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In classical Greek art, the depiction of Medusa shifted from hideous beast to an attractive young woman, both aggressor and victim, a tragic figure in her death. [11] The earliest of those depictions comes courtesy of Polygnotus , who drew Medusa as a comely woman sleeping peacefully as Perseus beheads her.
The 2023 novel Medusa's Sisters, by Lauren J. A. Bear, retells Medusa's story from her sisters Stheno's and Euryale's switching points of view. The novel begins with the triplet sisters' birth and childhood struggles to maintain ties with their immortal monstrous family, an impossible feat due to the trio's normal appearance and Medusa's own ...
Medusa, one of the Gorgons. [1] Medusa, one of the Hesperides and the sister of Aegle, Hesperie and Arethusa. [2] [3] 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]
Medusa; in the later versions, raped by Poseidon in Athena's temple. Metis; pursued and eventually raped by her cousin (and later husband) Zeus, resulting in the eventual birth of Athena. Nemesis; raped by Zeus, her first cousin once removed, who relentlessly pursued her, changing many forms.
The influence of The Raft of the Medusa was felt by artists beyond France. Francis Danby, a British painter born in Ireland, probably was inspired by Géricault's picture when he painted Sunset at Sea after a Storm in 1824, and wrote in 1829 that The Raft of the Medusa was "the finest and grandest historical picture I have ever seen". [85]
In some stories he rapes Medusa, leading to her transformation into a hideous Gorgon and also to the birth of their two children, Pegasus and Chrysaor. His Roman counterpart is Neptune. Zeus (Ζεύς, Zeús) King of the gods, ruler of Mount Olympus, and god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice.
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 portrait draws on the myth of Medusa, the snake haired woman whose gaze could turn onlookers to stone. Unlike other depictions of the Medusa, such as Benevento Cellini’s Perseus and Medusa, the Medusa is not portrayed as a vanquished figure with her head severed from her body, but as a living monster. Bernini’s decision to create a ...