Percy learns that Aunty Em is actually Medusa, a monster seeking revenge on Annabeth for being the daughter of Athena, the god who cursed her. She tells Percy that he would be better off as a statue than having to play the Olympians' game.
Medusa is a supporting antagonist in the novel Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, and its 2010 film adaptation of the same name. She is one of the three guardians of Persephone's Pearls, along with the Hydra and the Lotus Eaters.
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What is the true story of Medusa?
In the original story, the Medusa was a beautiful woman who held a very positive role. Tragedy fell upon her when she was confronted with endless hardships brought upon by male actions. Medusa was a beautiful woman who was raped, killed and beheaded by various gods.
Legend states that Medusa was once a beautiful, avowed priestess of Athena who was cursed for breaking her vow of celibacy. She is not considered a goddess or Olympian, but some variations on her legend say she consorted with one. When Medusa had an affair with the sea god Poseidon, Athena punished her.
Because the gaze of Medusa turned all who looked at her to stone, Perseus guided himself by her reflection in a shield given him by Athena and beheaded Medusa as she slept. He then returned to Seriphus and rescued his mother by turning Polydectes and his supporters to stone at the sight of Medusa's head.
One Gorgon even looks like her sister, Medusa. She is shown to be scared she would turn to stone by seeing her own reflection. The two become mad at Percy for believing that they can turn him to stone like their sister.
Why does Athena turn Medusa into a hideous monster?
The snake-haired Medusa does not become widespread until the first century B.C. The Roman author Ovid describes the mortal Medusa as a beautiful maiden seduced by Poseidon in a temple of Athena. Such a sacrilege attracted the goddess' wrath, and she punished Medusa by turning her hair to snakes.
But since I previously estimated a historical Medusa was possibly born between 1800 and 1700 and Perseus slays her around 1350 BC, she would be around 500–400 years o...
In a fight with Medusa, Percy Jackson cuts off her head, killing her. He is confused as to why Medusa's head didn't turn to dust and Annabeth Chase explains to him that it is a spoil of war like his Minotaur's Horn.
Jason's a founding member of the Heroes of Olympus, along with BFFs Leo Valdez, Frank Zhang, Hazel Levesque, Percy, and Annabeth. To say nothing of Piper McLean, his amazing girlfriend, who fell in love with him even before they technically met. He's got a good thing going with her.
Alexandra Anna Daddario (born March 16, 1986) is an American actress. She had her breakthrough portraying Annabeth Chase in the Percy Jackson film series (2010–2013).
In a late version of the Medusa myth, by the Roman poet Ovid, Medusa was originally a beautiful maiden, but when Neptune (the Roman equivalent of the Greek Poseidon) had sexual intercourse with her in Minerva's temple (Minerva being the Roman equivalent of the Greek Athena), Minerva punished Medusa by transforming her ...
Today, survivors of sexual assault use tattoos of Medusa to fight back against the narrative that victims should be shamed, blamed or punished for their assault. Medusa and her story have been reclaimed as a symbol of strength and power, with her image also being used as a mark of protection against evils.
The Greeks weren't so hung up on such things as we are now and would happily describe peoples on skin colour. Therfore Herodotus describes Libyans as the lighter skinned North Africans and the darker skinned Africans from Aethiopia. Medusa is not described in any such way - she wasnt Black.
In the last 15 years, the Percy Jackson series has become one of the most popular book and movie franchises of our time. Fans of the series will know that Percy's adventures mirror many of the deeds of the Greek hero Perseus, the inspiration for his character.
Sally is revealed to have used Medusa's head to turn Gabe to stone and sold him for big money to an art collector. Now, she's able to start living her own life and make a warm and welcoming home for her son to return to.
Perseus and his wife Andromeda happily settled in Tiryns and became the parents of seven sons and one daughter. According to Mythology, the descendants of Perseus ruled Mycenae, the most powerful town of Peloponnese in the Mycenaean times.
Athena and Poseidon entered into a contest to be the patron of Athens. Poseidon produces a spring of water but it was salty. Athena bested Poseidon by producing an olive tree on the Acropolis. Poseidon also raped Medusa—a mortal who had the reputation of being beautiful—in Athena's temple, desecrating it.
According to Apollodorus' version of the myth, Athena was angry with Medusa because she had claimed to be more beautiful than the goddess. In both cases, however, the result was the same. In the end, Athena turned Medusa into a figure of horror, a Gorgon with venomous snakes instead of hair.
According to legend, Athena became the patron goddess of the city of Athens after a competition with Poseidon, though he remained on the Acropolis in the form of his surrogate, Erechtheus. After the fight, Poseidon sent a monstrous flood to the Attic plain to punish the Athenians for not choosing him.
