However, Medusa’s severed head does appear in the form of the Gorgoneion, a protective amulet or symbol depicting her face. In Book 5 of the “Iliad,” the Gorgoneion is found on the aegis, a shield or breastplate associated with Zeus and Athena. Higgins’s own volume is illustrated by the Turner prize-winning Chris Ofili, whose drawings are charming and airy, suggestive in spirit of Matisse’s pencil sketches. While they undoubtedly beautify an already alluring object, the deeper Higgins leads the reader into her forest of tales, the less necessary they feel. Full of rage and self-loathing, Medusa grows ravenous for connection, ‘a girl on the edge’ One of these Angel's was known as Satal, Satal is Atlas but I'm sure Satal isn't a Mountain more like He's imprisoned within an Mountain so where Near God's Country as in Divine Being mentioned in The Holy Bible. this book was literally two characters reading the wikipedia articles of their respective greek myths with the other occasionally going “oh no!” or “i understand” Perseus Confronting Phineus with the Head of Medusa by Sebastiano Ricci. ( Public Domain ) Keeping the Medusa Myth Alive

In ancient art, Medusa was originally depicted as a hideous monster. In addition to being snake-haired and winged, she was often pictured with fangs and a wide, menacing face. Depictions of this Gorgon head were often believed to be “apotropaic,” meaning they could ward off evil. By the fifth century BCE, however, Medusa and the Gorgons were increasingly depicted as beautiful women in the visual arts as in literature. [8] Krauskopf, Ingrid. “Gorgo, Gorgoneion” in Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae, Vol. 4, 288–345. Zurich: Artemis, 1988. This book had so many good things covering Medusa’s story. It shows her before Poseidon and Athena: how she was a sailor with her two sisters as divers. This book also shows a strong sisterhood between Stheno, Euyale and Medusa and I absolutely loved the relationship between Stheno and Medusa especially. This book also delved into rape culture, victim blaming and slut shaming- even by other women, acting as an agent for the patriarchy.

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Ovid: The myths of Medusa and her killer Perseus are described in Books 4 and 6 of the epic Metamorphoses (ca. 8 CE). Not only is the writing so wonderfully feminist, it is also beautiful. Jessie Burton writes Medusa in such a heartbreaking and (finally) humanising way so that I wanted to weep for this young girl of 18 who had only ever been treated horrendously and subject to misogynistic thinking. I loved Medusa more than I have loved any character in a book for a long time, I am still in awe of how Burton brought her to life so well and made my heart break for her. Strabo, Geography: A late first-century BCE geographical treatise and an important source for many local Greek myths, institutions, and religious practices from antiquity. The Cold Is in Her Bones is about a girl named Mila. Mila lives in a town where a woman in years past. It’s like a demon woman. She curses the city. The curse causes all the crops and stuff to rot. Every girl in a specific range but not older than 18 is susceptible to being taken by the demon. She persuades them to do things that they usually do. I'm starting to think Perseus may have had Two Wives because of the confusion when Perseus met chained up Women about to be sacrificed to some sea creature due to their mother's offending some goddess.

The glaring issue here is that this is not Medusa’s story. This is the story of Medusa, reincarnated in modern language with some imaginative embellishments and only a smidge more sympathy for the titular character than the original Greek myth affords. The name was an Irish Hero and it involved some Giant that had one Eye and could obliterate anything that this Thank King? looked at. Even if you are not a lover of Greek Mythology the chances are extremely high that you will at least have heard of the infamous Gorgon named Medusa.

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Other authors believed the Gorgons were an ancient race of wild, hairy women. [27] The antiquarian Diodorus of Sicily claimed that they were wiped out by Heracles when he traveled through Libya. [28] Pop Culture

Genre: Paranormal Romance, Mythology, Adventure. 7. Medusa Unveiled: The True Story Behind the Myth When the blood dripped from Medusa’s head onto the plains of Libya, each drop of blood transformed into venomous serpents. The power of Medusa’s head is seen again when Perseus encountered the Titan Atlas. When Perseus asked Atlas for a place to rest for a short while, his request was refused. Knowing that he would not be able to defeat the Titan with brute force alone, he took out Medusa’s head and Atlas was turned into a mountain. In this fascinating reimagining of the myth of Medusa, author Jessie Burton presents us with a novel feminist twist to a character and story that has, for the most part, featured as one of Perseus’s heroic exploits. Simply put, Perseus has always been the hero and Medusa the vanquished. But Jessie Burton’s Medusa is much more than that. Cursed by the Goddess Athena and transformed into a Gorgon with snakes in place of her once beautiful hair, the once beautiful Medusa now lives on a deserted island with her sisters, Stheno and Euryale,and her dog Argentus. Her transgression? Being raped by Poseidon within the premises of the Temple of Athena. Today, the most well-known image of Medusa’s head belongs perhaps to the logo of the Italian fashion company, Versace. And let’s not forget that Medusa also made headline gaming news in the not so distant past as a tough boss battle for players in the newest game of the popular Assassin’s Creed franchise . These factors remind us that myths of the ancient world are still alive and with us in the modern world.The World Entire retells the famous story of Medusa and Perseus. Medusa is the character with the snakes who looked upon her would turn to stone. She’s always portrayed as a monster and an evil creature. Perseus is the Greek hero who came to defeat her so we could win the heart of Andromeda.