The Medusa medium size ancient gold

925 sterling silver

24 karat layer of our ancient gold patina finish

ruby eyes1,6 wide   40mm
Medusa is a figure from Greek Mythology, the only mortal of the three Gorgons, along with her immortal sisters, Stheno and Euryale. The three Gorgons were born to the sea god of the dangers of the hidden deep, Phorcys, and the goddess of sea monsters and the dangers of the sea, Ceto.

According to Hesiod , Medusa and her sisters were the sisters of the Graeae and lived “beyond framed Oceanus at the world’s hard edge by Night, where the clear-voiced Hesperides are” (Theogony, 270). The three sisters are often mentioned together, but it is Medusa who is commonly depicted in both ancient Greek literature and art. The name Gorgon comes from the ancient Greek word γοργός, meaning “grim,” “fierce,” and “terrible,” and Medusa’s name derives from the ancient Greek verb μέδω meaning “to guard” or “to protect,” which is very fitting given the apotropaic quality of the face of the Gorgon, known as the Gorgoneion.