1, Medusa (Greek: μ? Δ ο υ σ α, also translated as Medusa and 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 land. His father is falcone, son of Gaia and Pentos, and his mother is Ceto, sister of falcone.
2. According to Metamorphosis 4.770 written by the poet Ovid, Medusa was originally a beautiful girl. Because she was dating Poseidon privately (some versions said that Medusa was cursed by Athena because she was too beautiful to bite off more than she could chew compared with the goddess of wisdom), Athena turned Medusa's hair into a poisonous snake in a rage and cursed her.
More widely circulated legend is that Poseidon was attracted by Medusa's beauty and raped her in Athena's temple, which angered Athena. Athena couldn't punish Poseidon, so she turned Medusa into a terrible gorgon. Let any man who sees her eyes turn to stone immediately. So the word Medusa means "extremely ugly woman"