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How did Medusa's sisters get ugly?
I think it was part of the punishment. Athena turned Medusa ugly because she was angry at her, and she also turned Medusa's sisters ugly.
How did Medusa get punished?
Her punishment was her hair turning into snakes by Athena.
What is Medusa's hair called?
Medusa's hair wasn't called anything in particular. It was just covered in venomous snakes.This was her punishment for laying with Poseidon in the Temple of Athena.
Did Athena turn Medusa into a gorgon so that men couldn't fall in love with her?
She turned Medusa into a monster as a punishment for sneaking out with the sea god Poseidon in Athena's temple, thereby desecrating it.
Who turned Medusa ugly?
The later classical poets write that Athena transformed Medusa into a monster as punishment for having sex with Poseidon in her shrine, although the earlier writers portray her as a monster from a monstrous family.
Did Medusa want to be a gorgon?
No; originally, she was a beautiful maiden, before Athena turned her into a monster as a punishment for laying with Poseidon in her temple.
Which Greek hero killed Medusa?
No god killed Medusa, the hero Perseus killed Medusa with the guidance of Athena and Hermes. Pereseus did not have snakes for hair either, Medusa did. It was her punishment for laying with Poseidon in the Temple of Athena.
What was Medusa's domain?
Medusa wasn't a goddess. She was one of the three Gordons. However unlike the others, Medusa was human to start with. She began as a mortal, very beautiful. Her beauty captured the attention of the god Poseidon. He raped her in the temple of Athena. Of course that angered the great Athena and so she cursed Medusa to become the terrifying creature was famously known for. Honestly, Medusa didn't deserve her punishment. But fate was cruel.
Who created medusa?
Theory 1 Medusa was a beatiful mortal that poseidon fell in love with. Her sisters helped her and Poseidon sneak into Athena's temple to make out . When Athena found out, she went into a rage. Not beingable to punish Poseidon, she punished Medusa and her sisters by making them absolutely hideous for the rest of eternity. theory 2 Medusa asked Athena for something and she wouldn't give it to her. So Medusa said she was prettier than Athena. Athena knew that the mortal needed punishment, and she soon found out that Medusa had to gorgon half sisters, so she made Medusa a gorgon as well.
How did Medusa become Medusa?
Poseidon was Medusa's boyfriend and they were hanging out in Athena's temple. Then Athena turned Medusa into Medusa.
How did medusa kids react to medusa's death?
Medusa had no children.
Was Rhea Medusa?
No, Rhea was not Medusa. Rhea was a Titan. Medusa was a Gorgon.
