According to legend, anyone who looked directly at medusa would turn to stone. Medusa, a love story loves of olympus, book 1 by sasha summers. The myth of perseus and medusa greek myths and greek. Medusa she is often mistaken and judged based on her horrid appearance but here is her story. While their love stories feature different kinds of people, they all center on frustrated longing. The story of medusa from ancient mythology read about gods, goddesses and mythical creatures in the myth story of medusa. The story of perseus begins in the greek kingdom of argos, at a. The only one who can help her is perseus since he has the shield to not be turned into stone. Read medusa, a love story by sasha summers available from rakuten kobo. The story and myth of perseus features pictures from mythology and legend. Medusa, a love story ebook by sasha summers rakuten kobo.
Theres no denying we love a good love story the most obvious fact ever, but sometimes the best ones are the ones larger than life. Architecture and archeology layers contain mht medusa database information archeology will only appear if you are logged in. Most likely between the ages of as this was the age most women lived to yes athena cursed medusa because she was a priest and she was raped by. Medea was the daughter of king aeetes of colchis in greek mythology, and wife of the mythical hero jason medea met her husband when jason and the argonauts arrived in colchis to claim the famous golden fleece from the king. Perseus in greek mythology greek legends and myths. The order of the deaths head the story of hitlers s.
The artemis temple in corfu depicts medusa in archaic form. Be careful what you wish for a forbidden publications production, septembe. Perseus shows the authenticity of his character when he rescues the helpless andromeda from the cetus and the attachment to the rock. Transformed into a vicious monster with snakes for hair, she was. One day, poseidon, the god of the sea and rival to athena, saw medusa and decided to humiliate athena by raping the priestess on the steps. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad. How old was medusa when she was cursed sasha summers. Perseus, one of the most famous of the legendary heroes of ancient times, was the son of zeus and danae, daughter of acrisius, king of argos.
Medusa, a love story ebook by sasha summers 97810849244. However, her pleas and sighs were heard in the heavens by zeus. She is a symbol of fertility dressed in a belt of intertwined snakes. She was a very kind and she obeyed her greek gods and. Medusas head retold by olivia coolidge 1 king acrisios of argos was a hard, selfish man. Mar 10, 2017 every good love story starts somewhere, even in a myth. Medusa a love story this book list for those who looking for to read and enjoy the medusa a love story, you can read or download pdf epub books and dont forget to give credit to the trailblazing authors. Medusa was a monstrous being in greek mythology, with a mass of snakes coming out of her head. Read medusa, a love story online by sasha summers books. Medusa was the target to blame, since she was so beautiful and attentiongrabbing. Medusa, a love story loves of olympus book 1 kindle edition by summers, sasha. The narrative is in the form of a dramatic monologue in which medusa seems to be addressing an unknown audience.
Shes no room for the tenderness her warrior guard, ariston, stirs. A ccss aligned, greek mythology short story and corresponding activities about the hero perseus, who slayed the monster medusa. Perseus is one of the greatest heroes spoken of in greek mythology, for perseus was the famed vanquisher of the gorgon medusa. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. The goddess athena has given him a sword and shield and told him to beware of medusas tricks. The story of perseus and medusa began in ancient greece. The user submitted story below is similar to one version of the medusa myth.
Olympus in the form of a stream of gold, which poured through the roof of the chamber, and soon danae had a baby named perseus. And the sex scenes are classy and not skany or vulgar, another aspect of the book i love. When olympus frees her from service, her heart leads her into the arms of the. Perseus and medusa photo by nightowl on pixabay, perseus and medusa. The story of perseus greek mythology see u in history. Traces the story of medusa using the ancient sources writing and art and then through the centuries to modern times. An analysis of the use of medusa in the feminist revisionist poetry of ann stanford and rachel blau duplessis. Medusa by carol ann duffy the poem medusa explores the theme of jealousy and anger. But perseus finds himself suddenly unprepared when medusas weapon of choice is a bedtime storythe story of her life. Pdf the character of medusa shifts meaning from the origins of. The story of medusa greek mythology explained youtube. Perseus was the son of danae, daughter of acrisius the king of argos, and zeus. Daulaires book of greek myths, by edgar and ingri daulaire.
Smashwords medusa, a love story a book by sasha summers. For the love of hades, 20, 260 pages, sasha summers. It contains examples of sibilance a form of alliteration it uses tricolons, which are groups of three to emphasise emotions. He hated his brother, proitos, who later drove him from his kingdom, and he cared nothing for his daughter, danae.
