Chione was the daughter of Daedalion, a courageous, yet merciless, warrior. She was a beautiful lady desired by mortals and immortals, including the gods Apollo and Hermes. Hermes used magic to make Chione fall to sleep and then raped her. Later that night, Apollo visited her as well, transformed into an old woman and also slept with her. As a result of that night, Chione gave birth to the notorious thief Autolycus, whose father was Hermes, and Philammon, by Apollo. Having charmed two gods, Chione boasted that she was more beautiful than goddesses like Artemis. The latter decided to punish her and shot Chione with an arrow, killing her. Daedalion, overcome with grief, tried to kill himself by jumping into the funeral pyre of his daughter, but he was stopped in time. He eventually went to the top of the Mount Parnassus and jumped off, but before he reached the ground, Apollo transformed him into a majestic hawk, feeling sorry for the man's grief.
In Greek mythology, a Gorgon is a mythical creature portrayed in ancient Greek literature. While descriptions of Gorgons vary across Greek literature and occur in the earliest examples of Greek literature, the term commonly refers to any of three sisters who had hair made of living, venomous snakes, as well as a horrifying visage that turned those who beheld her to stone. Traditionally, while two of the Gorgons were immortal, Stheno and Euryale, their sister Medusa was not and she was slain by the demigod and hero Perseus. The large Gorgon eyes, as well as Athena 's "flashing" eyes, are symbols termed "the divine eyes" by Gimbutas (who did not originate the perception); they appear also in Athena's sacred bird, the owl. They may be represented by spirals, wheels, concentric circles, swastikas, firewheels, and other images. Anyone who would gaze into their eyes would be turned to stone instantly. Essential Reads: Engaging Books You Can't Miss
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