He took the head of Medusa out of his bad. Anyone you looks at Medusa's face gets turned to stone.
Perseus used her severed head to turn Atlas to stone. Later he rescued princess Andromeda from being eaten by a sea monster, which Perseus also turned to stone.
Perseus
He didn't - it was Athena who out of pity turned Atlas to stone with Medusa's head to relieve him of holding up the Ouranos or sky from the Earth; he then became the Atlas mountains
One of Zeus' sons, Perseus, was not turned to stone. However, the Gorgon Medusa, whom Perseus defeated, could turn people to stone with her gaze. Perseus used the reflection in his shield to avoid looking directly at her and managed to defeat her.
Atlas-Perseus turned Atlas to stone so he could no longer feel his burden Andromeda-she was being sacraificed to Poseidon's sea monster when Perseus saved her.
Atlas
Perseus did this. He was flying by with his winged sandals and he saw Atlas holding up the sky. He felt sorry for Atlas and turned him into stone with Medusa's head. This is supposedly how Mount Atlas came about.
Perseus.
The first one was Atlas, the titan. No, actually it was Gabe his horrible step dad.
Turn anyone to stone
Perseus, son of Zeus, killed the snake-haired Medusa by cutting off her head with a sword given to him by the gods. After killing Medusa, Perseus used her head as a weapon, turning Atlas to stone when he tried to attack him.
The hero you are referring to is Perseus, a figure from Greek mythology. His notable accomplishments include beheading the Gorgon Medusa, whose gaze could turn people to stone, and using her head as a weapon. Additionally, he is credited with turning the giant Atlas into stone by showing him the head of Medusa, thereby creating the Atlas Mountains. Perseus is celebrated as a quintessential hero in mythological tales.