Details of Medusa (the gorgon in ancient Greek mythology)

Medusa (Greek: μ? Δ ο υ σ α (English: Medusa), also translated as Medusa, is a gorgon in ancient Greek mythology, one of the three sisters of gorgon, who lives on the other side of Oedipus and meets the dark land. His father is falcone, son of Gaia and Pentos, and his mother is Ceto, sister of falcone.

Basic introduction Chinese name: Medusa mbth: μ? Δ ο υ σ α (Greek), Medusa (English) Other names: Medusa, Medusa's parents: Focas, Ceto's sister: Steeno, Gordon Euryale, overview, origin, experience, genealogy, archaeological discovery, overview Medusa was a gorgon in ancient Greece, and anyone who saw her eyes would be petrified. This monster was killed by the hero Poerxiusi with the help of Athena and Hermes. Poerxiusi gave his head to Athena, so it was embedded in Athena's SHIELD. The earliest written records of Medusa can be found in the ancient Greek poet hesiod's long poem "Divine Spectrum". According to the Divine Spectrum (lines 274-286), Medusa is the daughter of falcone and Ceto, the father of all monsters. She and two other sisters, Steeno and Oulu Ale, are called Gorgon. Among the three sisters of the gorgon, only Medusa died (in ancient Greece, the word "death" often refers to mortals, but this does not mean that Medusa is mortal, and according to her background and ability, she is undoubtedly a monster), "but only she and Poseidon sleep in the spring flowers on the grass." (Line 278-9) Medusa was beheaded by Poerxiusi, an ancient Greek hero. Poseidon and Medusa's two sons jumped out of her body, and the giants crassus and Pegasus were "holding Jin Jiansheng". Medusa sculpture on the west wall of themis Temple in Corfu, circa 580 BC. Although the gorgon was mentioned in Homer's early epic, only the singular form was used in the epic, that is, Homer only knew a gorgon and did not mention Medusa's name. In ancient Greek art, Gorgon Medusa was full of fangs and snakes on her head. This shape has the function of exorcism, and painting on the shield can shock the enemy. However, in the classical period, works appeared to beautify Medusa's face. At the same time, Pindar, a poet in the classical period, also called Medusa "cheeky" (line 16 of the twelfth poem of Pitoko), and even in later myths, there was a saying that Medusa was killed for trying to compare with Athena (Apollo Dolos Stack 2.4.3). In Roman art, there are also many images of Medusa as a beauty with snake hair. In ancient times, Medusa had no snake body, only snake hair, but it is often depicted as a snake body in modern works. The pottery red statue of Attica, circa 450-440 BC, is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In ancient Greece, Medusa was a born monster, but in Rome, the Roman poet Ovid made a great adaptation of Greek mythology. In his poem Metamorphosis (4.793-803), he said: Medusa was originally a beautiful woman, especially famous for her beautiful hair, and many men even wanted to ask her out. Poerxiusi learned this from a friend who had met Medusa. According to reports, Poerxiusi went on to say that one day, Medusa was defiled by Neptune, the sea god, in the temple of Minerva. Minerva couldn't bear to watch, so she hurried back and covered her eyes with a shield, so Minerva turned Medusa's hair into a snake. At the same time, Metamorphosis 6.118-119 points out that Neptune became a bird and combined with Medusa. In fact, Ovid did not say that magic eye of Medusa was cursed by Minerva. In Metamorphosis, Medusa still has a petrified magic eye, and a poisonous snake will be born when blood drops fall to the ground. Therefore, Medusa described by Ovid is a "beautiful banshee", not an ordinary human being. Due to Ovid's adaptation and modern misinformation, Medusa is often regarded as an innocent image in modern times. The modern saying that Medusa was originally a priest of Athena and became a monster because of being cursed can't be found in ancient Greek and Roman literature, and it is a mixed adaptation of modern people. According to 4.770 of Metamorphosis by Roman poet Ovid, Medusa was originally a beautiful girl, because she was beheaded by Poseidon in Greek mythology at the Temple of Minerva (corresponding to Athena in Greek mythology) (some versions think that Medusa is self-reliant and beautiful, even comparable to Athena, so she overreached herself. This statement first appeared in this Roman poem, and it did not appear in ancient Greek literature. According to the spectrum of the ancient Greek poet hesiod (line 277), Medusa is the only person who can't live forever in Gore's works. So Poerxiusi could cut off her head and kill her, and give it to Athena, who embedded Medusa's head in the center of Zeus. According to another story, Poerxiusi buried it in a market in Argos. It is said that Hercules got a pinch of Medusa's snake hair from Athena (which has the same magic as the skull) and gave it to Stroper, the daughter of Cepheus, to protect the city of Tagya from attack. As soon as this lock of hair appears in front of people, it will cause a storm and make the enemy run away. In addition, it is said that Medusa and Poseidon had two sons who appeared in the blood flowing from Medusa's neck after she was killed, namely Pegasus and Chrysaor the Giant. Experience 1: Medusa, the gorgon, was originally a beautiful girl, and she also had two sisters with immortal ancestry. She is the only mortal among the three gorgons, with legendary fatal seductive eyes, living in the far west, and the daughter of another unknown sea god, Vulcus. Poseidon was tempted to become a good horse and have sex with her. Poseidon hid in the temple of Athena in order to escape the jealousy of Afiti, which angered Athena and her two sisters, so she turned all three sisters into monsters. They are covered with golden scales, with eagle wings on their backs and swan wings on Medusa's back. She has no hair on her head, but she still can't