Medusa whose eyes can turn anyone into stone, whose form is so terrible that instead of hair on her head there are poisonous snakes, everyone wanted to cut her head and unsuccessful attempts were also made.

Medusa
Medusa

Medusa has been mentioned many times in films, stories and movies, but it is originally mentioned in Greek mythology. Medusa's fame comes from her vicious encounter with Perseus, the son of the Greek god Zeus, in Greek mythology.

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Medusa's unique features such as her terrifying gaze and her teddy topsy-turvy locks have made her an enduring symbol of danger and intrigue, but today in this article we will get to know her full story. 

  •  Medusa's Story
It is believed that Medusa was the daughter of the ancient sea god Phorcys and Ceto. Medusa was one of the group of three known as Gorgons, All three sisters had special powers. Medusa was the most beautiful and mortal of the three sisters while the other two sisters Stheno and Euryol were terrible looking and immortal. They had poisonous snakes on their heads while Medusa's hair was very beautiful and thick.

Medusa
Medusa

Medusa was a great devotee of the Greek goddess Athena and wanted to serve her. One day she went to the temple of goddess Athena and prayed to her to make her a priestess of her temple, the Greek goddess Athena put a condition in front of her that she would have to remain a virgin for the rest of her life and she would stay away from the touch of any man, so that she would be pure. are. Medica happily accepted her condition and became the priestess of the temple. She used to worship the Goddess with all her heart, soon people around her started talking about her beauty.

Medusa
Greek Goddess Athena

Whoever saw her beauty would have been mesmerized. Now people used to come to the temple just to see the beauty of Medusa. When the goddess came to know about this, she became very angry and started jealous of Medusa. He began to feel that Medica was very proud of her beauty.

On the other hand, people who wanted to see Medica, started asking her to go with them again and again. One of them, the sea god Poseidon, who was the brother of Zeus, wanted to get Medusa. He said this to Medusa many times but she refused because she had taken a vow to remain a virgin for life. Poseidon then also argued with the goddess Athena but the goddess refused to give him Medusa

  • How Did Medusa Get Cursed 

In the end, the Poseidon decided that even if Medica did not want it, they would get her by force. He tried to get Medusa by force but Medusa ran away and reached the temple and she pleaded with goddess Athena for help but the goddess did not listen to her pleas. Poseidon reached the temple by then and he raped Medusa in the temple itself but Goddess Athena did not help her. When Poseidon left the temple and Medusa was lying unconscious then goddess Athena told her that you can no longer live in my temple because you are impure now.

Athena Cursed Medusa
Athena cursed Medusa

  • Medusa Curse 

She cursed Medusa that the beauty she used to boast of would no longer be hers and she too would become as ugly as her sisters. And whenever someone sees her, that person will turn into stone as soon as he meets his eyes with her. Even if she made eye contact with her own reflection, she herself would turn into stone. She put Medusa in a place where she can't meet anyone.

  • How Did Medusa Die

When the Greek gods came to know about this. Everyone wanted to cut off Medusa's head so that she could use it as their weapon. Many people tried to cut off her head but everyone would look into her eyes and turn to stone, until Perseus defeated her.

  • Who Killed Medusa

Perseus was the illegitimate son of the sea god Zeus. He was sent by a King for this purpose, because he wanted to forcefully marry his mother. The king thought that he too would become a stone but Greek gods helped Perseus. He beheaded Medusa with the help of the gold mirror shield of goddess Athena and the sword of Zeus.

Perseus
Perseus

Perseus took Medusa's head with him and freed his mother from the king's clutches and turned the king into stone. Even further, Perseus won many battles by using Medusa's head as a weapon. Later he fixed Medusa's head in the shield of goddess Athena and handed it over to her. The Shield is called Agis shield.

Athena With Agis Sheild
 Athena With Agis Sheid

In the end, the story of Medusa is undoubtedly full of pain and tragedy. People say that Medusa was very proud of her beauty but it was not so. She was a victim who trusted her goddess and she didn't save her from Poseidon, And punished her without fault. Medusa was not evil, but she saved people from evil after her death and ultimately remained in the service of her goddess.