Medusa Medusa means "sovereign female wisdom." In Sanskrit it's Medha. Medusa was originally a Libyan Goddess, worshiped by The Amazons as their Serpent-Goddess. She was considered the destroyer aspect of the Great Triple Goddess also called Neith, Anath, Athene or Ath-enna in North Africa and Athana in 1400. BC Minoan Crete. She can also be connected to Africa where she had a hidden, dangerous face, and her hair was represented as resembling dread locks. Libyan Amazons believed that no one
In later myths (mainly in Ovid) Medusa was the only Gorgon to possess snake locks because they were a punishment from Athena. Accordingly, Ovid relates that the once beautiful mortal was punished by Athena with a hideous appearance and loathsome snakes for hair for having been raped in Athena's temple by Poseidon. Medusa is the daughter of Phorkys and Keto. She is the only one of the three sisters known as Gorgons that was born a mortal. Medusa was once very beautiful but she was cursed by Athena
Medusa, the Misunderstood Gorgon By having the appearance of gruesome scaly skin with pure piercing black eyes, and the uncanny appearance of a snake. This terrifying beast with collective serpent skin tied around her waist like a belt, is the one and only Medusa, as her Mythology name suggests. Medusa is most notably known for her distinctive snakes for hair. Not only did she have snakes for hair that already appalled all of mankind, she also has the capacity to turn anyone who looks into her eyes
Natalie Moore Mrs. Windish English II 28 September 2016 Medusa Evil, selfish, and ugly - what do these three words have in common? These three words all describe a single individual from mythological times named Medusa. Medusa was a young and beautiful single woman who thought very highly of herself. She knew she was beautiful and she wanted to make sure that everyone else knew it also. Medusa consistently told everyone she met that she was beautiful and intelligent and that everyone
hero. Reason 1: Perseus killed Medusa Perseus killed Medusa. Using the tools Athena, Hermes, and three nymphs gave him, which were, shield, sword, a pouch to put Medusas head in, and invisible cap, the name says it all, winged sandals. On the way Perseus encountered Atlas, who is holding up the sky and the world, including Mount Olympus, Atlas was a titan, so Zeus cursed him with holding up the world and skies. Atlas gave Perseus directions to where Medusa and her three Gorgon sisters were
The story of Medusa and Perseus is known as one of the top thriller tales in Greek Mythology. To begin, Medusa is one of three sisters, Sthenno and Euryale. However, she is the only mortal one. Originally, Medusa had golden, long, beautiful hair. She was Athena’s Priestess and swore to a celibate life. Later on, Medusa met Poseidon, fell in love with him and completely forgot about her vows to Athena. The Goddess Athena was so infuriated that she turned Medusa into a hideous looking monster. Her
Phineus with the Head of Medusa Sebastiano Ricci’s artwork titled Perseus Confronting Phineus with the Head of Medusa is an oil on canvas painted around the year of 1705. Ricci depicted the iconic scene where Perseus killed Medusa, a Gordon with snake hair. Her atrocious appearance is known to turn men to stone. This particular painting shows the scene at Perseus’s wedding. The wedding was stopped by a group led by Phineus. After a battle, Perseus won by capturing the head of Medusa. He then warned his
Medusa is a being widely known in Greek Mythology. Although she is best known for her monstrous looks, Medusa is also known for her act of destruction and her influence on the modern day world. As many know, Medusa is the woman with the snaked hair and menacing looks but what many don't know is the reason behind her looks. Before, Medusa served Athena, the Greek Goddess of War, as a priestess. She was a woman with irresistible looks whom many men pursued and felt attracted to. Medusa as one of three
Femininity Versus Androgyny in The Laugh of the Medusa and A Room of One's Own There is much debate in feminist circles over the "best" way to liberate women through writing. Some argue that a female writer should, in an effort to recapture her stolen identity, attack her oppressive influences and embrace her femininity, simultaneously fostering dimorphic literary, linguistic, and social arenas. Others contend that the feminization of writing pigeonholes women into an artistic slave morality
Cixous's The Laugh of the Medusa Critiqued Against Showalter's Essay Feminist Criticism in the Wilderness In learning about feminist theory this semester, one idea that arose from class discussions was the notion of essentialism. Essentialism, a theory that stresses essence as opposed to existence, was discussed at length and while some classmates found it to reductionary and cliché, it is a question that I assume must be asked of ecriture feminine writing. Does ecriture feminine writing
