Polydectes sent Perseus to fetch Medusa's head, expecting the impossible quest to kill the young hero so he could take Danaë for himself. Perseus returned triumphant and turned Polydectes to stone with the Gorgon's head.
Perseus returned to Seriphos and found Polydectes feasting with his court. He drew Medusa's head from the kibisis and turned the king and his followers to stone.
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