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In Greek mythology, a gorgon is a female monster (also known as a Gorgo.) Medusa was the most famous gorgon. She was a beautiful, young women with magnificent long, silky hair. Guys even lined up to date her. One day, while she was in Athena's temple, she fooled around with Poseidon (Neptune,) which of course angered Athena. Athena was so mad she changed Medusa's beautiful hair into hissing serpents and made her into a horrible looking gorgon. She was so horrible that any living thing that looked upon her would turn to stone.
Not long after this, Perseus (Zeus' son) tried to rescue his mother Danae from King Polydectes by bringing back Medusa's head. To make a long story short, Athena and Hermes helped him out by providing him with magic winged sandals, a curved sword to slice off her head and a shield. Using his shield as a mirror, Perseus didn't have to look directly at Medusa and managed to decapitate her. From her head sprang the winged-horse Pegasus and the giant Chrysaor. Perseus used Medusa's head as a weapon during subsequent battles prior to returning to Athena. Athena then took the head from Perseus and threw it into her shield where it remained
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoMedusa isn't a goddess, she is a Gorgon, a kind of female monster.
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∙ 13y agoYes.
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Medusa is not a god, but she is a Gorgon. Medusa's name comes from Greek Μέδουσα (Medousa), which was taken from μέδω (medo) meaning "to protect, to rule over". Most of the lore I have researched have stated that she was a "Mortal Gorgon" unlike her sisters who were immortal.
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What god was medusa before she got turned into medusa by Athena?
Medusa was always a goddess called Medusa, if she was a goddess Athena only cursed her.
What was Medusa the goddess of?
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Medusa is the Goddess of what?
Medusa was not a goddess; she was killed by the hero Perseus. Medusa was a gorgon.
What god did Medusa anger?
Medusa angered the goddess Athena.
What was Athenas daughters name befor it was medusa?
Athena the Greek goddess was a virgin goddess, she did not have a daughter named Medusa. Medusa was daughter of Keto and Phorcys or Gorgo.
What were the greek goddess Medusa powers and responsibilities?
Medusa is not a goddess. She is a monster. Anyone that looked at her turned into stone, and she had snakes for hair
Who does the goddess Athena dislike?
Medusa
What was the name of the god made Medusa ugly?
It was actually a goddess- Athena, the goddess of wisdom. She caught Medusa and Poseidon together in her temple.
Was Medusa a Greek god?
Medusa was neither a god or a goddess. She was a monster; a Gorgon.
Why was Medusa so ugly?
She was once the most beautiful goddess of them all. But then when Aphrodite was born, she got jealous of Medusa. So she put a spell on Medusa so that she could become the most hideous goddess ever. And that is what happen to Medusa!!
What are Medusa's parents?
Medusa was the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto; a sea god and a sea goddess.
Was Medusa a god or a goddess?
Medusa was neither. She was a Gorgon. She was not immortal- she was killed by the hero Perseus.
