The Indirect Gaze of Perseus: The Wisdom of Shielding Against Evil
Perseus knew he wasn’t alone.
Most heroes in most tales know that there are monsters one cannot look at without being petrified. Some gazes are deadly. Those heroes have to look at the reflection of the monster in their shield. Perseus fought with the Gorgon Medusa while looking at her reflection in his bronze shield — a gift of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and warfar…
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