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... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > the Greek heroic legends (I) > (story of) Perseus > love-affairs of Perseus > Perseus and Andromeda > Perseus cleanses his hands of blood at the well Hippocrene; Andromeda attended by Cupid and Naiads > Perseus lays down Medusa's head on a bed of leaves and seaweed which turn into coral, i.e. the origin of coral

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94P2131Perseus lays down Medusa's head on a bed of leaves and seaweed which turn into coral, i.e. the origin of coral  

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Subject

  • algae
  • ancient history
  • Andromeda
  • blood
  • classical antiquity
  • coral
  • Cupid
  • fountain
  • Gorgon's head
  • Greek legend
  • hero
  • heroic legend
  • Hippocrene
  • history
  • leaf
  • legend
  • love-affair
  • mythology
  • Naiad
  • origin
  • Perseus
  • seaweed
  • transformation
  • washing (hands)
  • well

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  • 94P2131

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