Gorgon

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, which might have been a harpe.

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.

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
 * Assassin's Creed: Odyssey