A quarrel having arisen for the possession of the head of this monster, Meleager killed his brothers. […] Usually with a helmet on her head, and a large plume nodding in the air. In one hand she holds a spear, and in the other, a shield, with the dying head of Medusa upon it. […] “The head is of the highest beauty. […] It is difficult to think that this head, though of the highest ideal beauty is the head of Minerva, although the attributes and attitude of the lower part of the statue certainly suggest that idea.