hotelsongs:drovie:artofcarmen:A while ago I heard a version of this story where Athena has pity on M
hotelsongs:drovie:artofcarmen:A while ago I heard a version of this story where Athena has pity on Medusa and turns her into the gorgon to protect her from all men. A gift instead of a punishment for her brother’s crimes.It always stuck with me, so here’s a doodle.This has come up on my blog a few times, and I REALLY really am struck by how beautiful this is. so.. reblogging it to you guys. Isn’t it lovely?#i wrote a twenty page paper on modern interpretations of rape mythology#in the end of it i concluded that it didnt really matter what the orginal intentions of this story were#not only because its foolish to say we even have acess to the orginial story#but because mythology is not an antique it is a living thing and it breaths and grows with each rereading and#each reader as well#which is where i feel it gets its real power#anyway i love this and all its tenderness very much#the greek gods were not tender but the people who have told and retold their stories are (hymnandher) -- source link
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