Favoriting is a great way to show your support for the authors you love. The god had impregnated the princess in the form of a shower of gold after her father had locked her away upon learning from an oracle that he would be killed by his grandson. She was even more infuriated when she realized that her own skill was only marginally better than arachnes. The story alters some of the action of medusa s coil. The earliest known record about the story of medusa and the gorgons can be found in hesiods theogony. Adapted from the myths and legends of ancient greece and rome by e. Medusa, a love story loves of olympus book 1 by sasha summers medusa, a love story loves of olympus book 1 by sasha summers medusa is ruled by duty, to her titan father and the goddess athena.
Medusa wants to turn back into the beautiful, kind girl she will never be again. One day, poseidon, the god of the sea and rival to athena, saw medusa and decided to humiliate athena by raping the. In later myths mainly in ovid medusa was the only gorgon to possess snake. A story says that hercules acquired a lock of medusa s hair from athena and gave it to the daughter of cepheus, sterope, to protect the town of tegea from being attacked. Medusa is a poem in free verse divided into 8 mostly equal stanzas.
Athena was enraged when she saw how arachne had depicted the gods. In this essay i address the creation of the infamous gorgon as a monster by traditional patriarchal narratives, before analysing the ways. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. In the myth, medusa is a heartless, dangerous gorgon who turns men to stone. That is the exact opposite of how i want to portray this story. This resource was created for beginner to intermediate esl students to practice reading and responding to a fictional text. Highly commended in the yeovil literary prize 2011 a roman slave with a serpent tattoo uncovers his true barbarian identity. You have made it quite long but that is a good thing because it shows you have put a lot of good things in this myth and that is what i like to see. Killing hope us military and cia interventions since world war. Perseus descends, strikes a deal with andromedas parents, and uses medusas head to petrify the monster. The myths team many years ago there was a beautiful women called medusa. In some variations of the myth, medusa was born a monster like her sisters, described as girded with serpents, vibrating tongues, gnashing their teeth, having wings, brazen claws, and enormous teeth. If you are not used to the numerous greek gods and goddesses then go to the last chapter for a quick glossary.
I was riveted from the very beginning of the story as the author took me on an incredibly joyous and tragic ride. Medusa, a love story by sasha summers, paperback barnes. A meeting with medusa the collected stories of arthur c. Medusa is ruled by duty, to her titan father and t. Medusa a suspicion, a doubt, a jealousy grew in my mind. Read medusa, a love story by sasha summers for free with a 30 day free trial. So, one night, he visited her as a shower of golden light, and from this heavenly union, nine months later, a baby boy was born. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading medusa, a love story loves of olympus book 1.
In ancient greek mythology, medusa is the most famous of three monstrous sisters known as the gorgons. Perseus, a slayer of monsters, beheaded medusa with a mirror given to him by the greek gods so that he would not have to look at her. A beautiful mortal, medusa was the exception in the family, until she incurred the wrath of athena, either due to her boastfulness or because of an illfated love affair with poseidon. I want to express that medusa was not as guilty as she seemed. His mother was princess danae, the beautiful daughter of king acrisius of argos.
May 21, 2015 a meeting with medusa the collected stories of arthur c. The story of perseus long ago, king acrisius of argos learned from an oracle that he would one day be killed by his grandson. Fearing that, he hid his daughter danae in a chamber underground. Killing hope us military and cia interventions since world war ii, william blum, 2003, intervention international law, 469 pages. The latin poet ovid writes in book iv of his metamorphoses that poseidon had raped medusa in the temple of athena. Love was the sort of thing that happened to other people and not me. The reader is able to piece together the story as she speaks. He is best known as the slayer of the gorgon medusa, a fearsome monster, and as the rescuer of the. Medusa, a love story quickly rose to the top of my alltime favorite books. Youth and the bright medusa by willa cather free ebook. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I was caught up in the love story of medusa and ariston, and the clever machinations of the gods and goddesses of olympus. Beyond that, medusa s story is, johnston argues, a rape narrative. One requirement to be a priestess for athena is that the young woman must be a virgin and give her life to the goddess.
Tragedy fell upon her when she was confronted with endless hardships brought upon by male actions. It perched almost precariously at the edge of the rock, providing a key defensive observation point for the goddess and her city. And so we see that the myth of medusa, the gorgon goddess who turned men to stone, was created out of mens sexual fears. He looked down at the beautiful maiden, and immediately fell in love with her. The story of perseus and andromeda derives from greek mythology and contains very deep wisdom on the interactions of male and female energy. Perseus is one of the greatest heroes of greek mythology. Notes some of books may not available for your country and only available for those who subscribe and depend to the source of the book library websites. Medusa is widely known as a monstrous creature with snakes in her hair whose gaze turns men to stone.
