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In a late version of the Medusa myth, by the Roman poet Ovid, [10] Medusa was originally a beautiful maiden, but when Neptune (the Roman equivalent of the Greek Poseidon) mated with her in Minerva's temple (Minerva being the Roman equivalent of the Greek Athena), Minerva punished Medusa by transforming her beautiful hair into horrible snakes ...
Hades. In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, Minthe (also spelled Menthe, Mintha or Mentha; Ancient Greek: Μίνθη or Μένθη or Μίντη) is an Underworld Naiad associated with the river Cocytus. She was beloved by Hades, the King of the Underworld, and became his mistress. But she was transformed into a mint plant by either ...
Medusa, one of the Gorgons. [1] Medusa, a Mycenaean princess as the daughter of King Sthenelus and Queen Nicippe (also called Antibia [4] or Archippe [5]), daughter of Pelops. She was the sister of Eurystheus and Alcyone. [6] Also called Astymedusa, she became the second wife of Oedipus after the death of Jocasta.
This vision of a re-imagined Medusa myth is… A woman in the midst of an unsavory, unrequested task, she stands naked, her hair a tangle of serpents, a sword in one hand, a severed head in the other.
Medusa is a playable character in Smite, turning enemy gods into stone. Medusa is a unit in Heroes of Might and Magic series. A Gorgon is used as a boss fight in the 2016 game Enter the Gungeon, in the game's second level. The boss is named the Gorgun to fit with the game's style of everything being gun related.
For those familiar with ancient Greek mythology, Medusa is one of its most enigmatic and complex figures. Her captivating and tragic story has fascinated artists for centuries, and it continues to ...
The Gorgons Stheno and Euryale chasing Perseus; Attic black-figure lekythos, Cabinet des Medailles 277 (550–500 BC) [1] In Greek mythology, Stheno (/ ˈsθiːnoʊ, ˈsθɛnoʊ /; Ancient Greek: Σθενώ, romanized: Sthenṓ, lit. 'forceful') [2] and Euryale (/ jʊəˈraɪəli / yuu-RY-ə-lee; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυάλη, romanized ...
But for those with a deeper knowledge of Greek mythology, and for many women, Medusa is a symbol of something darker. In many tellings of the original myth, Medusa is a human woman who takes a vow ...