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Medusa is the most well-known creature that had snakes in place of her hair, although she would not be classified in all versions of the stories as a god. She was a monster called a Gorgon, along with her sisters Stheno and Euryale. Some versions of her story have her being killed by Perseus, and the mother of Pegasus and Chrysaor.
Medusa was a mortal, not a god. She had originally had beautiful golden blond hair, but this was changed to snakes, as a curse for violating her vow of celibacy as a priestess of Athena when Poseidon seduced her.
The Gorgons all had the hair of snakes. Perhaps the best known of the Gorgons was Medusa, who was turned into a Gorgon by the goddess Athena.
Medusa the Gorgon had snakes for hair and would turn anybody who looked at her into stone.
She was once a beautiful woman but the god Poseidon fell in love with her. They met secretly in the temple of Athena but she found them and was very angry, so she turned Medusa and her two sisters into gorgons.
The Erinyes or Furies are often described as having snakes for their hair, but do not seem to be as well known for that characteristic as Medusa and the Gorgons.
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What does Pitt's nemesis Medusa have instead of hair?
Medusa has snakes on her head in place of hair.
What god or goddess goes along with the snake?
apollo, for medicine and the symbol for medicine has two snakes on the staff. also medusa, with snakes instead of hair
Was Medusa's hair strictly snakes or a combination of snakes and hair?
The Greek myth of medusa stated that her hair was only made of snakes and not hair.
Did Medusa have snakes for her hair?
Yes, Medusa did have snakes for her hair!!! EEEW!!
What represents Medusa?
A monster in Greek mythology, a winged human female with venomous snakes in place of hair
Is medusa a snake woman?
She was a winged human female, with a hideous face and venomous snakes in place of hair
What was unusual about Medusa's hair?
She had strange hair with snakes as hair.
Why does a snake grow hair?
snakes don't grow hair. snakes grow scales to protect their skin.
What animal or plant was associated with Medusa?
Medusa is a person. She and her sisters made up the Gorgons. She was made ugly by Athena and had snakes for hair.
Does Medusa have a symbol?
A symbol is something which stand for a god or a person or similar. It is not the same thing as a well-known trait of somebody. Medusa was known to have snakes for hair. That does not make snakes symbols for Medusa. In this sense she does not have a symbol.
What color hair does Medusa have?
She doesn't have hair, she has snakes. In most cases the snakes are a mossy green, but in some it is bright blue.
What is the gorgons' hair?
Live snakes.
