Medusa by Diego Gasca

Medusa's family tree

26dgasca1_1 — 2024-05-16 20:52:41 UTC

Medusa Art Work

27gvelasquez — 2024-05-19 22:23:52 UTC

This work of art is inspired by Medusa.

27gvelasquez — 2024-05-19 22:30:48 UTC

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.

27gvelasquez — 2024-05-19 23:46:16 UTC

medusa has never turned a woman to stone.

27gvelasquez — 2024-05-19 23:47:40 UTC

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

27gvelasquez — 2024-05-19 23:49:29 UTC

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

27gvelasquez — 2024-05-19 23:55:41 UTC

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.

27gvelasquez — 2024-05-20 00:03:42 UTC

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.

27gvelasquez — 2024-05-20 00:15:23 UTC

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

27gvelasquez — 2024-05-20 00:27:47 UTC

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

27gvelasquez — 2024-05-20 18:30:55 UTC

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