Poseidon noticed that Athena was focused on her most beautiful and gracious priestess. Poseidon did not accept defeat well, so he was waiting for the right moment to take revenge on the goddess. The goddess was the winner of this dispute, and in honour of her new protective goddess, the city changed its name to Athens. They disputed the right to be the city’s patron god, the Attica region’s capital. The sea god and Athena had a major rivalry. Meanwhile, at Mount Olympus, Poseidon noticed the goddess’s restlessness. After all, she was only doing her work in the best way she could. The goddess knew that, although this was wrong, the young priestess was not to blame. She realized that many were not there to worship her, but rather to see the charming priestess.Īthena resisted the temptation to do anything against those who shifted their focus from her to Medusa. The goddess, from the top of Mount Olympus, noticed a commotion in one of her temples. A gullible man dared to say that Medusa’s hair was more beautiful than Athena’s. Medusa had beautiful fluttering hair, with her movements mesmerizing those who stared at her. Athena was delighted with how that beautiful young woman performed each of her activities. The rituals conducted by Medusa kept attracting more followers. Medusa became a perfect priestess Maybe even too perfect.
They were to mirror themselves in Athena therefore, the young women should remain virgins just like their goddess who never surrendered to the influence of Eros (God of Love) and Aphrodite (Goddess of Love and Beauty). One of the crucial requirements for becoming a priestess of Athena was absolute purity. All their acts could be reflected in the goddess’s reputation. The temple’s apprentices needed to have pristine conduct and discipline. When she reached the appropriate age, the young woman started her preparation to become an Athena priestess. The young lady deeply loved the boy, but she dreamed of becoming a priestess of Athena and could not cave into the temptation of love. In love, Iphicles declared his affection for Medusa. Medusa’s charms made the young Iphicles an easy target for Eros, the god of love. Medusa grew and became more beautiful every day. Together with the girls, she also played with Iphicles, who is Medusa’s best friend. Since childhood, Medusa was devoted to the goddess Athena, and when playing with her sisters, she always pretended to be the goddess Athena, while her sisters love to be the villains. They were Gorgons - creatures that combined women and serpent traits. Medusa had two sisters, Stheno and Euryale. But Medusa came into the world as an average child. She was born of the union of two primordial sea deities, Phorcys and Ceto. She once had been one of the most beautiful women ever to walk the earth. They said that this creature was so hideous that no one could face it-Her name was Medusa. Many brave heroes dared to hunt this creature, but none ever returned. Among all the monsters who inhabited the nightmares of the Hellenic, this was undoubtedly one of the most feared.
Somewhere in Greece, a cursed creature remained hidden. But why?-Let us find out! The Beginning of the Story of Medusa Early Greek and English authors also said that Athena was the help Perseus had to behead Medusa. According to various sources, Medusa was the only Gorgon who was mortal, so she was able to be beheaded by the Greek hero, Perseus. The story of Medusa is such a famous Greek myth told in today’s world, both to kids and adults alike. These snakes replaced her original hair after Athena cursed Medusa for almost taking away her glory. Medusa is usually depicted as a winged female creature with living venomous snakes on her hair. In Greek mythology, MEDUSA was one of the three horrendous Gorgons, daughter of two primordial sea deities, Phorcys and Ceto.