Medusa shield

Medusa #medusa

This shield is Athena's and it represents how she fights for and protects the innocent. She goes along with Telemachus an guides him to find more about his infamous father. She protects him and tells him which way to go as she's disguised at Mentor, a very close family friend to Odysseus and Telemachus. But she dose not go so far to predict their own destinies, she lets them make their own but she always lets them know that there is always consequences.

Perseus eventually gave Medusa's head to Athena, who then mounted her head on her shield.

Digital Painting of Athena and her Aegis Shield

Medusa's shield

Perseus Slays Medusa. Perseus, favored by [Athena & Hermes], the former of whom lent him her shield and the latter his winged shoes, approached Medusa while she slept and taking care not to look directly at her, but guided by her image reflected in the bright shield which he bore, he cut off her head and gave it to Athena, who fixed it in the middle of her Ægis. - Bulfinch's Mythology (Victor Ambrus/user: Aethon)

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