Medusa

Movie VS Book Spotting the differences in the 2 versions of the Lightning Thief Rick Riordan’s hit Percy Jackson series has become one of the most popular and best selling novels in the world since it hit shelves in 2005. After five years of praise the book was adapted into a movie in 2010. While watching the movie I noticed many differences in the story in the movie and the book, some of these were minor changes that might have been used to explain the backstory or powers of a character,…

When I think of snakes I think of something powerful, sneaky, and evil. Every since I got exposed to Medusa on the cartoon show “The Powerpuff Girls” They portrayed her as being this powerful, evil, and sneaky lady and made the snakes rooted in her head represent that as they go crazy and every since then it stuck with me. So when I first saw the image of Medusa by Caravaggio I saw all the snakes on her hair going in different patterns just as I would see on the show. I automatically saw what…

The myth of Perseus is about a young man trying to free his mother from a king. This king sends him to bring back the head of Medusa, a terrifying gorgon who has killed many men. He is successful in his journey and is able to free his mother, while gaining other treasures along the way. Many of the things that happen in the story align with the concepts of Karl Marx. In fact Perseus is taking a journey to regain an upper class status that he lost while a child. We can see the hints of this plot…

Feminine power is not exactly what one thinks of first when discussing the gorgon Medusa. Instead the connotation of danger immediately comes up. The tale of Perseus and Medusa also comes to mind as well, with the general idea of Perseus beheading her like any other hero’s adventure. Yet Ovid’s telling of the myth paints Medusa to possess a seemingly contradictory duality in that she is still the destructive menace we have all seen, but yet she holds many life providing or protective qualities…

when you hear the name Medusa is most likely along the lines of “the woman with snakes for hair and you’ll turn to stone if you look at her face”. Yes, that is true but that’s not all of it, there’s a whole lot more to her story than what meets the eye. When looking for a myth for this essay, I recalled that Medusa was a part of Greek mythology that I curious about ever since I watched ‘Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief’, which is where I was introduced to Medusa. From the…

She was upset with Medusa and turned her into a hideous monster. The Athens princess Agraulos disobeyed Athena and opened a box that contained the hidden infant Erikhthonios. This made Athena angry so she put a curse upon Agraulos making her have severe jealousy. When Agraulos’…

¬¬¬PERSEID A very long time ago in the land of Aradia where the Skateeros, monstrous cannibals, lived. King Leo and Queen Lyrid ruled over the Skateero and the human race. They had many children, but Perseid was their favorite and so they made her Immortal. Queen Lyrid was the goddess of the Solar System; she controlled the Sun, Moon, Planets and the Stars. She had shimmering white long hair that sparkled in the Sun, her eyes were a combination of turquoise and green. Lyrid loved Perseid more…

first paragraph, we have events. One piece that makes the movie different from the tale, is the different events. Percy goes on three quests to complete the main goal, while Perseus only goes on one, with a goal someone else has set. ¨Slay the monster Medusa and bring me her head.¨ (D'Aulaire 116). Perseus also had a different purpose of going on the quest. Percy wanted to save his mother from Hades (Columbus Percy Jackson), while Perseus wanted to save his mother from the king and rid the world…

Many stories that are famous today originated from past legends of greek mythology, so let’s take a closer look at the popular Percy Jackson series. In the book, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, the quest plotline, perfect hero archetype, and the good vs. evil theme have been modernized from the myth “Danaüs, Perseus, and the Gorgon” by Edgar Parin D'aulaires. Devising the quest plotline was the heroes protecting their mother, help from gods (and goddesses), they kill the same monster, and…

Storytelling has been an activity since the beginning of early civilization. With their stories people were able to convey messages as well as lessons that are better told than experienced. The Greeks were no different when it came to storytelling and as their religion came to develope so did many great stories of gods and heroes. These stories reflected ideas circulating through the culture on topics of morals as well as an explanation for how the world came to be. Greek people were very…