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What is the story of Athena and Medusa?
Athena caught Medusa and Poseidon in her temple. Athena was pledged never to marry, so she took this as an insult. She then turned Medusa's hair into snakes.
What happened after the war between Athena and Poseidon?
Medusa was seduced by Poseidon while in Athena's temple. Athena was enraged by this and took all her anger out on the beautiful Medusa. She turned Medusa into a hideous creature whose stare turned anything the stone.
What was Poseidon doing in Athena's temple?
Poseidon had sexual intercourse with Medusa in Athena's Temple. Ew. If they actually did the dirty deed in such a holy place and Athena found out about it, she would have been really annoyed - There was no love lost between Athena and Poseidon and they were rivals for the title of "Chief God of Athens". If Poseidon did it there, it would have been the ultimate insult against Athena. It would have been like desecrating her most precious place, and she took it very personally. To continue with the myth...Athena must have been insulted by the act because she placed a curse on (the previously very beautiful) Medusa, and turned her hair into snakes and her gaze made men turn to stone.
Did Athena marry Poseidon?
No Athena never married Poseidon. They were great friends before the city of Athens was founded. What broke their friendship was a competition to see who the city would be named after. Athena won and Poseidon took that as an insult. After that they weren't ever on the same terms again.
The gods that are in the Odyssey?
Several gods took part in the Odyssey. The main gods are Athena, Zeus Poseidon and Hermes.
What conflicts did Poseidon's have with other gods or goddess?
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.
Who is poseidinos girlfriend that he took to athena's templ?
Poseidon's girlfriends name was Medusa.
What is the story of Athena and Medusa?
Athena caught Medusa and Poseidon in her temple. Athena was pledged never to marry, so she took this as an insult. She then turned Medusa's hair into snakes.
What happened after the war between Athena and Poseidon?
Medusa was seduced by Poseidon while in Athena's temple. Athena was enraged by this and took all her anger out on the beautiful Medusa. She turned Medusa into a hideous creature whose stare turned anything the stone.
Why did Athena curse Medusa?
Medusa was the high priestess of Athena. She was beautiful and was desired by many men. One day Poseidon, god of the sea and earthquakes, took Medusa into Athena's temple and raped her. Athena was furious for being a priest of Athena you had to keep your maidenhood like the goddess. So to make sure this didn't happen again, Athena turned Medusa into a gorgon with snakes for hair and eyes that turn people to stone.
What was Poseidon doing in Athena's temple?
Poseidon had sexual intercourse with Medusa in Athena's Temple. Ew. If they actually did the dirty deed in such a holy place and Athena found out about it, she would have been really annoyed - There was no love lost between Athena and Poseidon and they were rivals for the title of "Chief God of Athens". If Poseidon did it there, it would have been the ultimate insult against Athena. It would have been like desecrating her most precious place, and she took it very personally. To continue with the myth...Athena must have been insulted by the act because she placed a curse on (the previously very beautiful) Medusa, and turned her hair into snakes and her gaze made men turn to stone.
Why does Athena hate medusa?
Athena was the one who cursed Medusa by giving her ungliness (snakes as hair, turn-to-stone eyes, etc.), after being Poseidon's lover whom he brought into one of Athena's places of worship. Truthfully, the worst thing you can do by mythology about Athena is claim directly or indirectly to be better than her. Medusa didn't exactly do that. She insulted Athena by, um, doing some stuff with Poseidon in Athena's temple. Since Athena pledged to basically be a virgin forever, this romance didn't particulairly go down well with her.
Did Athena marry Poseidon?
No Athena never married Poseidon. They were great friends before the city of Athens was founded. What broke their friendship was a competition to see who the city would be named after. Athena won and Poseidon took that as an insult. After that they weren't ever on the same terms again.
The gods that are in the Odyssey?
Several gods took part in the Odyssey. The main gods are Athena, Zeus Poseidon and Hermes.
How many legends are there on how Medusa became a gorgon?
There's only one, as far as I know.Poseidon, the god of the sea, and Medusa used to be together. At this time, Medusa was a very lovely young woman. One day, they made the mistake of making love in Athena's sacred temple. Athena walked in on them, and she grew incredibly pissed -- not only was Poseidon having sex in her temple, but she hated Poseidon already. She took her fury out on Medusa, turning her -- and her two sisters, for some reason -- into Gorgons.
Where was Medusa created?
The nymph Medusa was having an affair with Poseidon and they arranged to meet in Athena's temle. Athena got very angry when she found that they had used her temple for this so she turned Medusa and her sisters, who had helped them, into gorgons.
Did Poseidon exist?
yes poseidon is real he is god of sea hurricane and volcanoes and horses along with ares zeus aphrodite athena hermes apollo artemis are all real but sadly they got over took by romans
