In Greek mythology, Chrysaor (Ancient Greek: Χρυσάωρ, "he who has a golden sword") was the brother of the winged horse Pegasus, usually depicted as a young man. He was the son of Poseidon and the Gorgon Medusa, and sprang forth — together with Pegasus — from her body when Perseus decapitated her. By the Oceanid Callirrhoe he became the father of the three-headed Geryon, who was later slain by Heracles.
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I.Family
Chrysaor was the son of the sea-god Poseidon and the Gorgon Medusa, and the brother of the winged horse Pegasus. Both he and Pegasus were born when Perseus beheaded Medusa, springing forth from her decapitated body.
Chrysaor married Callirrhoe, a daughter of Oceanus, and by her fathered the triple-headed Geryon, who was later killed by Heracles. According to some accounts, Chrysaor and Callirrhoe may also have been the parents of the monster Echidna.
An alternate genealogy preserved by Stephanus of Byzantium instead identifies Chrysaor as a son of Glaucus and a grandson of Sisyphus.
II.Mythology
In Greek mythology, Medusa was one of three monstrous Gorgon sisters. Unlike her sisters Stheno and Euryale, Medusa was mortal, and she was beheaded by the hero Perseus. From the blood of her decapitated body emerged both Chrysaor and the winged horse Pegasus.
Hesiod's Theogony records the moment of his birth: "And when Perseus cut off her head, there sprang forth great Chrysaor and the horse Pegasus." His name, meaning "he who has a golden sword," reflects this origin, and he is typically depicted in tradition as a young man rather than as a monstrous figure.
III.In art
Chrysaor's earliest known appearance in art is on the Temple of Artemis at Corfu (Corcyra), dated to the early 6th century BCE, where he is shown beside his mother, Medusa.