- The X, although technically the shield of Zeus, was carried by Athena.
- She let Y borrow it so he could slay Medusa, since looking at her directly would have turned him into stone. After he had returned to Seriphos and turned Polydectes into stone, Y placed the head of Medusa on the X and returned it to Athena.
- The shield was originally made by Hephaestus, using the head of Medusa as an imprint on the face after Y turned over Medusa's head to Athena
- A replica of the original shield is owned by Thalia Grace in the Percy Jackson Series
And again courtesies to B.K.J.Venkat Krishnan
