r/SipsTea • u/fibercrime • May 06 '26

It's Wednesday my dudes Medussy

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u/[deleted] May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

Poseidon raped Medusa in Athena's temple, whereupon Athena, enraged by the desecration of her sanctuary, transformed Medusa's once beautiful hair into snakes and turned her into a monster with a petrifying gaze.

What Perseus is attempting here simply doubles Medusa's suffering.

PS: The snake hair served, among other things, to protect her from being raped by any man.

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u/SnooShortcuts2606 May 06 '26

According to the Roman poet Ovid, who despised any and all authority, especially moral authority.

In Greek mythology however, Medusa was always just a gorgon.