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No Poseidon was never turned to stone. If he was Medusa would have caused it, but she never made Poseidon turn to stone.
the fact that if you look her in the face you turn into stone
No, Athena cursed medusa and her sisters making them gorgons with snakes for hair and a gaze that could turn a man to stone. Athena did this because medusa's sisters helped medusa break into Athena's temple to hook up with poisieden
MEDUSA is the sister of Poseidon who has a headful of snakes and can turn those who look at her into stone.
Poseidon sleep with Medusa and made her a monster the if you look in her eyes u will turn into stone and she has snakes for hair
Poseidon sleep with Medusa and made her a monster the if you look in her eyes u will turn into stone and she has snakes for hair
Athena caught Poseidon raping one of her followers, Medusa, in her temple. Interestingly, Medusa was punished, not Poseidon. Athena turned Medusa and her sisters into Gorgons.
Medusa and Poseidon were courting in Athena's temple and she turned Medusa and her sisters who helped her get into the temple the three Gorgons. ('cuz courting in her temple was hugely disrespectful)
One conflict Poseidon had to deal with was when he brought his girlfriend, Medusa to the temple of Athena. Athena was insulted by the act and turned Medusa's hair into snakes and every man that looked at her would turn into stone.
One conflict was when Poseidon took his girlfriend Medusa into Athena's temple. Athena took this as an insult and turned Medusa's hair into snakes and made every man who looked at her turn to stone.
There is no proof that Medusa could not help but to turn people to stone.
Medusa was said to be a daughter of Ceto and Phorcys. In some mythology, it says that Medusa and Poseidon were caught in Athena's temple by Athena herself. Athena, enraged, turned Medusa's hair into snakes. Whoever looked at her turned to stone.