Picture of Statue Of Perseus And Medusa

-- Perseus, with a curved sword, a gift of Mercury, wears winged sandals, like Mercury's, and a helmet with wings (resembling Mercury's hat). Although blood gushes from the severed head of Medusa, this sensational subject is not treated with horror or drama. source: http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/lanzi/lanzi.html