Medusa

Nowhere in Ovid' Metamorphosis or The Odyssey did it say where Medusa lived.

In Greek mythology, a gorgon is a female monster (also known as a Gorgo.) Medusa was the most famous gorgon. She was a beautiful, young women with magnificent long, silky hair. Guys even lined up to date her. One day, while she was in Athena's temple, she fooled around with Poseidon (Neptune,) which of course angered Athena. Athena was so mad she changed Medusa's beautiful hair into hissing serpents and made her into a horrible looking gorgon. She was so horrible that any living thing that looked upon her would turn to stone.

Not long after this, Perseus (Zeus' son) tried to rescue his mother Danae from King Polydectes by bringing back Medusa's head. To make a long story short, Athena and Hermes helped him out by providing him with magic winged sandals, a curved sword to slice off her head and a shield. Using his shield as a mirror, Perseus didn't have to look directly at Medusa and managed to decapitate her. From her head sprang the winged-horse Pegasus and the giant Chrysaor. Perseus used Medusa's head as a weapon during subsequent battles prior to returning to Athena. Athena then took the head from Perseus and threw it into her shield where it remained

Medusa was called Medusa... She had two sisters; Euryale and Stheno. They were the three Gorgons. Euryale and Stheno were immortal. Medusa was not.

Yes, her two sisters, the Gorgons,

Stheno and Euryale.

No. Athena is her enemy. Medusa lived in Athens and was considered the prettiest. Every day, she would brag about her beauty. (annoying, right?) Anyway, she went to the Parthenon with her friends and bragged about how she could could have made a much better model, for the sculpture of the goddess Athena herself. She kept bragging on and on to her friends about how she would have made a better model than Athena for all of the paintings and sculptures in the Parthenon. Everyone in the temple heard her, and in fear that Athena might come to the Parthenon in rage, everyone left, leaving Medusa alone. Athena visited Medusa and told her, that it didn't matter about the outside, it was the inside that counted. She turned her into a hideous monster with snake hair and the power to turn people to stone with one gaze.

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because While Medusa was a beautiful mortal woman, she served beside Athena, goddess of wisdom and knowledge

No, Medusa is a Gorgon from Greek mythology.

Heracles did not "defeat" any of Medusa's brothers and sisters, for they were immortal. Further, the mortal man who killed Medusa with aide of Athena was Perseus - not Heracles.

No in fact the reason Medusa is a gorgon is because Athena turned her into one in this myth here:

The three Gorgon sisters were daughters of ancient Sea Gods, Ceto and Phorcys. Two, Stheno and Eluryah were immortal, but the third, Medusa was not. She had been a female of absolute beauty, mostly her long, silky hair. She bragged at being more beautiful than the Goddess Athena, and one day, while in her temple, she was ravished by the Sea God Neptune. Athena was outraged by this and turned Medusa into the Gorgon she became famous for being. She turned her beautiful hair into snakes and let it be that she could no longer see the handsome men who came to court her, as they would instantly be turned to stone if they looked into her eyes.

Perseus went to a cave where Medusa lived with her two other Gorgon sisters Stheno and Euryale. He received guidance from the Hesperides. The cave is assumed to be in Greece or on one of its islands.

Actually, Perseus fought Medusa, not the other way around. Using gifts from the gods, he went to her home and was able to sneak up on her and slice her head off with a sword. Other than that one part, the details of the myth of Medusa, including where she lived, vary from one version to another. According to the Greek historian Diodorus, Medusa and her two sisters, known as the Gorgons, lived in the Gorgades, a group of islands in the AEthiopian Sea (which is actually on the other side of the African continent from what we now call Ethiopia).. Some stories locate Medusa's home in a cave on the island of Cisthene in the Red Sea.. The Aenid says that the Gorgons lived in the entrance of the Underworld.

pursues was the one how choped medusa's hed off

he used a spear,shield and a hand made sword

Even in death, the head of the Gorgon could petrify anyone who looked into its eyes. Perseus just wielded the head itself, like a weapon. Athena had the head mounted to the front of the Aegis.

Medusa had long flowing hair and was known to be one of the most prettiest goddesses until Athena turned her into a monster

Medusa had two children by Poseidon, Pegasus and Chrysaor.

Medusa is a character of religious fiction like many of the Biblical personalities. There is no chronology for imaginary beings or event.

Medusa, often depicted as a monster in mythology, also embodies themes of transformation and resilience. Once a beautiful maiden, she was cursed by Athena, highlighting the consequences of jealousy and the loss of agency. Despite her fearsome appearance, Medusa can be seen as a symbol of empowerment, as her gaze can turn others to stone, representing the ability to protect oneself. Additionally, in some interpretations, she serves as a figure of wisdom and strength, reminding us of the complexities of her character beyond mere monstrosity.

One of the many sons of Zeus is Perseus. He is best known for his heroic feats, including slaying the Gorgon Medusa, whose gaze could turn people to stone. Additionally, he famously turned the giant Atlas to stone by showing him the head of Medusa, thereby fulfilling his quest and solidifying his legacy as a legendary hero in Greek mythology.

Medusa's first known appearance in literature is in Ovid's "Metamorphoses," a narrative poem written in Latin in 8 AD. In this work, Medusa is described as a mortal woman who is transformed into a monster with snakes for hair and a gaze that turns people to stone by the goddess Athena.

They are turned to stone.

The gorgon's head turned others who would fight against him to stone.