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'''Medusa''' was the most famous incarnation of the [[Writhing Dread]], and by extension, the {{wiki|gorgon}}s, a type of hybrid beast created by the [[Isu]] as part of the [[Olympos Project]]. Medusa was originally a [[human]] but taken over by an [[Atlantis]] [[Atlantis artifact|artifact]], known as the [[Prize of the Medusa]], to act as a guardian for it, in order to seal the [[Gateway to the Lost City|Gates]] of Atlantis.<ref name = "Twitter">[https://twitter.com/melqartiii/status/1061587398033883137 Mel MacCoubrey' Twitter]</ref>
'''Medusa''' was the most famous incarnation of the [[Writhing Dread]], and by extension, the [[gorgon]]s, a type of hybrid beast created by the [[Isu]] as part of the [[Olympos Project]]. Medusa was originally a [[human]] but taken over by an [[Atlantis]] [[Atlantis artifact|artifact]] known as the [[Prize of the Medusa]], to act as a guardian for it in order to seal the [[Gateway to the Lost City|Gates]] of Atlantis.<ref name = "Twitter">[https://twitter.com/melqartiii/status/1061587398033883137 Mel MacCoubrey' Twitter]</ref>


In [[Greece|Greek]] mythology, she was described as having had hair composed of live [[poison|venomous]] [[snake]]s, wings and a visage so monstrous that all who beheld it turned into stone. According to the myth, she was slain by the [[Mycenae]]an founder [[Perseus]] with a [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]].<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref>
In [[Greece|Greek]] mythology, she was described as having had hair composed of live [[poison|venomous]] [[snake]]s, wings and a visage so monstrous that all who beheld it turned into stone. According to the myth, she was slain by the [[Mycenae]]an founder [[Perseus]] with a [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]],<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> which might have been a [[Harpe of Perseus|harpe]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>


In [[Korinthia]] the story of Medusa inspired someone to carve a monumental statue of her grimacing head, known as the [[Cyclopean Head of Medusa]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
In [[Korinthia]] the story of Medusa inspired someone to carve a monumental statue of her grimacing head, known as the [[Cyclopean Head of Medusa]], though later its creation was attributed to the [[Cyclops|Cyclopes]].<ref name="ACOd" />


==Trivia==
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Medusa statue artwork - Assassin's Creed Odyssey.jpg|Concept art of the Cyclopean Head of Medusa
Medusa statue artwork - Assassin's Creed Odyssey.jpg|Concept art of the Cyclopean Head of Medusa
Korinthia-CyclopeanHeadofMedusa3.jpg|thumb|250px|The Head with the [[Kephisos' Sanctuary Ruins]] behind
Korinthia-CyclopeanHeadofMedusa3.jpg|The Head with the [[Kephisos' Sanctuary Ruins]] behind
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Medusa was the most famous incarnation of the Writhing Dread, and by extension, the gorgons, a type of hybrid beast created by the Isu as part of the Olympos Project. Medusa was originally a human but taken over by an Atlantis artifact known as the Prize of the Medusa, to act as a guardian for it in order to seal the Gates of Atlantis.[1]

In Greek mythology, she was described as having had hair composed of live venomous snakes, wings and a visage so monstrous that all who beheld it turned into stone. According to the myth, she was slain by the Mycenaean founder Perseus with a Sword of Eden,[2] which might have been a harpe.[3]

In Korinthia the story of Medusa inspired someone to carve a monumental statue of her grimacing head, known as the Cyclopean Head of Medusa, though later its creation was attributed to the Cyclopes.[3]

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  1. ↑ Mel MacCoubrey' Twitter
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins

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