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[Athena and Hermes] told him which one was Medusa and that was important, for she alone of the three could be killed; the other two were immortal.
Perseus is the Greek Hero who goes on adventure ans his objective, among others, is to kill a monster called Medusa Gorgon. She had a power to turn into stone jus with her look. So, no ordinary man were able to kill this monster, just a true Hero were able to do so.