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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.
Why is Medusa's enemie Athena?
Medusa is her enemy because she was a beautiful girl which Athena decide to change her because Athena was jealous so she made her hair turn into snakes. They never liked each other because of this.
Why does Athena get angry to medussa?
Athena becomes angry with Medusa because Medusa, a former priestess of Athena, is violated by Poseidon in Athena's temple. In her rage at the desecration of her sacred space, Athena punishes Medusa by transforming her into a Gorgon, making her hair turn into snakes and cursing her with the ability to turn anyone who looks at her into stone. This punishment reflects Athena's complex nature as both a protector and a figure who enforces strict consequences for perceived transgressions.
Which greek god turned Medusa's once proud locks into ringlets of hissing snakes?
Medusa was the high priestess of Athena. She was beautiful and was desired by many men. One day Poseidon, Lord of the sea and earthquakes, took Medusa into Athena's temple and raped her. Athena was furious, for being a priestess of Athena, she had to keep her 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.
How was Medusa famous?
Snakes for hair and looking at her turned people to stone.Those are the points I remember from kids books, at least... If you looked directly at her eyes, you turned to stone.Answer 2:Medusa was a priestess of Athena's. She had an affair with Poseidon in Athena's temple. Athena's revenge was to turn Medusa into that terrible-looking monster.medusa had got raped my posesiden at the temple.
Did Aphrodite turn Medusa's hair to snakes?
No, that was Athena.
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.
Why Medusas is so agle?
If you mean ugly, then this is the two versions why:She was once a beautiful priestess in Athena's temple, but (and there two versions of this) Poseidon raped or seduced her in Athena's temple (as he and Athena were enemies over the dispute of Athens). Athena, enraged by the desecration of her temple, punished Medusa by making her ugly, as she couldn't punish PoseidonMedusa was a beautiful and very vain maiden who boasted she was more beautiful then Athena. Athena, enraged by this, turned her hair into snakes and make her gaze turn people to stone
Why is Medusa's enemie Athena?
Medusa is her enemy because she was a beautiful girl which Athena decide to change her because Athena was jealous so she made her hair turn into snakes. They never liked each other because of this.
What are Medusas special powers?
she can turn you to stone forever by just looking you in the eyes. I did not read her story this way. It appears that after Athena became jealous and changed this beautiful maidens hair into writhing snakes and made her face horrible to look upon this caused those who did so to turn into stone. It appears that it was not special power of Medusa but the sight or shock of seeing such a horrible face caused the change.
Who was Medusa and how did she turn into a gorgon?
Medusa was said to be a daughter of Ceto and Phorcys. In some mythology, it says that Medusa and Poseidon were caught in Athena's temple by Athena herself. Athena, enraged, turned Medusa's hair into snakes. Whoever looked at her turned to stone.
Did Poseidon have conflict?
One conflict Poseidon had to deal with was when he brought his girlfriend, Medusa to the temple of Athena. Athena was insulted by the act and turned Medusa's hair into snakes and every man that looked at her would turn into stone.
Why did Athena give maddussa those eyes?
Athena cursed Medusa the Gorgon because her and Poseidon were caressing in temple.Poseidon fled,and Athena turned her beautiful locks of hair into snakes and gave her the destructive power to turn anyone who looked directly into her eyes into stone.
What are medusas?
She is able to turn people to stone and is beautiful
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.
Did Medusa turn people to stone because no one liked her?
No, Athena cursed medusa and her sisters making them gorgons with snakes for hair and a gaze that could turn a man to stone. Athena did this because medusa's sisters helped medusa break into Athena's temple to hook up with poisieden
What is Medusas persanality?
A very scary gorgon that a gaze could turn anyone to stone, she had serpent hair and boar tusks
