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"In Greek mythology, Medusa (Greek: Μέδουσα), was a monstrous female character whose gaze could turn people to stone.

Some classical references describe her as one of three Gorgon sisters. Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale were monsters with brass hands, sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. The Gorgons and their other sisters the Graiae (and possibly the Hesperides) were daughters of Phorcys and Ceto. Some versions read that Medusa's sisters transformed themselves into monsters in order to protect Medusa.

In the most well known version of the myth, Medusa originally started out as a beautiful woman. She had sex with — or was raped by — Poseidon in Athena's temple. Poseidon was an arch-rival of Athena's since at one time he vied for patronage of Athens; the soon-to-become Athenians chose Athena's offering of the olive tree over Poseidon's offering of horses or a spring of water.

Perseus beheads MedusaUpon discovery of the desecration of her temple, Athena changed Medusa's form to match that of her sister Gorgons as punishment. Medusa's hair turned into snakes and her glance would turn all living creatures to stone. She was banished beyond the Hyperborean lands.

While Medusa was pregnant by Poseidon, she was beheaded in her sleep by the hero Perseus with help from Athena and Hermes, who supplied him with winged sandals, Hades' cap of invisibility, a sickle, and a mirrored shield. Perseus was either blindfolded or was able to slay Medusa by looking at her reflection in the mirror instead of directly at her to prevent being turned into stone. In any case, Perseus severed Medusa's head and from her neck came her offspring: Pegasus and Chrysaor. Perseus used Medusa's head to rescue Andromeda, kill Polydectes, and, in some versions, petrify the Titan Atlas. Then he gave it to Athena, who placed it on her shield Aegis.

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1 Medusa in art and legend
2 Medusa as a sexual image
3 Medusa in popular culture
4 External links



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Medusa in art and legend
Medusa is a well-known mythological icon throughout the world, having been portrayed in artwork as well as popular media over the ages.

Examples of Medusa and the Perseus legend in art form:

Perseus with the Head of Medusa (bronze sculpture) by Benvenuto Cellini (1554)
Perseus with the Head of Medusa (marble sculpture) by Antonio Canova (1801)
Perseus] (bronze sculpture) by Salvador Dalí
Medusa (oil on canvas) by Arnold Böcklin
Medusa (oil on canvas) by Caravaggio
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Medusa as a sexual image
Some writers, including Camille Paglia, author of Sexual Personae, have characterized Medusa as a sexual image. For example, in Sexual Personae, Paglia writes, "It is against the mother that men have erected their towering edifice of politics and sky-cult. She is Medusa, in whom Freud sees the castrating and castrated female pubes. But Medusa's snaky hair is also the writhing vegetable growth of nature. Her hideous grimace is men's fear of the laughter of women."

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Medusa in popular culture
Medusa is used as one of the many symbols of the haute couture house Versace.
Medusa is the name of a Marvel comics fictional character.
"Medusa" is a song by the thrash metal band Anthrax (band) from their classic 1985 album Spreading the Disease.
Medusa is the name of the second solo album by Annie Lennox, released in 1995.
"Medusa" is a song by the American indie rock band Helium, from their 1995 album The Dirt of Luck.
Medusa's Path is a song of The Prodigy
Medusa is the name of an inverted, high octane roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey.
Medusa appears as a charcter in numerous computer games, among them Heroes of Might & Magic II, Heroes of Might & Magic III and the Castlevania series.
Medusa and other Gorgons appears as adversaries in the video game God of War for the Playstation 2.
In American Dragon: Jake Long Medusa and her sisters Stheno(called Fury) and Euryale appear in the Season 2 premere episode "Bring it on".
Medusa is a character in the movie Clash of the Titans."

Answer 2

www.wikipedia.com type Medusa in the search link

Answer 3

http://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/monsters/Html/Gorgon.htm

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