Gorgon
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Gorgon is a creature in the 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.
According to the stories, the legendary founder of Mycenae and a hero Perseus slew Medusa with a special sword,[1] which might have been a harpe.[2]
During the Peloponnesian War a member of the Daughters of Artemis, Ligeia, fell prey to a Gorgon's stare. The Spartan misthios Kassandra later defeated the creature at the request of Ligeia's lover, Bryce.[2]
Trivia
- The term gorgon is derived from the Greek γοργός (gorgós), meaning 'grim, fierce, terrible'.
- Couple of weapons were named after the gorgons: there was the Gorgon Slayer, a spear which belonged tothe mercenary Zetes the Retired, and Medusa, a heavy weapon found in Egypt during the 1st century BCE by the Medjay Bayek of Siwa.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)