Essay On Medusa

Did you know Medusa appears on the flag of Sicily? She appears on the Dohalice village of Czech Republic’s flags coat of arms also. Pablo Picasso, Rubens and Caravaggio have portrayed her in their work. Leonardo da Vinci once painted an oil canvas called Medusa. Medusa is considered a monster because she has the face of an ugly woman, hair of snakes, and if anyone looks into her eyes she turns them to stone. She is the daughter of Phorcys, god of the sea, and Ceto, a female sea god. Phorcys is said to have claws instead of legs and red spikes covering the skin. Medusa is the youngest out of the Gorgon sisters. Stheno who is the oldest, Euryale who is the middle child, then Medusa the youngest. Out of the three of them, Medusa is the only mortal child. When she first came to be, she was a golden-haired fair maiden. She was the priestess of Athena and was devoted to a life of purity. She was born in ancient Greece,
Front and center on Athena’s armor there is an image of Medusa’s head. This shield is called “the Aegis”. They thought that Medusa’s image would protect them so they started putting it on various objects. For example, Alexander the Great, put Medusa on his breastplate to help keep him safe. During World War I, the French military, had a ceremonial uniform belt with her on it. People are starting to believe that since Medusa was featured in Clash of the Titans movie, more people are getting interested in Medusa and other Greek mythology in general. Medusa has been presented in several different video games, movies, books, art pieces, and other literatures. She is said to portray different philosophy, beauty, art, and feminism in ways. Hercules is said to have gathered a lock of her hair which is supposed to have the same power as her eyes and