Medusa, the Snake-Haired Gorgon – Sources, Summary and Analysis
Key points of the myth of Medusa Medusa was once a beautiful maiden with long, lustrous hair. The sea god Poseidon, who desired her, raped her in the temple of Athena. The enraged Athena punished Medusa by transforming her hair into venomous snakes and cursed her so that anyone who looked directly at her […]
