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When Medusa was turned into a monster was she also turned immortal?
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∙ 11y ago
no, she was still mortal, but her blood was turned to acid.
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What is the deal with Medusa's hair?
Medusa and her sisters were cursed by the goddess Athena because Medusa was a lover of Poseidon. Athena was jealous (even though she is a virgin goddess) and was furious when Medusa and Poseidon went into one of her temples together. She made her very ugly and turned her lovely hair into snakes. Her unfortunate sisters also got the same curse. They were immortal but Medusa could get killed. Whenever someone looked at them directly, they were turned to stone. Later Perseus came and sliced of Medusa's head which could still turned people into stone.
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.
What crime did Athena the goddess of war commit?
Athena turned Medusa into a hideous monster with snakes as hair. if you look at them you turn to stone. She also killed apollo.
Is Medusa an evil goddess?
Medusa was a beautiful female turn into a hideous monster(some also call her a Titan/Gorgon).She was evil bc of hatred.
What good things did Medusa do?
There are many good things about Medusa. For example __________. Also, __________. This is why Medusa is a good person.
What was the mythology story of Medusa?
Medusa was once a beautiful women. She said she was more beautiful than Athena. Poseiden saw her and fell in love with her. They met up at Athena's Temple and had intercourse. Athena was jealous and upset of medusa's beauty and turned her into an ugly dragon like monster with venomous snakes for hair and protruding teeth. Athena also turned Medusa's sisters into ugly monsters too. Athena made Medusa so ugly that any mortal that looked at her, turned to stone. Well, one day a guy named Perseus had a wife and a god threatened to feed her to the kraken(a sea monster). Perseus needed to kill medusa in order to kill the kraken. so the gods helped perseus by giving him armor. when Perseus was walking in the woods, he suddenly saw Medusa and he lifted his armor up that the armor was so bright that Medusa saw her reflection and was turned to stone. So perseus killed medusa and killed the kraken and him and his wife got married,and they lived happily ever after. butthats not all the story for more information go to www.mythse2nb.org BRILLIANT SITE Actually your story is almost correct. Poseidon took Medusa in Athena's temple, Medusa begged for Athena's comfort but she refused because of how beautiful Medusa was. She turned Medusa into a disgusting creature so no man would ever look at her again without being turned to stone. Perseus the son of Zeus was chosen to kill the Kraken, how he had to do this was go to Medusa's lair, which only men could enter. He cut off her head which he used to turn the Kraken into stone, being that the Kraken had no weakness.. The Kraken was the own blood of Haities, god of the underworld.
Medusa who was she?
Medusa was one of the Greek monsters known as a gorgon, a vicious beast with sharp fangs, hair of snakes, whose gaze turned men and women to stone. She was once a beautiful Athena priestess, until the day that Posiedon raped her in the Parthenon. The Parthenon belonged to a goddess named Athena. She was so mad at what happened in her temple that she punished Medusa and turned her into a Gorgon.Answer:Medusa is Poseidon's girlfriend. When Poseidon and Medusa met together at Athena, the goddess of Wisdom's temple, Athena turned Medusa into a monster with hair like snakes. She was very dangerous since anyone who looks at her eyes, they turn into stone. After Medusa's head was chopped off, if you look at her eyes, this time, you become petrified. Medusa can only hurt some one if they look into her eyes and they will turn to stone.
Did Medusa try not to turn people to stone?
Perseus used her severed head to turn Atlas to stone. Later he rescued princess Andromeda from being eaten by a sea monster, which Perseus also turned to stone.
Who is in Medusa family tree?
Medusa was the mortal daughter of Phorcys, the embodyment of the dangers of the sea and the son of Pontus and Gaia, and Keto, the daughter of... Pontus and Gaia, and whose name is the root of the word "Cetacian", which is the family of whales and dolphins. Beyond that it gets wierder. Pontus was also the son of Gaia, born without father. Gaia herself was born from Khaos, also without aid of a father. Medusa was turned into a monster after Athena found her consorting with Neptune inside one of her temples. After being made into a monster, she was unable to bear the children of Neptune that she carried: Pegasus, the winged horse, and Chrysaor, the golden giant.
Why did Medusa have structure of snakes?
Before Medusa was well...Medusa, She was Poseidon's Girlfriend. Poseidon had always had an on going rivalry with Athena. Poseidon brought his girlfriend, Medusa, on a date IN Athena's temple. Medusa's sisters happened to be there also. Athena was so angry she turned them into Monsters. The Three Gorgons. Medusa is the only one of them alive; the other two faded.
Who Poseidon love?
He married the nereid Amphitrite, they had the son Triton. Once Poseidon also made love to the beautiful Athena priestess Medusa in her temple. Athena got furious and changed Medusa into a monster.
Why did Athena turn Medusa to a gorgon when she went out with Poseidon?
Medusa didn't just 'go out' with Poseidon. They had sex in Athena's temple (which is greatly disrespectful, also considering that Athena is one of the three virgin goddesses). So, she got mad and turned Medusa into a gorgon. That is why Medusa hates Athena.
