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Natalie Moore
Mrs. Windish
English II
28 September 2016 Medusa
Evil, selfish, and ugly - what do these three words have in common? These three words all describe a single individual from mythological times named Medusa. Medusa was a young and beautiful single woman who thought very highly of herself. She knew she was beautiful and she wanted to make sure that everyone else knew it also. Medusa consistently told everyone she met that she was beautiful and intelligent and that everyone should want to look like her. She was one of the Gorgon sisters and was the daughter of Phorkys and Keto. (Greek Mythology) Medusa was the only sister who was mortal. Their parents were Gaea (Earth) and Oceanus (Ocean).
Medusa was a priestess of Athena and she was to obey all the rules Athena had. (Greek Mythology) Medusa knew she was beautiful and tried taking advantage of her beauty by trying to get Athena to put up a photo of her because she was way more beautiful than Athena in her own mind. “Originally, Medusa was a ravishingly beautiful maiden, “the jealous aspiration of …show more content…

“Perseus receives the Cap of Invisibility from hades, a pair of winged sandals from Hermes, a reflective bronze shield from Athena, and a sword from Hephaestus. With these divine gives Perseus sought out Medusa and decapitated her whilst she was asleep.” (Ancient Origins) Stories then suggest that once Perseus brought back Medusa’s head he was recognized as a hero. Immediately after Medusa was beheaded, the winged horse Pegasus sprang out from her neck. It is also mentioned that Chrysaor, who was born with a golden sword in his hand, emerged from the suburb neck from

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