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Medusa
In the Greek Mythologies, Medusa was a monster described to having a hideous face with living venomous snakes in place of hair. She's the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto and the mother of Pegasus and Chrysaor. She was beheaded by the hero Perseus who used her head as a weapon afterwards until he gave it to the goddess Athena in place of her shield.
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Why was Athena jealous about Medusa's hair?
Medusa was originally a ravishingly beautiful maiden, "the jealous aspiration of many suitors," priestess in Athena's temple, but when she was caught being raped by the "Lord of the Sea"Poseidon by Athena's temple, the enraged Athena transformed Medusa's beautiful hair to serpents and made her face so terrible to behold that the mere sight of it would turn onlookers to stone.
So, as you can see, there is nothing to indicate that Athena was jealous of Medusa in any way. She was punished for breaking her vows (as a priestess of Athena, she would have been required to be chaste).
What is the story between Medusa and Athena?
Back then, Medusa was Meda and she wasn't evil then. Poseidon and Athena were married, but Poseidon kind of liked meda, so they had sex in the temple of Athena. Athena spotted them and got jealous so cursed Meda and made her ugly with snakes as hair and stone eyes so no one could look at Meda. After that Meda changed her name to Medusa, a snake's name. And she turned evil because she was hurt that no one once liked her anymore. Then Phereus used his shields to look her in the eye, cut her head off, and put it in a bag. I fell kind of sorry for her. I don't they she new she was gonna get raped by Poseidon and she got ugly and i would have my feelings hurt to. AND THAT IS THE STORY!
What does medusa name mean in latin?
Medusa is not a Latin name; it is Greek and it's meaning is "queen" or "guardian".
What is the evolution of a polyp into a Medusa?
Within a life cycle, a cnidarian transitioning between a polyp and a medusa is not evolution. Evolution happens over many generations, not within a single one. How the two forms evolved to both take place within a single life cycle is not well understood.
Well, Athena is said to have turned her from a beautiful maiden into one with snakes for hair; and surely if she had not been a mortal deity, she would not have liked Perseus much.
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Why did Medusa turned into a gorgon?
Medusa got turned into a gorgon because the gods got angry at her
You won't believe it, but she was literally married to poseidon and gave birth to pegasus! You know, that horse? It grew out of her head and flew away when her head was chopped off.
There were no gorgons in Norse mythology. However, the goddess Hel is sort of like Medusa.
Reality wise- most likely not. She did get murdered however, in case you're worried. If you're talking accuracy wise, it all depends on who's telling the story.
Who beheaded Medusa in greek mythology?
The Greek hero Perseus was the one who beheaded Medusa. He went to her island while she was asleep and moved her snakes of hair out of the way and then chopped her head off. Medusa was dead but he snakes weren't so he had to be careful when putting them in the bag.
How much snakes does Medusa have in her hair?
count the amount of hairs on your mums head then add 2. THen divide it byinfinity and multiply by infinity times 2. Theres your answer. I like to make people work foe their answers. because i am a snotty faced sadist masochist phsycotic pedophile stalking stalker kind of girl-my name is justin beiber
When did Medusa get her head cut off?
After Perseus used the Helmet of Hades to sneak up on her while she slept. Were you looking for a date? Because this is a myth, not a history lesson, and dates need not apply.
