Nobody should have to be ignored on a serious matter like sexual assault. The censorship of Medusa’s story is disappointing, as the real story relates to present day’s problems. To summarize, Medusa’s story is a dark one but should be heard. The stories do not correlate in the slightest. In the second story, Medusa is the one at fault for boasting about how beautiful she is while Athena is the good guy, and Poseidon isn’t even mentioned. Poseidon was the one to blame, as he was the one who assaulted Medusa. You wouldn’t blame a murder victim for what the murderer did, so why blame a rape victim? That was Athena’s mistake. The first is a story of sexual assault and blaming the victim for being assaulted. She was taken to the Land of Stories from her myth by the. The differences are undeniable between the two stories. Medusa is a creature from Greek mythology, known for turning all who look at her eyes to stone.

There was not a single mention of Poseidon in the video, and it did not allude to the real story at all.

I’ll admit it was for kids, but that’s not a good excuse. This was an over-censorship of Medusa’s story of sexual assault and victim blaming. Since the girl was so arrogant and vain, Athena turned her into a gorgon to teach her a lesson. This girl couldn’t have been Medusa based on the real story, but in this video, it indeed was her. When in class, I heard a story about an arrogant girl who flaunted her beauty around and said Athena’s temple should have been dedicated to her. Poseidon made the argument that Medusa wanted to, and Athena believed him! As screwed up as the Greek gods were, I didn’t think they’d go so far as victim blaming! This was told differently to me in my English class. This priestess was Medusa.įor “lying” about the crime, Medusa was turned into a hideous gorgon. When she went to Athena to report the crime, Athena believed Poseidon over her. He was captivated by her, and then, he sexually assaulted her. When a beautiful priestess walked into the Parthenon, the temple of Athena, Poseidon noticed her. The real story of Medusa starts with Poseidon, God of the sea, in the Parthenon. She can be equally enchanting and dangerous, and in some cases, she can be fatal. Such is her beauty that even powerful men couldn’t resist her charms. Once an enthralling beauty she was turned into a monstrosity after she was raped by a god. The film didn’t even touch on the real reason for Medusa’s transformation into a gorgon, so I will expand on her real story. Medusa symbolizes death, violence, and erotic desire.

Recently I was in my English class, and while studying Greek mythology, we were introduced to a video on Medusa’s story.

Story of medusa