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Medusa was born in Ancient Greece, on October 31, 2111 B.C to Phorcys and Ceto. She graduated from Freaky Figurines High School, and received a degree in Awkward Effigy from Deceased Modeling of Greece University. Medusa is still drooling over the Sea God Poseidon (who she has no chance with whatsoever) that looks way better than her, which is obvious he doesn't have snakes for hair. She lived in Ancient Greece for her whole life with Poseidon tell they snuck into Athena’s castle. Which is the whole reason she was cursed along with her sisters who cursed her.

She was the daughter of Phorkys and Keto and their parents were Gaea or Earth and Oceanus or Ocean. She was also one of the gorgon sisters, who were Sthenno and Euryale, but Medusa was the only mortal of the three. " Medusa was represented as a very beautiful female; unlike the other Gorgons"(Britannica Medusa). Medusa had nothing to worry about in her early life but until she fell in love with Poseidon, the sea god.

was once a maiden that vowed to celibacy. She one day fell in love with Poseidon and broke her vows. She was punished by the goddess. Every piece of her pretty hair was turned into a snake. Her eyes turned bloodshot, and who ever looked into her eyes turned to stone. In the movie “Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief” Percy, Annabeth and Grover were looking for the pearls, and they wandered into Medusa's lair. She chased after them wanting to turn them to stone, but her head was chopped off by Percy. They took her head and later used it to turn a dragon to stone.

Athena was the Greek Goddess of many ideas, but she was famous mostly for her superior wisdom, her cunning skills in times of war, and her implausible talent for household tasks, such as weaving and pottery. She was celebrated more than any other God in ancient mythology, was the supposed inventor of countless innovations, and her figure gave reason for Greek woman to gain rights long before others of their time. The goddess of war, the guardian of Athens, and the defender of Heroes; Athena’s impact on the lives of Ancient Greeks is outstanding.

this way because of how Jason lacked respect for her and drove her to do the horrendous actions. Medea lashing out on Jason further proves the fact that she is her own woman, and becomes the first symbol of feminism in the Greek culture. Another example of Medea’s

Not only were her looks affected, but she is completely cut off from everyone. Everyone she once knew. She could not look at anyone without turning them into stone. Medusa was issolated to an island where she would be alone. Nobody would want to be with her. Medusa was cursed with deadly snakes as hair. Medusa lost everything, as the result of being raped. In the film, Medusa completely transformed and her entire life was changed. She was afraid and sad. She was now considered a monster and everyone fears her. Athena should not have been so harsh on Medusa. Athena felt betrayed, but it was not Medusa’s fault that she was raped. Medusa’s whole life was now changed forever. In the film, it showed Medusa being alone on her island and people coming to try to chop her head off. Medusa was not a monster. She cannot help but look at people, and what would one expect her to do when she is being attacked for her head. Medusa’s name is occasionaly used to scare children into things. Such as cleaning their room or finsihing their plate. The child’s parents might tell them that Medusa will get him/her if they do not do what the parents want them to. Medusa was not a villian, she was cursed, not evil at heart.

Medea questions the firmly held belief in Greek society that women are weak and passive. Wanting revenge on Jason for his betrayal of her, Medea must take control of the situation, a stereotypical masculine quality. Though she cannot become a man or take power like a man, she perceives her

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 could possibly lift her veil, and that to look upon her face was to glimpse one's own death as she saw yours.

So she was turned to a pretty girl with blonde hair to a girl who was now very ugly! Medusa’s Family Medusa’s dad was Phorcys, he was the greek sea god. Medusa’s mom was Ceto, the dangers of the sea and the monsters of the sea. The two gorgons were her sisters their names were Stheno and Euryale and they could also turn man to stone.

The goddess Athena’s purpose and bravery make her an strong stand-alone female character. She initiates one of the most important parts of the story and the inciting incident in Telemachos’s life by giving him the idea and the confidence

While Medea's actions may seem over the top with not only killing a princess and king, but her sons as well, Euripides made it so that men could realize that women will go very far just for the chance of revenge, using Medea as an example. Euripides makes a three dimensional character, giving her life and cause to her actions, causing readers to wonder if Medea is a ill or a barbarian . She is rather provoked, by getting divorced, told to get over it, exiled from her birth home and her current home. Medea is a play of revenge that goes on to destroy a person to make them hurt enough, like they made Medea hurt through her divorce and exile. Medea has sacrificed a lot just to be with Jason, only to reform herself to become dependent on him and

This was shown in her fight with Perseus. Perseus had to overcome the fear of fighting her and had to cut off Medusa’s head. The problem was that no one could look her in the eye or they would be turned to stone by her glare. To remedy this, Perseus fought her by instead watching her movements in the reflection shown on his shield. In this manner, he was able to confront the Gorgon and kill her by removing her head.

In the myth Perseus tells the story of Medusa by Ovid the series of events leading up to how Medusa's head is cut off by Perseus and how Medusa becomes a monster is explained. In the myth, when Perseus decides to defeat Medusa, she is seen as a villain. On the contrary, when the story of how Medusa turns into a monster unfolds, she can be seen as a victim. When Perseus reaches Medusa's lair, he observes the victims of her powers and has the constant thought that he could lose his life and mission by simply looking into Medusa's eyes. She is seen as the villain when Perseus goes to Medusa's lair and successfully defeats her, but nonetheless Perseus is affected by Medusa's awe inspiring appearance, "Nevertheless, he had himself looked at the

Stories that have a collection of differences, can also have lots of similarities. The two stories that will be compared are“La bamba” by Gary Soto, and the story “Medusa’s head” by Olivia Coolidge. The story “La bamba” is mostly about a boy named Manuel, who tries out for the school talent show, where he would sing a song named “La bamba”, but when he gets up on stage to perform, the record player jams. On page 340 it states “But the record got stuck, and he had to sing Para bailar la bamba” again, and again. Meanwhile, the story “Medusa’s head” is about a boy named Perseus that is sent on a journey to kill Medusa.

The story Medusa’s head explains the adventure of Perseus. On the other hand the Poem just talks about how Medusa is feeling and what she’s been doing while being a monster. The story walks the reader through the challenges Perseus goes through along the journey and about how another character named Danae was treated unfairly by her father and the reason for him to treat her unfairly was because he was told that she would have a child kill the father King Acrisios . Now to get on to the Poem. The Poem is different mainly cause of the theme and by the characters point of view just by the Poem talking about Medusa and her wicked powers.