Medusa

Medusa, one of the three gorgons, daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. She was the only one of the gorgons subjected to mortality. She started of as a beautiful woman. Commonly celebrated for her personal charms and the beauty of her locks. Medusa was a priestess to Athena (daughter of Zeus) she was devoted to a life of celibacy. But Medusa fell in love with Poseidon (God of the seas) and became united to him in Marriage. For this offence she was punished, her beautiful locks were changed into venomous snakes. Her once gentle love-inspiring eyes now became blood shot, furious orbs that when men looked upon would turn to stone. Her milk like skin, assumed a loathsome green tinge. In disgust Medusa fled her home. She was soon shunned by the world. And her personality now resembled the hatred of her appearance. Moving from place to place, some venomous snakes fell from her head and that is how these snakes appeared in certain country's. Medusa was defeated (beheaded) by overseas. Who used her head to turn his enemy's to stone before giving it to Athena who uses it on her shield.