] gave Perseus a [[Perseus' Sword of Eden\|shining sickle]],<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> which might have been a [[Harpe of Perseus\|harpe]], as well as winged sandals and the goddess Athena gave Perseus a bronze shield, polished mirror-bright. Armed with these, Perseus succeeded in his task.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends" />		According to the stories, the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and hero [[Perseus]] was tasked by the ruler of [[Seriphos]] King [[Polydektes]] to slay the gorgon Medusa.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref> Helped on the orders of the god [[Zeus]], the messenger of the gods [[Hermes Trismegistus\|Hermes]] gave Perseus a [[Perseus' Sword of Eden\|shining sickle]],<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> which might have been a [[Harpe of Perseus\|harpe]], as well as winged sandals and the goddess Athena gave Perseus a bronze shield, polished mirror-bright. Armed with these, Perseus succeeded in his task.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends" />

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From the description of Gorgoneion Xiphos

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	==History==		==History==
	In Ovid's ''Metamorphises, ''~~Medusa~~ became a gorgon after the god [[Poseidon]] raped her in [[Athena]]'s temple.{{Fact}}		In Ovid's ''Metamorphises'', Medusa became a gorgon after the god [[Poseidon]] raped her in [[Athena]]'s temple.{{Fact}}

	According to the stories, the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and hero [[Perseus]] was tasked by the ruler of [[Seriphos]] King [[Polydektes]] to slay the gorgon Medusa.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref> Helped on the orders of the god [[Zeus]], the messenger of the gods [[Hermes Trismegistus\|Hermes]] gave Perseus a [[Perseus' Sword of Eden\|shining sickle]],<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> which might have been a [[Harpe of Perseus\|harpe]], as well as winged sandals and the goddess [[Athena]] gave Perseus a bronze shield, polished mirror-bright. Armed with these, Perseus succeeded in his task.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends" />		According to the stories, the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and hero [[Perseus]] was tasked by the ruler of [[Seriphos]] King [[Polydektes]] to slay the gorgon Medusa.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref> Helped on the orders of the god [[Zeus]], the messenger of the gods [[Hermes Trismegistus\|Hermes]] gave Perseus a [[Perseus' Sword of Eden\|shining sickle]],<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> which might have been a [[Harpe of Perseus\|harpe]], as well as winged sandals and the goddess Athena gave Perseus a bronze shield, polished mirror-bright. Armed with these, Perseus succeeded in his task.<ref name="A Treasury of Legends" />

	During the [[Peloponnesian War]] a member of the [[Daughters of Artemis]], [[Ligeia]], fell prey to a [[Writhing Dread\|Gorgon]]'s stare. The [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary\|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] later defeated the creature at the request of Ligeia's lover, [[Bryce]].<ref name="ACOd" />		During the [[Peloponnesian War]] a member of the [[Daughters of Artemis]], [[Ligeia]], fell prey to a [[Writhing Dread\|Gorgon]]'s stare. The [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary\|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] later defeated the creature at the request of Ligeia's lover, [[Bryce]].<ref name="ACOd" />

	==Influence and legacy==		==Influence and legacy==
	By the time of the Peloponnesian War in 5th century BCE, the image of a gorgon was used by the Greeks as a protective amulet used to decorate houses and shields. It was also implemented in various statues of the goddess [[Athena]] as part of her [[Aegis]].<ref name="ACOd" />		By the time of the Peloponnesian War in 5th century BCE, the image of a gorgon was used by the Greeks as a protective amulet used to decorate houses and shields. It was also implemented in various statues of the goddess Athena as part of her [[Aegis]].<ref name="ACOd" />

	Certain weapons were associated with gorgons: there was the [[Gorgon Slayer]], a spear which belonged to the mercenary [[Zetes the Retired]] during the 5th century BCE,<ref name="ACOd" /> and [[Medusa (weapon)\|Medusa]], a heavy weapon found in [[Egypt]] during the 1st century BCE by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		Certain weapons were associated with gorgons: there was the [[Gorgon Slayer]], a spear which belonged to the mercenary [[Zetes the Retired]] during the 5th century BCE, the [[Gorgoneion Xiphos]] which was said to echo the voices of the Gorgon's victims,<ref name="ACOd" /> and [[Medusa (weapon)\|Medusa]], a heavy weapon found in [[Egypt]] during the 1st century BCE by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	'''Gorgon''' is a creature in the [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Greek mythology\|mythology]]. The legendary [[Medusa]] was considered the most famous of them. Stories of gorgons were born from a certain type of hybrid beasts created by the [[Isu]] as part of the [[Olympos Project]].		'''Gorgon''' is a creature in the [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Greek mythology\|mythology]]. The legendary [[Medusa]] was considered the most famous of them. Stories of gorgons were born from a certain type of hybrid beasts created by the [[Isu]] as part of the [[Olympos Project]].