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Athena the god of wisdom is the one who cursed Medusa.

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Medusa's sisters have the hair of snakes as well because they came to her defense and Athena punished them as well.

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The most popular myth regarding medusa is her being a monster with a bunch of snakes sticking out her hair and a wicked curse that everything she makes eye contact with turns to stone.

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medusa has never turned a woman to stone.

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Phorcys and Ceto are Medusa's parents. Echidna, Ladon, pemphredo, Enyo, Deino, Sthenno, and Euryale are her siblings. She married Poseidon and had 2 children.

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Instead of Athena taking out her angry on Poseidon after finding him raping Medusa, Athena cursed Medusa and turned her beautiful hair into a bed of snakes so no man would want her.

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This picture is of a demigod Perseus who was send to kill Medusa out of revenge since Athena had turned Medusa's hair to snakes turning men into stone.

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Medusa is described as a apoptotic symbol because it is a used to protect and push away evil.

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This work of art is inspired by Medusa.

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Athena cursed Medusa after she found her and Poseidon, the god of the sea in her temple

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Medusa falls in love with Poseidon after he rapes her and has two children with him.