Will perseus stay true to his course and slay the monster, or will the humanity of medusas tale slay the hero. Acrisius sent away danae and her son because he had heard a prediction that one day perseus would kill him. In this poem, duffy retells the story of theseus from the medusa s perspective. A story of victim blaming, one that she says sounds all too familiar in a current american context. Her cloths were also images of the gods, but they portrayed them as angry and foolish. The fear of castration, the fear of womens sexual power, all summed up in the goddess with the hair pictured as phallic snakes being beheaded. Medusa simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
According to this ancient author, the three sisters, sthenno, euryale, and medusa, were the children of phorcys and ceto and lived beyond famed oceanus at the worlds edge hard by. Apr 18, 2019 the full myth of perseus and medusa begins years before they battled. If you own the to this book and it is wrongfully on our website, we offer a simple dmca procedure to remove. The adventures of perseus have been told, and retold, over the millennia, and even today his story regularly appears on the big screen. The goddess was outraged, and changed medusa into a monster with snakes for hair. The story of medusa and the greek goddess athena a myth submitted to the site by shainuja many years ago there was a beautiful women called medusa. The myth of perseus and medusa is one of the best thrillerlike tales in greek mythology with a promising plot that gets more complicated as the story progresses, this myth has a typical hollywoodlike scenario with the main character not being born yet at the moment when his destiny was determined. Medusa was one of the three gorgons, daughters of phorcys and ceto, sisters of the graeae, echidna, and ladon all dreadful and fearsome beasts. Read medusa, a love story the loves of olympus by summers.
The author wrote a beautiful love story here that makes you want more. Perseus was the son of zeus and danae, the daughter of acrisius of argos. Stories involving gods and goddesses, more specifically about hades and persephone has always intrigued me. What is a summary of the story of medusa and the greek. After all the troubles and hardships, finally i found an ebook of this and have finally read it. His whole heart was set on having a son who should succeed him, but since many years went by and still he had only the. As the sisters literally weave, they figuratively weave stories of unfulfilled love. Perseus, in greek mythology, the slayer of the gorgon medusa and the rescuer of andromeda from a sea monster. Other mht base data contains overlays that may be of use for contextualizing this data. See more ideas about medusa, mythology and medusa art. Medusa has since haunted western imagination, materializing whenever male authority feels threatened by female agency, writes johnston. Aug 20, 20 medusa was a formidable foe, since her hideous appearance was able to render any onlooker into stone. Medusa was a priestess to the goddess athena, the virgin goddess of wisdom and battle. The story above is the pdf version of the myth recorded on the website.
In the original story, the medusa was a beautiful woman who held a very positive role. Whispers ran through all the people in the temple who quickly began to leave for everyone knew that athena enjoyed watching over the people of athens and feared what might happen if the goddess had overheard medusas rash remarks. Today we look at one of the most misunderstood characters in greek mythology, medusa. However even in the face of tragedy and disgrace, the medusa was portrayed as. Medusa was a formidable foe, since her hideous appearance was able to render any onlooker into stone. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In duffys poem, however, medusa becomes something altogether more human. Andromeda grants her wish but she must find perseus love, find her head and be kind. Arachnes weavings were also gorgeous and perfectly constructed. All that mattered was that i had a head for business and a bod built for sin and i rode that sucker as hard as i could for as long as i could. Medusa, a love story loves of olympus volume 1 paperback july 9, 2015 by sasha summers author visit amazons sasha summers page.
The story of medusa and the greek goddess athena your. In the medusa file the reader will learn the hidden secrets of the highest levels of government. Every good love story starts somewhere, even in a myth. Medusa was a beautiful woman who was raped, killed and beheaded by various gods. I like the story of medusa and i think you have did a good job on this website. We examine how she became the monster that she is so widely regarded as. Medusa the short mythical story of medusa is one of the famous legends that feature in the mythology of ancient civilizations. Medusa, marylands cultural resource information system. Perseus personifies the length one would go to in order to save the ones you love. She fell in love with him and told him she would help him in his quest, under the condition that he would take her with him. During the period of 1940 to the present power brokers, working from positions of trust, have committed and covered up the most heinous crimes known to man. Her story has been told and retold by ancient and modern storytellers, writers, and artists. The 2010 film eliminates the love story between perseus and andromeda.