Greek mythology is filled with stories of ironic tales, warrior, mortals, and many conflicts with gods. One to this said story is “story of medusa”, filled with faithlessness, sadness, ugliness and death. Medusa was the sisters Sthenno and Euryale, and children of Phorkys and Keto knows as the Gorgons.
Medusa was the most beautiful, symmetrical, and pretty girl in ancient Greece. She had long golden and shiny hair which looked like golden silk in the light, and cascaded down passed her shoulders. Her skin was more beautiful than fresh fallen snow and the most beautiful and deep green eyes, which torture any men soul. Due to her beauty many men wished to marry medusa.
One day, Poseidon (God of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, earthquakes and horses) had been hypnotize by medusa’s beauty and take her innocence at the temple of Athena while she and other beautiful and innocent girls worshiping at the temple of Athena (Virgin goddess of wisdom, warfare, strategy, heroic endeavor, handicrafts and reason).
Due to the holiness of the temple and unable to punish Poseidon, because he was an upper God. Athena cast her revenge on Medusa by turning into an ugly Gorgon with snakes as hair and anyone that looked on her would turn into stone.
Due to gorgon creature if Medusa killed, the murderer become hero. The hero” Perseus” who killed Medusa ,was the son of Zeus(The king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky, weather, thunder, law, order and fate) and Danae. Perseus and his mother locked in a box and thrown into the sea by her father king Acrisius of Argus, who had been told his grandson would kill him. Mother and son were rescued at the island Seriphos, where the king of Seriphos “Polydectes” fell in love with Danae. When Perseus was fully grown, the king sent him away to get Medusa’s head so that he could have Danae all to himself. Perseus ask Athena to assist him in killing Medusa He borrowed winged sandals, Hades’ cap of invisibility, unbreakable sword and mirror shield. His speed and invisibility due to winged sandals and Hades’s cap respectively allowed him to get close to medusa and used mirror shield to see her without becoming a stone and beheaded her with unbreakable sword.
The Dissertation on God, King of Hell
Sarah Kuehl Mr. Fisher AP English 12 19 October 2010 God, King of Hell In the medieval age, Catholicism was a dominant, unifying force. All people of the Catholic faith are members of the Roman Catholic Church, with the mission of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. A brilliant poet, Dante Alighieri, lived during the medieval age and used his works to accomplish many things, including spreading ...
. In our modern culture, Greek mythology is greatly reflected in advertising. FTD Flower Delivery Company, their logo includes Hermes, the messenger of the gods with winged sandal. Medusa has made countless appearances in music, fiction, animation and films. One example is the latest remake film “Clash of the Titans”. Versace logo shows the head of Medusa. Several books on women’s right and liberation have used Medusa’s story along with her head as a symbol of rage.
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Movie: Clash of the Titans-2010
Movie: Clash of the Titans-1981
