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lessons. Medusa was always absorbed in her own beauty and thought she was even prettier than Athena. For this, she was scolded by Athena, who believed that one’s beauty isn’t everything. As a punishment, Athena sent Medusa to live with the Gorgon sisters. The Gorgon Sisters would keep her away from all humans, so that they wouldn’t be turned to stone in sight of her. This myth teaches valuable lessons about how important being modest and humble is, and what consequences you will have if you are…

He one day encountered Dionysus’s good friend and harbored him in his house and took care of him. When he took him back to Dionysus’s, Dionysus’s gave Midas the opportunity for any wish. As his wish he wished for the ability to turn anything into gold. When he found out the burden of everything being gold and not being able to eat food he wished for it to be taken away. When he was relinquished of it he spent more time in nature and nymphs. Lived in Macedonia Ignorant, greedy, and nature…

Heroes are not always invincible and wear capes, heroes come in all kinds of different forms. In Edith Hamilton’s Mythology an epic hero is described as a man with multiple traits and often a fatal flaw, these men are usually similar in character and physicality. Perseus is most noted for the slaying of Medusa, however; not without the supernatural help of Hermes and Athena. Theseus is a courageous hero who has a love for danger. He overpowers the Minotaur and shows bravery through many journeys…

Brittany Cirnigliaro Professor Allen Comp 1 26 November 2017 Medusa: Beauty Turned to Savage Monster Many tales have been told for centuries about the dreaded and frightening creature that went by the name of Medusa of Gorgon. Over the years this Gorgon creature took the form of a classical Greek mythological woman with serpents for hair who possessed the ability to turn her enemies to stone from a simple glare. Although true, there is much more to this tale including exactly what drove Medusa…

was friendly towards man. He occasionally tricked the other gods in an effort to protect humans. -Hermes was known for his helpfulness to mankind, both in his capacity as immortal herald and on his own initiative. When Perseus set out to face the Gorgon Medusa, Hermes aided him in the quest. He loaned the hero his own magic sandals, which conferred upon the wearer the ability to fly and a helmet of invisibility as well. Also known as the helmet of darkness, this was the same headgear that…

tale chronologically, Medusa was once a beautiful maiden, wanted by many men. It was said that her best attribute was her hair. Poseidon raped her in Athena’s temple, and Athena punished Medusa for this act by turning Medusa and her sisters into the Gorgons. However, only Medusa had snakes for hair. Since she was so horrible to look at, her face was used on Athena’s breastplate (Ovid. Book IV. Lines 790-803). While the image alone…

An example of an actual mythology in the first movie of Percy Jackson, The Lightning Thief, is Medusa. In Mythology, Medusa and her two sisters were once very beautiful Gorgons, but were punished by Athena. Athena gave them snakes for hair and Medusa was the only one of the three Gorgons that wasn’t immortal. If anyone looked into Medusa’s eyes, they would be turned to stone. Later on, the demigod Perseus went to the Gorgon's cave and killed Medusa. In the movie, Percy and his friends must find…

festival. There was even a statue of Athena made out of gold and ivory.(Baker) A mystery to many, that isn't the first story popping up when you type in the goddesses name is the story about how Athena turned the once beautiful Medusa into the horrifying gorgon. Medusa who is most commonly known as the evil forgo with serpents for hair and terrifying…

featured in numerous video games. Medusa has 2 sisters named Stheno and Euryale that are immortal and Medusa is the only mortal one. Medusa and her sisters are known as Gorgons because of their head of venomous snakes and wings. Most sources claim Medusa’s parents are Phorcys and Ceto but author Hyginus makes her parents Gorgon and Ceto. She was raped by Poseidon and together they have two children Pegasus, the winged horse and Chrysaor, the hero of the golden sword. According to Hesiod and…

Medusa and her sisters were known as the Gorgon sisters. There’s very little information about the Gorgon sisters as a whole after their birth but there are a lot of myths, such as this one, about parts of Medusa’s life and how said life was ended. In some versions of the myth, Sthenno and Euryale were both immortal, however…