The homing behavior on Medusa Heads has not been used as often as the original kind, making their most prominent appearances in Castlevania ( N64) and Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness.Īnother time when the basic attack pattern of the Medusa Head has been altered was in Castlevania: Bloodlines. Interestingly, the Ghosts in Simon's Quest are the ones which fly in a wave-like pattern and determining the spot where they appear according to the player's position on the screen, making both of these enemies exchange their usual patterns to some extent. The Medusa Heads from this game home directly at the player, similarly to how Ghosts attack in other games, instead of flying aimlessly in wave-like patterns. In Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, another variant was introduced. The standard Medusa Head normally flies in a wave-like pattern, usually making them hard to dodge, but aside from that they don't do anything else. They may also appear in games where Medusa herself is not present. They usually appear in areas where there is a hazardous series of platforms. Spawned from the hair of Medusa, Medusa Heads fly through the air in an attempt to ram into the player. More recently, the gorgoneion was adopted by Gianni Versace as a logo for his fashion company. The Gorgon imagery remained popular even in Christian times, especially in the Byzantine Empire, including Kievan Rus, and was revived in the West by the Italian Renaissance artists. On Attic kilns, the gorgoneion over the kiln door protected from mishaps. On mosaic floors, the gorgoneion usually was depicted next to the threshold, as if guarding it from hostile intruders. Apart from temples, the Gorgon imagery is present on garments, dishes, weapons, and coins found across the Mediterranean region from Etruria to the Black Sea coast. In the sixth century, gorgoneia of a canonical "lion mask type" were ubiquitous on Greek temples. Gorgoneia appear frequently in Greek art at the turn of the eighth century BC. Mask of Gorgon Medusa (130 AD) from the Romano-Germanic Museum in Cologne. After receiving Medusa's head from Perseus, Athena placed it on her aegis (or her shield in other versions of the story) to imbue it with its power. The gorgoneion was a special apotropaic amulet showing the Gorgon head, used most famously by the Olympian deities Athena and Zeus both are said to have worn the gorgoneion as a protective pendant, and are often depicted wearing it. Since its ancient Greek origins to modern times, the head of Medusa has frequently appeared in art, superstition and even fashion. The fact that the head of Medusa appears as an individual enemy, apart from Medusa herself, may stem from her legendary origin's story, where she was beheaded by the hero Perseus. Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini (1554). 4.3 Castlevania (N64)/ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness.
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