Medusa

The myth of Medusa originated in Greece. Medusa’s first introduction into literature was in 1940 in Sigmund Freud’s Das Medusenhaupt (Medusa’s Head). She has also appeared in Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. Mythology is always a changing story that is passed down orally from generation to generation so no one really knows the whole story of Medusa. She has been featured in the television show, Blood Ties, films such as Clash of the Titans, music by British band UB40 with a song called Madame…

When most people think of Medusa, they generally think of a monster with snake hair that turns people to stone. Medusa is more than a monster, she has a great impact on everyday lives of people. Even though some people don't mind Medusa, she affects behavior in negative ways. Many people are afraid of Medusa and want her killed. Since Medusa was not well liked, she was impacted by society as well. Medusa was once a young, beautiful girl. As a consequence for having relations with Poseidon in…

Sarah Kummer Mrs. Dooley AP Lang 21 October 2016 The Benefits of Mistakes In The Medusa and the Snail, Lewis Thomas argues that mistakes need to be made in order to motivate individuals and improve mankind. Trial and error also allows an individual to learn from their mistakes and achieve their true potential. Throughout human history, mistakes have led to new discoveries and inventions. Humans have gained knowledge that would have otherwise gone unnoticed if these mistakes had not occurred.…

relationships. For Sylvia Plath, the family is an arena of pain, irony and anger. Philip Larkin in contrast, explores the family from a more detached and resigned viewpoint. Medusa is a poem by Sylvia Plath. The title Medusa is very significant because not many people would dare to link their mother to the image of Medusa because she was a gorgon (a female monster) who is known for turning people into stone from just one look, it is a very personal and unpleasant title. The sea imagery within…

Medusa was once the considered the most beautiful woman in the entire world. When she proclaimed her beauty as far superior than the Gods, the Goddess Aphrodite struck her with a terrible curse. Medusa went through a metamorphosis, becoming a hideous beast with snakes for hair and a stare that turned men into stone. The story is seen as a cautionary tale of hubris, and the infinite power of the Gods. Some believe that Medusa’s transformation is actually a blessing, a blessing which kept her…

essay, I will examine two iconic monsters, Medusa and Frankenstein’s Monster, their distinctions that separate or alienate them, and the significance of these differences in the becoming of said monsters. The first— Medusa, an African Goddess, revered as a symbol…

Perseus Confronting Phineus with the Head of Medusa was created by a man named Sebastiano Ricci in the years from about 1705-1710 (Museum). Ricci was a very famous painter and was eventually commissioned by many such as the Duke of Savoy and the Emperor Charles VI. Ricci’s main study was in the style of grand manner fresco painting’s (NGA.GOV). His painting Perseus Confronting Phineus with the Head of Medusa was created during the period of the Baroque time. Ricci’s work of art is an oil on…

have positively transformed the human way of life for the better. Although, these new discoveries were not made overnight. More often that not, mistakes are made, but these mistakes have in many instances lead to success. Lewis Thomas, author of The Medusa and the Snail, argues that nothing will ever be accomplished if mistakes are not made in the process. Thomas’s views are valid based on the amount of inventions and discoveries created by making mistakes. Mistakes are a part of being human. No…

Art is meant to capture the viewer’s attention and affect them on a deep level. Many times, it leads the audience to examine human beings at a rudimentary state. In Théodore Géricault’s painting, Raft of the Medusa, 1818-1819, Oil on canvas, the viewer does exactly that. In his painting, about 20 men are strewn on a makeshift raft from the remnants of their ship. Some are dead and some are franticly waving pieces of cloth in the air at a ship in the horizon. Each man has an intense look on his…

realized by both Medusa as victim and her “victims”, the beholders. This is dangerous unveiling in which something monstrous, something that is not meant to be seen is revealed. The attempts can be easily traced to shield the beholders from Medusan revelations, enforcing patriarchal order by veiling herself from the early truth of oppression. Similarities of Medusa and Lady Macbeth As we never come to know the name of Lady Macbeth, was she Catherine, Victoria or Margaret- let us call her Medusa.…