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The so called Roman Medusa is a later version of the Greek myth written by the poet Ovid in his Metamorphoses. In the original myth, Perseus' killing of Medusa was just an episode in the tales of this hero and was not given in great detail. We are just told that Perseus was sent to kill Medusa, the only mortal gorgon (three monster sisters) who turned people into stone with her eyes. Athena gave him a reflective shield which he used to reflect back Medusa's look and turn her into stone. He beheaded her and gave her head to Athena. Ovid added detail to the myth.
Ovid accounts for Medusa's mortality by saying that originally she was a very beautiful woman. The god Poseidon (Triton) raped her in Athena's temple. An angry Athena turned her hair into snakes and made her face so ugly that the sight of it would turn people into stone. Ovid also had Perseus flying over northwest Africa and use Medusa's head to turn the Titan Atlas, who tried to attack him, into stone. The coral of the Red Sea was formed by Medusa's blood when it spilled in the water when Perseus put down her head by the shore while he briefly went to Ethiopia to save princess Andromeda, whom he married.
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How did Stheno and Euryale become like Medusa?
Stheno and Euryale didn't become like Medusa. Medusa became like them. Before Medusa had become a woman with snakes as hair she was mortal. Her sisters were not. There are two versions of Medusa's story. One was that Medusa became cursed because she slept with Poseidon in Athena's temple. The other story was that Medusa had sworn celibacy to Athena, but forgot those vows and married Poseidon.
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What does medusa mean in roman?
There is no Roman meaning to Medusa's name, her name in Greek means "queen".
What is Medusas roman name?
Medusa's roman name was Medusa. Her name was the same, but in latin, it was rondanini.
Is Medusa Roman?
Medusa was a Greek mythological figure which featured in the legend of Perseus. There is also a "Roman" Medusa. Medusa also featured in Ovid's Metamorphoses. He added more stories about what happened after Perseus slayed her.
What medusa Roman name?
Medusa is the Latin/Roman equivalent to the Greek Medousa.
What are facts on Medusa?
1.Athena Turned Medusa To A Creature Because Her And Poisideion Was Datinq
What are facts about Perseus?
he killed medusa the gorgon
Is Medusa Roman or greek?
A Greek myth.
What is the roman eqivalent for Medusa?
The Roman equivalent of Medusa is often considered to be Gorgo or simply the Gorgon. In Roman mythology, she retains her characteristics as a monster with snakes for hair and the ability to turn people to stone with her gaze. Medusa is primarily associated with Greek mythology, but her story and attributes were adapted into Roman culture as well.
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What website can you go to get facts about Medusa?
See the related link below.
Why are there no greek myths or roman myths and ledgens?
There are Greek and Roman myths and legends. Have you ever heard of Hercuels, Medusa, Jupiter, Zeus.
Who are the enemies of the gods of roman myth?
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