The Results and Consequences of Pride with Reference to Medusa and the Captain of Titanic

Shunned and shut out because of her pride, Medusa 's tale can assuredly be compared to the captain of the Titanic, Edward John Smith. Medusa was a very beautiful mortal, who had many suitors, although, she was very prideful about her appearance. Later on, Medusa got turned into a hideous monster by Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war. Her story ended in a great deal of tragedy and she was full of regret. The story of Medusa can be compared to the captain of the Titanic, Edward John Smith for many reasons. The Titanic was the very first ship, carrying thousands of people, to travel from England to New York. The captain, Edward John Smith, received many important messages to turn the ship around, but out of pride he kept them to himself. His story also ended in a tragedy, killing thousands of innocent people, including himself, on the contrary he made an honorable choice by choosing to go down with his ship. Over time there have been many different descriptions of Medusa 's debut. One version of her story was that a long time ago, she lived in a place where the sun never shone. One day she decided to ask Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom, if she could travel to a place where she could see the sun. When Athena refused to grant Medusa 's wish, Medusa came to an unfair conclusion that Athena made such a harsh decision because she was jealous of Medusa 's appearance. Athena, being very angry at Medusa for her conclusion, turned Medusa into a hideous monster, topped with menacing snakes replacing her hair. Another version would be that Medusa was a beautiful mortal with really long swooping hair, who was courted by many men. She went to visit Athena 's Temple, and got distracted while there. Poseidon was also at the temple, he is the god of the sea and earthquakes, and he seduced her. Athena, seeing what Medusa had done in her temple, got very disappointed. “She (Athena) was angered and punished her by turning her hair into snakes and cursing her by making her

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