Medusa Bust on Plinth Statue Mother Earth Hecate was the goddess of

Hecate was the goddess of magic

by Egyptologists this scene is called "Nebamun Fowling in the Marshes"

There is evidence of this ritual from the Old Kingdom to the Roman Period

At the age of 18

a thin forked tail and canine body

Medusa Bust on Plinth Statue Mother Earth Hecate was the goddess ofMedusa 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. Most sources describe her as the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, though the author Hyginus makes her the daughter of Gorgon and Ceto. According to Hesiod and Aeschylus, she lived and died on an island named Sarpedon, somewhere near Cisthene. Dimensions: Height: 21cm 8. 3 inches