Some Greek artists depicted Medusa as having a beautiful human face with green snakes for hair, while others represent Medusa as a hideous monster with a reptilian body. In many interpretations of Medusa, she has a link with the colour green. Many paintings of Medusa show her snakes as being bright green.
Medusa and her family belonged to a primeval race of chthonic gods (the gods associated with the earth, death, and the pre-civilized world). A monster herself, Medusa was also the ancestor of other mythological monsters, giving birth to the winged horse Pegasus and the Giant Chrysaor.
During this time, Medusa is depicted as a monster; she has a round face, wide eyes, a beard, and a gaping mouth with an extended tongue and gnashing, sharp teeth (39.11. 9). Medusa remains a popular image on later architectural components, but her form is more specifically human and female.
Her pure white milky skin turned a scary green hue. From then on she roamed, shamed, shunned and loathed by everyone. Thence, by Athena's curse anyone she looked upon turned to stone.
pieces made by hand with goldsmiths and metals such as gold and copper. wears a helmet of green and gold snakes.
Medusa and Poseidon engaged in a love affair and would have two children together, but not before Athena discovered the illicit affair. When Athena discovered the affair, she was enraged and immediately cursed Medusa by taking away her beauty.
In addition, her inspiring eyes became bloodshot which when people looks her straight into her eyes, they will turn into stone. Medusa's milk-white skin became greenish and she became the gorgon monster we all know today.
Yes, she was. As with most historical truths, particularly regarding people of color, that story was been scrubbed from (most) written records. The lady with the head full of snakes who turned men to stone, when they looked in her eyes…nah. The truth is she was a beautiful African woman with dreadlocks (snakes).
Medusa was a beautiful woman who was raped, killed and beheaded by various gods. However even in the face of tragedy and disgrace, the Medusa was portrayed as meaningful. Following the moment her head was removed, a Pegasus flew out of her body, representing the birth of beauty.
Greek Mythology is known for its many fearsome beasts such Mantikhoras and Cyclopes. One of the most popular monsters of Greek Mythology is Medusa. She was a beautiful maiden with golden hair.
Eventually, Medusa was beheaded whilst pregnant (carrying Poseidon's offspring, Pegasus and Chrysaor) by Perseus, who took her head and continued to use it as a weapon, turning enemies who looked upon it to stone — until he eventually returned the head to Athena, and went on to marry the princess Andromeda, who just so ...
She was lovely, according to the poem—until she was raped in Athena's temple by Poseidon. Athena then punished her for this violation, by turning her into the monstrous, stony-glanced creature that we know. Yes: punished for being raped.
Since Medusa was the only one of the three Gorgons who was mortal, Perseus was able to slay her while looking at the reflection from the mirrored shield he received from Athena. During that time, Medusa was pregnant by Poseidon.
In Greek mythology, Medusa was viewed as a monster, and gazing directly upon her would turn onlookers into stone. Inspired by this myth, the artists in Medusa's Mirror address the able-bodied gaze upon the disabled subject – often viewed with fear, curiosity or wonder – by turning the gaze upon the viewer.
KHRYSAOR (Chrysaor) was a son of the Gorgon Medousa (Medusa) who, together with his twin-brother Pegasos, was born from the bloody neck-stump of his beheaded mother. Khrysaor was usually described as a giant but, at times, may have been envisaged as a winged-boar.
Medusa is best known for her long, thick head of red hair, which she can psychokinetically wield like countless extra appendages.
It's a story so powerful and relevant to today's society, I couldn't help but cry for Medusa. First, she was sexually abused and punished for it by a woman who had the power to help her.
When Medusa had an affair with the sea god Poseidon, Athena punished her. She turned Medusa into a hideous hag, making her hair into writhing snakes and her skin was turned a greenish hue. Anyone who locked gaze with Medusa was turned into stone.
Appearance. Athena is a tall, slim, and fit Goddess with a chocolate brown skin tone. She has long curly white hair, reaching mid-back length and blue eyes, which she inherited from Zeus.
Medusa has scaly greyish-green skin, yellow eyes and tongue, and black lips.
In fact, Athena was jealous of Medusa's beauty and lustrous hair. Poseidon ravaged her and took what she held dearly, her purity. Athena, outraged by this incident, cursed Medusa and turned her wonderful hair into venomous snakes, her beautiful face turned so ugly that any man who gazed upon would turn to stone.
What we knew about Medusa? Medusa is a monster; she kills everyone, the one who ever gets looked upon by her turns into a stone, she is cursed, people of her time never ever like her, never want to see her.
5. Stheno and Euryale Were Immortal (Unlike Medusa) Curiously, in many Greek myths Medusa is described as being mortal, while her two sisters Stheno and Euryale are immortal and entirely indestructible.