“serpent Goddess” . All stories agree that Medusa was a gorgon- a terrible monster, she had the face of an ugly woman, with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Some stories say she was born that way, the only mortal of three gorgon sisters born to Echidne, a half-woman, half-snake and Typhon, the worst creature in the world. Another story states she was a beautiful woman born to two earth people named Phorcys and Ceto.There are lessons to be learned from Medusa 's stories. One is that beauty can either
Long before Batman and comic books the Greeks had a hero of their own ; the Greeks had Perseus. The gods helped Perseus for his bravery and willingness to slay Medusa. Perseus is not afraid to slay the Gorgon Medusa as most would be. He accepts the challenge to try to slay Medusa and immediately sets out to find her. He is courageous and not afraid of the possibility of turning to stone. Athena and Hermes reward him for this and his other traits. That is why the Greeks Title him Hero Acrisius
Firstly, in Clash of the Titans, the helper and companion of Perseus is Io. Io has been Perseus’ companion since birth, and after her death during the pursuit of Medusa, is brought back to Perseus by Zeus. However, in ancient accounts Io is in fact Perseus’ very distant grandmother has no part in the myth of Perseus. Secondly, the depiction of Perseus’ birth is different in both versions. Clash of the Titans depicts
Perseus the son of Zeus is well known as the Greek hero no had killed the wicked snake haired lady Medusa, Hercules also the son of Zeus is a hero for his might strength and his will power to finish the 12 days of labor his cousin set up for him. A protagonist in the essay is both Hercules and Perseus because they were heroes, the antagonist is the cousin of Hercules and Perseus moms husband because they both sent the heroes to do something life threatening and courageous battles. Even though they
First off, he killed Medusa who was a Gorgon that could men into stone by making eye contact with them. Her hair was also made out of live snakes. It all started when Polydectes who was an evil king of an island called Seriphus fell in love with a woman named Danae. He really wanted to marry her but she had an adult son that he did not want. That adult son was Perseus. Polydectes wanted Perseus gone so he tricked him into taking a very deadly mission. The mission was to kill Medusa and bring him the
Perseus spent many days in the sea trying to find the lair of Medusa. But then later on a man and a woman appeared with flying sandals and introduced themselves as being Hermes and Athena. Hermes then said that they were all siblings because Zeus is Perseus father just like them. So Hermes and Athena decided to help Perseus find Medusa and get her head so Perseus can accomplish his mission. Each God decided to offer Perseus something of theirs. Hermes
that king made him go out to his quest so he can marry his mother. He called King Polydectes attention. He was surprised that he was still alive. He told the king that he brought his wedding gift. He told his mother to close her eyes and showed Medusa head to the entire throne room. Everything turned into stone. He told his mother that her nightmare is over and he is back home. Danae, showed Perseus one of the guest that turned into stone. It was her father, King Acrisius. The prophecy was
although the other part was built on strength. There were many characters that fit this description in Greek mythology, but of all of them Perseus was the most superb. This son of Zeus and Danae helped the Gods vanquish evil, most remarkable defeating Medusa. He had many other amazing feats throughout his life that helped make him outstanding, but those feats were not the only thing that made him who he was. His valiant qualities, tied in with his brave personality, and heroic acts all prove together
mentor him throughout the journey of the film. In both movies Perseus has to save Princess Andromeda, but only in the old version is Perseus actually in love with her. In the first version, Medusa rarely lets out a sound and has a two-headed dog to help her ward off unwelcome guests. In the more current version, Medusa makes laughing noises appears more human than in the first one. Also in the first movie, the Kraken is released twice while he is only releases once in the new one. Overall I feel that
Polydectes knew that Perseus, being very poor, would arrive empty-handed. Perseus vowed that he could bring Polydectes anything that he wanted and so Polydectes demanded Perseus to bring him the head of the gorgon Medusa, hoping that he would be killed. Perseus set off on his adventure to kill Medusa and while stopping to rest one night in an unknown land, Perseus realized how hopeless the adventure seemed to be. “Gorgons were horrible, instead of hair they had black serpents that writhed on their head