He waited until she was sleeping, and then cut off her head by watching her reflection on the shield that Athena had lent him. Some tales say she wasn't sleeping but Perseus had a magical item as a gift from the god to make him invisible.
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoWiki User
∙ 11y agoSince Perseus could not look into Medusa's eyes or he would turn to stone he used a shiny shield. He looked into the shield to see the reflection of her to know where she was without turning to stone. He then carefully came up from behind and cut off her head.
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoWell, in some stories he turns it to stone with a gorgon head, in other stories he throws a poisoned apple in its mouth, and in another he kills it with the diamond sword given to im by athena, while riding on a pegasus. There are probably other variations of the story too but these are the most common.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoFrom his divine helpers he had acquired an invisibility cap and Athena's shiny shield. By not looking directly at Medusa but at her reflection in the shield he was able to get close to her and chop her head off.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoIn the majority of the versions of the story, while Medusa was pregnant by Poseidon, she was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who was sent to fetch her head by King Polydectes of Seriphus as a gift. With help from Athena and Hermes, who supplied him with winged sandals, Hades' cap of invisibility, a sword, and a mirrored shield, he accomplished his quest. The hero slew Medusa by looking at her harmless reflection in the mirror instead of directly at her to prevent being turned into stone. When the hero severed Medusa's head from her neck, an offspring sprang forth: the winged horse Pegasus.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agobecause Polydictus, an evil king, wanted to marry Perseus' mother, Danae. he knew Perseus would never allow it though so he told Perseus he would only be happy if he went and killed Medusa. He knew he would be killed on the way. But with the help of a god, goddess, and nymphs, he was successful. he came back and the head turned Polydictus and his court into stone.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoHe killed Cetus by revealing the head of Medusa (the gorgon who could turn anything into stone with a look into her eyes) to the monster.
Anonymous
Wiki User
∙ 7y agoPerseus chopped off Medusa's head. Because her gaze could turn men to stone, he used her reflection in his shield and swung his sword backhanded, which she obviously wasn't expecting.
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoM ignore that m right there im having computer problems. But anyway, perseus.
The Medusa was killed by Perseus
Greek mythology did not have a calendar.
Athena and Hermes helped Perseus kill Medusa.
She showed him pictures of Medusa and her sistersnewtest3
Athena didn't kill Medusa. Perseus is the hero who did that. Athena only turned Meduas into a monster.
No, Perseus killed Medusa.
The Medusa was killed by Perseus
No, they did not. The hero Perseus decapitated Medusa.
Because that was his "mission"
The Greek hero Perseus killed Medusa. He took his reflecting mirror and shined it to Medusa. Then, she cut off her head and she threw it into a nearby pond.
Athena and Hermes helped Perseus kill Medusa.
Greek mythology did not have a calendar.
Polydectes's true motive in sending Perseus to kill Medusa was to get rid of Perseus, hoping that Perseus would not return alive from such a dangerous quest. Polydectes was interested in Perseus's mother, Danae, but wanted Perseus out of the way.
She showed him pictures of Medusa and her sistersnewtest3
Medusa and a ketos, which is a huge sea serpent. he turned it stone with Medusa head to save the princess Andromeda
Perseus kills Medusa, by cutting off her head, and the sea monster, by turning it to stone, using medusa's head.
Athena didn't kill Medusa. Perseus is the hero who did that. Athena only turned Meduas into a monster.