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Messa on the cross is lovely :p ... that shield decoration is hideous! :confused:

That is the Gorgoneion which is an image of the Gorgon's head people painted it on their shields or wore it as a badge on their armour or even had it decorate the entrance to their homes in order to ward off evil.

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You may notice these later ones are the result of the Medusa myth describing her as really pretty. Medusa btw means more or less protector or defender. The poets might all have wanted to stroke little Perseus but soldiers and people who had stuff worth losing all knew who they wanted looking after them ;)
 
That is the Gorgoneion which is an image of the Gorgon's head people painted it on their shields or wore it as a badge on their armour or even had it decorate the entrance to their homes in order to ward off evil.

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You may notice these later ones are the result of the Medusa myth describing her as really pretty. Medusa btw means more or less protector or defender. The poets might all have wanted to stroke little Perseus but soldiers and people who had stuff worth losing all knew who they wanted looking after them ;)

Ok boss, I stand corrected now :)
 
That is the Gorgoneion which is an image of the Gorgon's head people painted it on their shields or wore it as a badge on their armour or even had it decorate the entrance to their homes in order to ward off evil.
even scarier than a Gorgoneion, the dreaded Gorgonzola
Home-made_Gorgonzola_cheese.jpg :eek: :eek: :eek:
 
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