rhaegartarqaryen-deactivated201: Mythology Meme: (1/8) Legendary creatures ➝ Medusa Medusa was origi
rhaegartarqaryen-deactivated201:Mythology Meme: (1/8) Legendary creatures ➝ MedusaMedusa was originally a ravishingly beautiful maiden, “the jealous aspiration of many suitors,” but because Poseidon had raped her in 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. She was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who was sent to fetch her head by King Polydectes of Seriphus. -- source link
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