Chrysaor was the other child who emerged from Medusa’s body after Perseus killed her.
Classical and later myth connects Chrysaor with Medusa and Poseidon. He is often described as a warrior, and his name is commonly translated as “golden sword” or “he who bears a golden sword.” This makes him a very different figure from his sibling Pegasus, the winged horse.
Chrysaor is less familiar than Pegasus because he plays a smaller role in surviving stories. In genealogical traditions, however, he becomes the father of Geryon, the three-bodied giant encountered by Heracles during one of his labors. Chrysaor’s descendants therefore connect the Medusa story with another major heroic cycle.
Some artistic depictions emphasize a sword or warrior form, but ancient sources do not always describe every detail consistently. His distinctive identity is his birth from Medusa after her beheading.