Closeup: Medusa's head on the shield of Athena, La Minerva, Governor's Palace, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

In Greek mythology, Medusa (/mɪˈdjuːzə, -sə/; Μέδουσα "guardian, protectress") was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as a winged human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Those who gazed upon her face would turn to stone.

Athena was the goddess of wisdom, and today we might say goddess of technology and learning

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Closeup: Medusa's head on the shield of Athena, La Minerva, Governor's Palace, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico In Greek mythology, Medusa (/mɪˈdjuːzə, -sə/; Μέδουσα "guardian, protectress") was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as a winged human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Those who gazed upon her face would turn to stone. Athena was the goddess of wisdom, and today we might say goddess of technology and learning

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Published: September 21, 2019
Dimensions: 3008 × 2000
Camera: NIKON CORPORATION, NIKON D70
Settings: 34mm · f/4.2 · 1/30s · ISO 450
Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

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