a monstrous gorgon her snakecovered head turning intruders to stone in the ruins of an ancient greek temple

monstrous gorgon snake cover head turn intruder stone ruin ancient deity monument horrific medieval sculpture terrify statue architecture bite legacy state athena historical twist pudde curse serpent petrify stheno medusa goddess figure creature snakehead stony woman hellenic mythology snaky monster grecian infamous mythical legendary mytho snakeskin temple snakebite heritage legend