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Medusa was originally a ravishingly beautiful maiden, "the jealous aspiration of many suitors," priestess in Athena's temple, but when she was caught being raped by the "Lord of the Sea"Poseidon by Athena's temple, the enraged Athena transformed Medusa's beautiful hair to serpents and made her face so terrible to behold that the mere sight of it would turn onlookers to stone.
So, as you can see, there is nothing to indicate that Athena was jealous of Medusa in any way. She was punished for breaking her vows (as a priestess of Athena, she would have been required to be chaste).
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Who are Medusas's rivals?
the one she hates most is Athena.
Who was Medusas enemy?
one of Medusa's enemies were Athena.
Why did the goddess Athena put a curse on Medusa?
She was jealous of Medusa's beautiful hair and gave her the curse!
What did Athena do with medusas head?
She cutted it from her shield and ate it. TRUE FACT!
What is medusas story?
Medusa was once a beautiful woman, worshiping the goddess Athena. Then a God, named Poseidon, noticed her beauty and raped her. When Medusa begged Athena for help, Athena instead punished Medusa because in her mind it should be Medusa who should be punished (Athena was jealous of Medusa, and apparently to the Gods its perfectly okay to allow an innocent woman to be raped and then punished for being the victim)
What was Medusas impotance in Greek culture?
Athena turned Medusa's hair into snakes after she caught Poseidon and Medusa in her temple. Now, Medusa was so ugly, anyone who saw her turned to stone.
Why is Medusa's enemie Athena?
Medusa is her enemy because she was a beautiful girl which Athena decide to change her because Athena was jealous so she made her hair turn into snakes. They never liked each other because of this.
What kind of snake is in Medusas hair?
my butt
What was Medusas new hair form?
snakes
How did Medusas kids look like?
Poseidon and Medusa did not end up having children, thanks to Athena. Athena caught the two of them together in her temple, and used her powers to make Medusa ugly, which is how Medusa got her snake hair.
What did Athena give Perseus to help him with Med usa?
a polished sheild to look at medusas reflection
Why is Athena jealous?
she is jealous in the myth of archne when they have a battle by weaving and looming
