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They were turned into hideous creatures who have snake for hair and can turn people into stone with their gaze.
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Why were gorgons given the power to turn things into stone?
Athena caught Poseidon raping one of her followers, Medusa, in her temple. Interestingly, Medusa was punished, not Poseidon. Athena turned Medusa and her sisters into Gorgons.
Collectively Medusa and her sisters were known as the what?
Gorgons
Why were Medusa and the gorgons punished and given the power to turn people into stone and snakes for hair?
Athena was angry because she caught Poseidon and his "girlfriend" Medusa in her temple; an offense of extreme disrespect. She then punished Medusa and her sisters by making them ugly and mean.
Who is stheno from greek mythology?
She is one of the Gorgons (one of Medusa's sisters)
Was Medusa a gorgon in Greek mythology?
Yes; Medusa and her sisters were the three gorgons.
Why were gorgons given the power to turn things into stone?
Athena caught Poseidon raping one of her followers, Medusa, in her temple. Interestingly, Medusa was punished, not Poseidon. Athena turned Medusa and her sisters into Gorgons.
Collectively Medusa and her sisters were known as the what?
Gorgons
Why were Medusa and the gorgons punished and given the power to turn people into stone and snakes for hair?
Athena was angry because she caught Poseidon and his "girlfriend" Medusa in her temple; an offense of extreme disrespect. She then punished Medusa and her sisters by making them ugly and mean.
Was Medusa really sisters with the gorgons?
Oh yes, Medusa was one of the three gorgons, according to the Greek myth.
Who are the 2 sisters of Medusa?
Stheno and Euryale were the immortal Gorgons and sisters to Medusa.
Why were the gorgons punished?
because the gorgon's had done many evil deeds in their lifes as gods.
Who is stheno from greek mythology?
She is one of the Gorgons (one of Medusa's sisters)
Who was medusa's sisters?
Medusa was called Medusa... She had two sisters; Euryale and Stheno. They were the three Gorgons. Euryale and Stheno were immortal. Medusa was not.
Was Medusa a gorgon in Greek mythology?
Yes; Medusa and her sisters were the three gorgons.
How did the Gorgons turn ugly story?
In Greek mythology, the Gorgons were originally beautiful sisters, but after their encounter with the goddess Athena, Medusa and her sisters were cursed, transforming them into hideous creatures with snakes for hair and the ability to turn those who gazed at them into stone.
Was Medusa human?
She was originally human, until Athena turned her and her sisters into the monters called the Gorgons.
When did Medusa's sisters die?
The other Gorgons, Stheno and Euryale, were actually immortal and could not die.
