Protected by invisibility, Perseus flew to the beach were the three Gorgons slept; this was a terrible sight: they were winged monsters with long teeth, forked tongues, fingernails of bronze and snakes instead of hair. Only Medusa could be killed. The hero advanced without looking at her directly, but using the reflection in the shield he slashed of her head with the sickle and put it in the sack. He succeeded in fleeing from the other two Gorgons thanks to his magic helmet that made him invisible. The winged horse Pegasus was born from Medusa's blood on the sand.
