Book1:TeDream-Maker

me?"

    "No,Ididnot．Iamtraiellingdireanddistinguishingspeedofmovementajustbymysenseofhearing．Itargetedyoubymyears,noteyes.”

    "SuchisFate．ThefirsttimeIwaskilledbyPerseus,whoslewmebylookingatmyrefleinhisbronzeshield．Afterthat,Iwasonmyguardsoasnottobetakeninagainthatsameway．Ineverdreameditossibletosubstituteearsforeyes!Andthisunseasonablefoghasbrokenmyspellmentostoisihewillofheaven!"Dimitri,whowasabouttostrike,slowlyputdownhisswordandaskedincredulously，

    "What?Doyoumeantosaythatyouhadbeenbeheadedbefore?"Thinkisthathappehousandsofyearsago,shesaidinapensivevoicethatseemedtoefromanotherworld，

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    "MynameisMedusa,daughteroftheseagodPhodhissister-wife,Ceto．Iwasverybeautifundhadmanyadmirers．OnedayIwascaughtmakingloveiempleofDelphiandwastransformedintoanuglymohserpentsforhair,cwsofbronzeandstaringeyescapableanyonewholookedatmeintostone．IshouldnothaveprofaheTemple,butevehousandsofyears,Istillthinkthepenaltywastoosevere.”Shepaused,mulliheinjusticeofthesentence．

    "Manydiedbecauseofme;andintheeyesoftheworldIbecameamoobedestroyed．DidaoptothiherIwaogepeopletostones?Didtheyeveraskwhoputthatpowerihoutmyeverwantingit?Thehero,Perseus，beheadedmewiththeaidofsword,shieldandwingedshoesborrowedfromthegods．HepresentedmyheadtoAthenatothankherforlendinghimtheshieldwithwhichtokillmeamyheadonitasatrophy．ButbefivingmyheadaerseusshowedmyheadtooldAts,whowastiredofhavingheavenonhisshouldersandaskedtobeturostoneasarewardfortellinghimwhereIwas.”Medusapattedthegroundshewaslyingonandsaid，