Mastigias papua‚ most commonly known as the “Golden Medusa” or “lagoon jelly” is one of the many jellyfishes in the class Scyphozoa. This species of jellyfish is unique because they can be found in bays‚ lagoons‚ and harbors‚ but are most commonly found in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean. While in its habitat the jellyfish follows the sun from west to east until it reaches the shadows formed by the shore. Since this type of jellyfish has very little muscular movement by itself‚ it must be carried
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process was used frequently throughout the time of fine art. The Raft of Medusa by Gericault‚ and Mount Sainte-Victoria broke traditional fine arts when they combined it with applied arts‚ which is the application of design to objects of everyday use (“Applied Arts‚ 2013). The Raft of the Medusa is an oil painting of 1818–1819 by the French Romantic painter and Lithographer Théodore Géricault (1791–1824) (“Raft of Medusa‚” 2013). Géricault undertook extensive research and produced many preparatory
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death‚ threw Perseus‚ son of Zeus‚ and his mother‚ Danae‚ into the ocean; a fisherman named Dictys rescued both‚ with the help of Zeus. Later‚ Perseus must battle Medusa and the Ketos to save Danae‚ from yet another king‚ King Polydectes‚ and Princess Andromeda‚ respectively. Perseus‚ in the movie version‚ must defeat giant scorpions‚ Medusa‚ and the Kraken‚ all to save the citizens of Greece from the wrath of Hades‚ god of the underworld. As the story unfolds‚ one can see connections between the myth
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storyline‚ some events that were mentioned in the movie were actually different from the stories that people know. For example the story of Medusa‚ according to the movie‚ Medusa was cursed by Aphrodite because Medusa and Poseidon made love in her temple but the truth is it was Athena who punished Medusa and it was in her temple too were Poseidon and Medusa made love. Another negative aspect of the movie is its effects‚ it is understood that the movie was made a long time ago but still it is
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class that music is essentially important for the human race. This project allowed me to understand a certain culture of music and how there are many diverse genres; rock can vary depending on how the band feels. For instance‚ the band being studied‚ Medusa enjoys incorporating old style of Rock‚ blues and the new style of hard core Rock into their songs. It helped me understand that popular culture music can decrease the amount of people listening to Rock‚ now that technology has helped music advance
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Jackson” modernizes “Perseus” in events (The event that begins the adventure and when the two ran into Medusa)‚ Character types (Unusual birth and Spiritual help)‚ and the theme‚ Good vs. Evil. The first paragraph will talk about the events of Perseus and Percy. The events from Perseus got modernized‚ the beginning of the adventure and one of the challenges of the adventure. When Perseus found Medusa it states that‚ “He looked‚ instead‚ into Athena’s polished shield‚ and shuddered at the sight he
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creation myth. It all began when Poseidon decided to seduce Medusa‚ as she was once a beautiful young woman with infamous hair which every other woman envied. So‚ Poseidon set out to seduce her in the Athene temple and he succeeded. Naturally‚ Athena was infuriated that Poseidon has done such a thing in her own temple and she was also enraged by the possibility that Medusa was more beautiful than her. So‚ in a fit of rage‚ she transformed Medusa from beautiful to hideous‚ replacing her lovely hair with
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are the myths about Perseus and Theseus. In Perseus myth‚ he attended a banquet where he had to give Polydectes a horse as a gift‚ but Perseus claimed that he could get him Medusas head as easily as getting him a hoarse. So‚ Perseus goes to find the gorgons and with the help of a nymph‚ Athena‚ and Hermes‚ he is able to cut medusas head and bring it to Polydectes. In Theseus myth‚ seven man and women every year had to
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washes up on a small island‚ where a kind fisherman named Dictys takes Danae and Perseus in. They live happily until Dictys’s brother‚ King Polydectes‚ falls in love with Danae and decides to get rid of her son. Polydectes convinces Perseus to kill the Medusa‚ a horrifying beast with snakes for hair. But this feat seems
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another statue and realized it was Hera. Iris asked the snake lady “what’ your name and what have you done to Hera” she replied to him saying “ my name is Medusa and i make statues for a living of all the people that are prettier than me”. How can you undo the spell asked iris you can’t said Medusa the only way is if you bring me 3 things. So Medusa told iris that she needed a big block of cheese‚ a
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