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Medusa was a beautiful woman who was transformed into a monster by the goddess Athena for having
lain with (or for having been raped by) the sea god Poseidon in one of her temples. According to some versions
of the myth, Athena was against Medusa because the young woMn had dared to compete with her in beauty. while others
say that Athena, having understood what had happened, had decided to turn Medusa into the monster we know
(with serpentine hair and the look that petrifies) to protect her from the other men she would meet ..

Description

Medusa was a beautiful woman who was transformed into a monster by the goddess Athena for having
lain with (or for having been raped by) the sea god Poseidon in one of her temples. According to some versions
of the myth, Athena was against Medusa because the young woMn had dared to compete with her in beauty. while others
say that Athena, having understood what had happened, had decided to turn Medusa into the monster we know
(with serpentine hair and the look that petrifies) to protect her from the other men she would meet ..