Medusa’s story basically teaches everyone that bragging isn’t always a good thing to do and with bad actions come bad consequences.Īlso, always boasting about yourself to make others feel bad can just hit you right in the back in just a flash of light, just like it hit Medusa because of her terrible actions, she didn’t even see it coming. Everything comes with a consequence even when it’s unintentional. Medusa’s story shows a good life lesson to everyone. Medusa is also very important to society because she is one out of the three gorgons to once be mortal ,and the only one with snakes for hair with her special abilities she is known to have. Medusa’s fame led many people to make varieties of sculptures and paintings of her(Medusa ,infobase). To society, Medusa is basically known as the monstrous women with snakes for hair and the ability to turn any human to stone if you look at her. With her very fascinating story, it is one everyone remembers and knows very well. Medusa is overall the most famous gorgon of her two sisters and that is why she is very important to society(Medusa, in Greek mythology, Ebsco). When Perseus returned from his quest ,he gave Medusa’s head to Athena (Medusa, in Greek mythology ,Ebsco). The blood was used to raise the dead and her right vein was used to heal and nourish life,while the blood from her left vein was used to kill. Medusa’s blood was later drained from her body. Perseus then takes her decapitated head and puts it in his pouch to use as a weapon to enemies(Medusa ,infobase). Medusa’s children ended up being born straight out of her bleeding neck.
Since she was pregnant at the time and got decapitated,her powerful blood gave life to Pegasus a winged stallion and Chrysaor a winged boar(Medusa, infobase). When Medusa dies ,her blood still has its power. Perseus then successfully decapitates Medusa with his sword. To finish the quest, Athena holds out a mirror so that Perseus doesn’t look directly at Medusa and turn to stone. When he arrives at the home of Medusa and her two sisters ,he finds them all asleep. Athena helps guide him throughout the whole journey. Later on, Athena sends Perseus on a quest to retrieve the head of the gorgon, Medusa. After the affair, Medusa is announced to be pregnant with Poseidon’s children. Athena took all of Medusa’s beauty away and turned her into a hideous gorgon with snakes for hair and the ability to turn any human who gaze upon her to turn to stone. Athena then blamed Medusa for this sinful act and cursed her. When Athena found out, she was very angry and offended that this happened in her temple. Since Poseidon knew Medusa was Athena’s priestess, he decided to humiliate Athena by raping Medusa and having a love affair on the steps of Athena’s temple. Medusa’s beautiful looks caught the eye of Poseidon,the sky god,god of the sea and rival to Athena. Athena is a virgin goddess of wisdom and war and because of that ,all of her priestesses have to remain virgin too. Everyday, she boasts to everyone on how beautiful she is(The story of Medusa and Athena, Leanne Guenther). Medusa had every guy wanting her, being the most beautiful maiden. Medusa’s adventures led her into a terrible outcome for herself. Medusa teaches us that we should all learn from our actions and that everything has a consequence in life. Medusa didn’t really go on many adventures but she did have an affair with Poseidon which got her cursed by Athena. She is important to society because she was once a mortal and now the only gorgon to have locks of snake hair. Medusa is now a gorgon which is a mythical creature with snakes for hair, a hideous face that causes humans to turn to stone if they look at her. She was the most beautiful mortal girl and after her poor choice of actions she was cursed. Medusa was once a beautiful maiden and now a hideous monster.
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