Medusa and athena

Explore the captivating tale of Medusa and Athena from Greek mythology. Discover the clash of these powerful goddesses and the intriguing consequences of their encounter.
The story behind the myth. Medusa is one of the well known ‘villains’ of Greek mythology. While many know she’s a ‘monster’ that turns others to stone they don’t know how she backs this way. In some accounts of Medusas’ tale Poseidon attacked her due to her status as a high priestess to Athena. In an attempt to anger Athena he attacked Medusa in her temple taking the one thing that Athena held important to her high priestesses, Medusa’s celibacy. Who Is Medusa, Medusa And Athena, Medusa Myth, Medusa Greek Mythology, Greece Mythology, Greek Mythology Humor, Greek Myths Stories, Medusa Story, Roman Gods

The story behind the myth. Medusa is one of the well known ‘villains’ of Greek mythology. While many know she’s a ‘monster’ that turns others to stone they don’t know how she backs this way. In some accounts of Medusas’ tale Poseidon attacked her due to her status as a high priestess to Athena. In an attempt to anger Athena he attacked Medusa in her temple taking the one thing that Athena held important to her high priestesses, Medusa’s celibacy.

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Inscription: Numbered at lower right '20' and lettered along bottom margin: 'INSIGNIS GALEA ATOZ INSIGNIS GORGONE PALAS'Marking: On verso at lower left, stamped in brown ink: GS [with a snake wrapped around a post between the letters, inscribed in a circle] (Lugt 1215)

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