Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Medusa and Athena's wrath
I found a diary on the way to class..... In the diary it spoke of a beautiful woman, whom dreamed of modeling and riches. Only her dreams were ruined by the monster Poseidon. The god whom reeked of fish and took as he pleased, much like all the gods. We mortals are merely the puppets on a string, if one gets cut there are millions more to play with. For Poseidon this was just one more pretty cord. He cut it and left her tattered on the ground much like the clothes he pried off her. But to Medusa's ruin, he did so in the temple of another. The goddess Athena would not allow such trespass against her and being a god took vengeance on Poseidon by cursing the beauty Medusa. Perhaps it was jealousy that caused Athena to lash out against the beauty. That a mortal was more desired in the goddess' presence deserved punishment. How dare a mortal soul taint the temple in such a way. Athena then left the girls beauty in tact and ensured those whom dared look upon the mortal be forever frozen in time. Stone. Was the sight left upon the mortals that of awe? Pure lust? Or could the beings sense that the look taken would be their last? When the hate grew I imagine so did the terror of her glare. The sight of the snakes slithering from her waste, falling to her breast as she stood. The serpent and the woman. It starts with them. It ends with them.
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What should have tipped you off? 1. Well snakes. 2. The people freezing in her sights. 3. Angry and bitter. All legends of women.
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