Medusa the high priestess divine serpent

So Perseus was sent to kill the gorgon. The Gorgon was a mythical creature said to have lain with Poseidon in Athena's temple, she is said to have incurred the wrath of Athena who turned her into a winged creature head full of snakes for hair. Medusa was said to be one of three Gorgons and the only one who was mortal. The tale teaches that a cult of Poseidon unified with a religion of Athena creating a very wise religion whose powers were so great that it was as if their hair was made of snakes, snakes are symbols of power, magic, medicine and wisdom. Earth goddesses are often depicted holding snakes. Thus the serpent like Medusa was fully symbolic as divinely blessed snake as possible. She was said to have been a fair, beautiful and virtuous maiden and this is why Poseidon took her as a wife and blessed her by consummating their union in the temple that shines the wisdom of Athena. She became so charismatic, beautiful, awe inspiring and with presence powerful people would freeze in her presence, they would turn to statues as if made of stone. Perseus was sent to take her head and thus represent her authority as a head of her religion This means Perseus was went to unify with her. Upon his return Perseus marches into the meeting of those on island of Seriphus, including Polydectes and reveals Medusa’s head, turning all the men to stone. Thus Perseus gained the same ominous powerful serpent aura as Medusa and was able to conquer the nobles of the island as Medusa conquers those who face her. Moreover, the people of Medusa joined the Greeks through Pursues who as mentioned is both Ionian and Archean. Medusa represents a Celt like earth cult that had accumulated a lot of power, there were three main religions and Medusa who headed hers was still of her first life and considered mortal.

More on how Perseus gets Medusa's head and the old Gray witches with the one eye tomorrow.
When Perseus returns with her head he shows the head to