Love your work but it might interest you to know that in Hesiod’s original myths, Medusa was born a gorgon just as her sisters were, and the whole bit about being transformed into a monster by Athena after Poseidon’s rape was bs concocted by the Roman poet Ovid, likely because he had a severe bias against the Greeks worship of Athena and wanted to make her look bad.
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Henry Wilkens-Huff
Jan 26, 2023
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It’s an excellent addition to be sure. I mostly prefer Hesiod’s version just because I‘m fond of Poseidon’s character, Ovid’s retelling mars his image a bit for me.
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Maeve Hightower
Aug 22, 2022
Long live Medusa
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cassie65
Jul 30, 2022
Fabulous!
I love Greek mythology.
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imscottbase
Jul 30, 2022
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Thank you Cassie! Me too, I remember my mum reading me these stories when I was a kid.
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Todd Ellner
Jul 30, 2022
Was this inspired by Medusa With the Head of Perseus?
Love your work but it might interest you to know that in Hesiod’s original myths, Medusa was born a gorgon just as her sisters were, and the whole bit about being transformed into a monster by Athena after Poseidon’s rape was bs concocted by the Roman poet Ovid, likely because he had a severe bias against the Greeks worship of Athena and wanted to make her look bad.
Long live Medusa
Fabulous!
I love Greek mythology.
Was this inspired by Medusa With the Head of Perseus?
https://www.cgtrader.com/gallery/project/medusa-with-the-head-of-perseus
Excellent.
Also, why do I have to log back in every time I make a comment? Is anyone else having this issue?