She ainât ugly because her hair is snakes. Gorgons are the spawned granddaughters of chaos and sheâs just the weakest. Theyâre lovecraftian horrors that turn you to stone precisely because youâre viewing what does not exist in the realm governed by the gods, the kosmos. The idea of beauty is outside of their very category. Theyâre ugly because theyâre ontologically hostile to your concept of the world. You could only hope to view them though a bronze mirror darkly if you wanted to try because then you at least filter the true horror of what they are into a shadowy distorted form.
I think Iâve heard a Roman version before, but Iâve been utterly unable to find it againâ everywhere has the Greek that I can find. I donât care that itâs not the original, the Roman version is interesting in its own right.
The version I heard (but cannot find again! Argh!) had Medusa discovering the secrets of what amounts to shampoo, and being cursed by a goddess of beauty for daring to become as beautiful as said goddess, who was petty. So her beautiful (ie, washed) hair became snakes, and she was changed to be so ugly you turn to stone to look at her.
Iâd love a tip to where I could find this version of the story again, or if the version I heard somewhere was even historical to begin with.
I canât help with the Roman version, but it sounds familiar to the take I heard on the Myths and Legends Podcast (if Iâm remembering it right): Medusa becomes beautiful, Poseidon rapes her, Athena blames Medusa for getting raped and makes her hideous. I donât remember if Athena tops it off by compelling Perseus to murder Medusa, but she at least gives him the shield and the instructions on how to do it.
Iâd go for the gorgonâs sisters then, the Graeae. You can look upon them at least without dying, but understanding how creatures can share between them one tooth and one eye while being distinct beings is understanding something outside the cosmic order.
Itâs always surprising to me to see her depicted as flustered like this. If the snakes arenât also poisonous then whatâs the point? Oh wait, sheâs consistently taller and thicker than her guests too?
⊠so whereâs the part where she legit has no choice but to engage and demand they look at her face? Donât come back with some âyou have to accept being turned to stone to show respect for her as a person not an objectâ -take either; All I see is a brat in this version.
I donât even care about the lack of hospitality. Uninvited guests? Thatâs where I understand wanting to petrify, hurt, kill, intimidate or run-away from them, but again, thatâs not this. This is more like ⊠flirting.
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That bard is going placesâŠ
Obv: Iâd pound my wood(en stake) into her!
Of course the Paladin was the first casualty.
The trick is to arrive already stoned.
Well one part of me is turning to stone anyways.
( ͥ° ÍÊ ÍĄÂ°)
Rock hard
Medusa is apparently so ugly that looking at her turns you to stone. And sheâs ugly because her hair is snakes.
But what if I like snakes? Can I feed the snek a cricket I caught earlier in the dungeon?
She ainât ugly because her hair is snakes. Gorgons are the spawned granddaughters of chaos and sheâs just the weakest. Theyâre lovecraftian horrors that turn you to stone precisely because youâre viewing what does not exist in the realm governed by the gods, the kosmos. The idea of beauty is outside of their very category. Theyâre ugly because theyâre ontologically hostile to your concept of the world. You could only hope to view them though a bronze mirror darkly if you wanted to try because then you at least filter the true horror of what they are into a shadowy distorted form.
I thought Medusa was punished with that petrifying curse for being too sexy and tempting. And then men still wouldnât leave her alone
Thatâs kinda the late Roman myth where she was cursed. In the original Greek she was one of the many monsters spawned by ceto or the sea monster.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgons
Damn, I am not immune to Roman propaganda after all
I think Iâve heard a Roman version before, but Iâve been utterly unable to find it againâ everywhere has the Greek that I can find. I donât care that itâs not the original, the Roman version is interesting in its own right.
The version I heard (but cannot find again! Argh!) had Medusa discovering the secrets of what amounts to shampoo, and being cursed by a goddess of beauty for daring to become as beautiful as said goddess, who was petty. So her beautiful (ie, washed) hair became snakes, and she was changed to be so ugly you turn to stone to look at her.
Iâd love a tip to where I could find this version of the story again, or if the version I heard somewhere was even historical to begin with.
I canât help with the Roman version, but it sounds familiar to the take I heard on the Myths and Legends Podcast (if Iâm remembering it right): Medusa becomes beautiful, Poseidon rapes her, Athena blames Medusa for getting raped and makes her hideous. I donât remember if Athena tops it off by compelling Perseus to murder Medusa, but she at least gives him the shield and the instructions on how to do it.
https://www.mythpodcast.com/12752/80a-medusa-golden-child/
Edit: I think I was actually meaning to respond to Xeroxcool.
I hear what youâre saying, but also:
What if I find eldritch horrors attractive
all the big tiddy gorgon imagery from long ago are from og monster fucker fetishists
Iâd go for the gorgonâs sisters then, the Graeae. You can look upon them at least without dying, but understanding how creatures can share between them one tooth and one eye while being distinct beings is understanding something outside the cosmic order.
Heâs gonna be fine.
Success, but barely. Youâve avoided being petrified, but really pissed her off. đ
The link keeps giving me a 403 error.
Deviantart.com.
Itâs ogle. Why does everyone spell it with two Os?
Maybe because twoâŠ.
Would be better without the thought bubble. We can see where heâs looking
Itâs always surprising to me to see her depicted as flustered like this. If the snakes arenât also poisonous then whatâs the point? Oh wait, sheâs consistently taller and thicker than her guests too?
⊠so whereâs the part where she legit has no choice but to engage and demand they look at her face? Donât come back with some âyou have to accept being turned to stone to show respect for her as a person not an objectâ -take either; All I see is a brat in this version.
I donât even care about the lack of hospitality. Uninvited guests? Thatâs where I understand wanting to petrify, hurt, kill, intimidate or run-away from them, but again, thatâs not this. This is more like ⊠flirting.