Perseus answered: “Craven man, I’ll grant what I am able. Have no fear—this gift is great for one so impotent. No sword will harm you. I’ll make you a monument 240 to last through time. You’ll be on view forever inside the palace of my father-in-law to cheer my wife with her fiancé’s likeness.” He spoke, then moved Medusa round to meet the fearful gaze of Phineus, who tried 245 to look away again. But his neck stiffened; his tears became hard stone. Inside the marble, he still looked timid with a suppliant expression, passive hands, and abject face.
Cold ashell perseus
