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Medusa was originally a beautiful virgin priest of the goddess Athena.

After being raped by Poseidon, god of the ocean, Medusa was accused of disgracing the temple of Athena; therefore, Athena turned Medusa into a monster with the following traits:

- An over all representation of a corpse (In other words: She was hideous)

- The hair of poisonous snakes to instil terror into those who gazed apon her

- Looks that kill... Anyone who matched their gaze to her would turn to stone. This isolated Medusa from any social activity.

it depends on with verson of the myth

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