The Gorgons or "Sisters of the Stone Death"... otherwise known as Sthenno, Euryale and Medusa were the daughters of sea-gods Phorkys and Keto.
Above - the Sisters of the Stone Death as depicted by Gustav KlimtSthenno and Euryale were immortals, while Medusa alone was mortal... and therefore able to die. The three sisters were reputed to be man-haters - they were reputed to turn those who looked directly at them to stone.
Medusa was once reputed to be a beautiful woman, with magnificent hair and many suitors hoping for her hand... She made the mistake of "enjoying the company of" Poseidon in the temple of Athena. She was punished for this by the Goddess Athena who changed her beautiful hair into hideous snakes.
Medusa was once reputed to be a beautiful woman, with magnificent hair and many suitors hoping for her hand... She made the mistake of "enjoying the company of" Poseidon in the temple of Athena. She was punished for this by the Goddess Athena who changed her beautiful hair into hideous snakes.
Being the only mortal of the three sisters, made Medusa vulnerable. She was eventually vanquished by Perseus. Perseus used the reflection of Medusa on the shield given to him by Athena, to avoid being torned to stone by looking at her directly.
After her beheading, Pagasus, a winged horse, and Crysaor came forth from Medusa's trunk. Pegasus is reputed to have flown away to heaven where Zeus, the god of thunder and lightening resided. Legend has it that her severed head was also used by either Perseus or Athena to freze Atlas to stone, forming the Atlas mountains...
So, I hope this made for interesting reading - I'm certainly going to enjoy researching all of these Myths and Legends! Hope this started to inspire you! Remember the aim is Original and Creative, but most of all FUN!
MizzWorthy xxx
2 comments:
oh I loved this post!! I had to study that a little as a component of my English degree - that's brought it all back! Oh and Klimt is my absolute favourite artist! I did my A Level Art project on him, gosh nostalgia overdose. I can't wait for more in this series!! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it! Its probably not the best summary of this tqale, but I really enjoyed reading about it anyway! More inspirational posts to come! xxx
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