Medusa (Greek: μ? Δ ο υ σ α (English: Medusa), also translated as Medusa, is a gorgon in ancient Greek mythology, one of the three sisters of gorgon, who lives on the other side of Oedipus and meets the dark place. His father is falcone, son of Gaia and Pentos, and his mother is Ceto, sister of falcone.
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Medusa is a gorgon in ancient Greece. Anyone who sees her eyes will be petrified. This monster was killed by the hero Poerxiusi with the help of Athena and Hermes. Poerxiusi gave his head to Athena, so it was embedded in Athena's SHIELD.
The earliest written records of Medusa can be found in the ancient Greek poet hesiod's long poem "Divine Spectrum". According to the Divine Spectrum (lines 274-286), Medusa was the daughter of falcone and Ceto, the father of all monsters. She and two other sisters, Steeno and Oulu Ale, are called Gorgon.
Among the three gorgons, only Medusa is dead (the ancient Greek word for "the dead" (θ ν μ? ) often refers to mortals, but this does not mean that Medusa is mortal. According to her background and ability, she is undoubtedly a monster. "But only she and Poseidon sleep in the spring flowers lying on the grass." (lines 278-9)
Medusa was beheaded by Poerxiusi, an ancient Greek hero, and two sons of Poseidon and Medusa jumped out of her body, holding the giants crassus and Pegasus.
Although Homer mentioned the gorgon in his early epics, only the singular form was used in the epics, that is, Homer only knew one gorgon, and the name of Medusa was not mentioned.
In ancient Greek art, Gorgon Medusa was full of fangs and snakes on her head. This shape has the function of exorcism, and painting on the shield can shock the enemy. However, in the classical period, works appeared to beautify Medusa's face.
At the same time, Pindar, a poet in the classical period, also called Medusa "cheeky" (the twelfth poem of Pitoko 16), and even in later myths, there was a saying that Medusa was killed for trying to compare with Athena (Apollo Dolos, Stackroom 2.4.3).
In Roman art, there are also many images of Medusa as a beauty with snake hair. In ancient times, Medusa had no snake body, only snake hair, but it is often depicted as a snake body in modern works.
In ancient Greece, Medusa was a born monster, but in Rome, the Roman poet Ovid made a great adaptation of Greek mythology. In his poem Metamorphosis (4.793-803), he said: Medusa was originally a beautiful woman, especially famous for her beautiful hair, and many men even wanted to propose to her. Poerxiusi learned this from a friend who had met Medusa.
According to reports, Poerxiusi went on to say that one day, Medusa was defiled by Neptune, the sea god, in the temple of Minerva. Minerva couldn't bear to watch, so she hurried back and covered her eyes with a shield, so Minerva turned Medusa's hair into a snake.
At the same time, Metamorphosis 6.118-119 points out that Neptune became a bird and combined with Medusa. In fact, Ovid did not say that magic eye of Medusa was cursed by Minerva. In Metamorphosis, Medusa still has a petrified magic eye, and a poisonous snake will be born when blood drops fall to the ground. So Medusa described by Ovid is a "beautiful banshee" rather than an ordinary person.
Due to Ovid's adaptation and modern misinformation, Medusa is often regarded as an innocent image in modern times. The modern saying that Medusa was originally a priest of Athena and became a monster because of being cursed can't be found in ancient Greek and Roman literature, and it is a mixed adaptation of modern people.
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