hide her beauty. As long as anyone has seen her eyes, they will be attracted by her beauty and magic and lose their souls and become a stone statue. People call them Gorg (Gog or Gorgon), and no one knows where they live. In Greek legend, the "gorgon" is the collective name of three sisters who are very similar in appearance, including Steeno (also translated as the daughter of Steeno's power), Ouluya (also translated as the flying daughter of Ouluale) and Medusa (the dominant daughter). Among the three sisters of the gorgon, only Medusa is mortal, and her sisters Stefano and Yuri Ellie are magic. Poerxiusi cleaned up the youngest sister, Medusa, and the other two sisters won't die no matter how many times Poerxiusi cuts them, because they have the ability of immortality. Finally, Poerxiusi had to give up running. Poerxiusi was attacked by a strong wind in the air when she was avoiding the pursuit of the two sisters of Medusa, and was blown from side to side. The blood dripping from Medusa's head fell into the Libyan desert and became a poisonous snake. Second, Medusa was originally a priest in Athens. As a priest, she must keep her virginity forever. But her beauty made her loved by men, including Poseidon, the sea god. Poseidon was attracted by Medusa's beauty and gave her to the goddess of * * * in the temple of Athena, which angered Athena, because as a chaste virgin and Sivir, Medusa chose to live in the world when she lost her virginity, and was considered disloyal by the goddess, so she turned Medusa into a terrible gorgon. Third, Medusa used to be a beautiful girl. Because she boasted that she was more beautiful than Athena, the goddess of wisdom took away all her beauty and left her with an ugly monster body. Fourthly, Medusa is Poseidon's lover, because Poseidon used to watch the ocean kingdom he ruled everywhere with her. At that time, Poseidon said that Athena had taken Athens by unfair means. This was originally a joke, but it was taken for granted by Medusa. Soon after, Medusa ordered her two sisters to make trouble in Athens, but Athena and luna learned that Athena couldn't stand Medusa's contempt for her and his two sisters' arrogance. Although he knew that this was his uncle's masterpiece, he couldn't retaliate, so he had to take it out on Medusa. When his uncle found Medusa, he angrily scolded Medusa, saying that she was charming and vicious, and only an ugly face could deserve her vicious heart, which turned her into a femme fatale, magic eye with a snake hair. This is the version of the Korean anime Olympus. V. Legend with Poerxiusi There is a city named Argos in the west of the Greek Peninsula. King Acres had a very beautiful and lovely princess named Shen Jianing. Achilles loved this daughter very much, but the Oracle of the sun god Delphi told him that he would die at the hands of his grandson. In order to prevent his daughter from getting acquainted with men, he built a bronze tower and locked Dinah in it, and no one was allowed to get close. Zeus, who is naturally romantic, will certainly not let such a beautiful woman go. He turned into a golden rain, spilled into the copper tower through the only window, and met Dana. Ten months later, Dana gave birth to a healthy and lively boy named Poerxiusi, which means "sparkling". After hearing this, Acres wanted to kill them, but killing relatives would be sent by heaven, and Erines would hunt them down. He couldn't bear to do this, so Acres decided to put Dana and her son in a wooden box and throw them into the sea to die. The wooden box drifted with the sea to an island called Severus, and was rescued by Dickis, the brother of the king on the island. He likes Poerxiusi so much that he even accepted him as his adopted son and brought him up. Eighteen years later, Poerxiusi grew up and became a handsome and brave blond boy. Dick's brother, Polydectes, took a fancy to Dinah early in the morning and wanted to marry her, but she turned him down on the grounds of raising Poerxiusi, so he always regarded Poerxiusi as a thorn in his side. At a birthday party, Polly Tex hosted a banquet for the royal family. He deliberately invited Poerxiusi to the party, looking for an opportunity to ridicule him. Poerxiusi didn't bring any gifts, so he said he could bring anything back as a gift if the king asked. Politex wanted Medusa's head on purpose. Young and competitive, Poerxiusi knew nothing about Medusa, but he wanted to take the risk, so he agreed with Polly Tex. In fact, Polly Tex wanted to take this opportunity to keep Poerxiusi from coming back and let him die at the hands of the gorgon. Poerxiusi was afraid that her mother would be worried, so she left without saying goodbye and went alone to look for the legendary gorgon. When Poerxiusi was ready to set out in search of the gorgon, a friendly old fisherman by the sea offered to help him and lent him some treasures. It turns out that the old fisherman is the incarnation of Athena. The treasures she lent to Poerxiusi were: Hermes, a pair of flying shoes, a hat that the ghost Hades could wear invisibly, a leather bag that could be stretched at will, and a diamond sword with iron as mud. Athena also lent him her shield. The goddess instructed him to find the woman in gray to defeat Gog. Grey Niang is Gog's sister and lives at the western end of the sea. They are very old from birth. The three of them share an eye and a tooth in turn, and only they know where Gog is and how to beat him. Poerxiusi went to the gray maiden's house to hide. When one of them took off his eyes and gave them to another, he took them away. Poerxiusi threatened to crush Gog's eyes if they didn't tell him how to beat Gog. In desperation, Grey Niang had to tell Poerxiusi. Poerxiusi, according to the instructions of Grey Niang, came to the island where Gog lived. He used Athena's shield to reflect the correct position of the three sisters, and while the three were asleep, he slowly retreated to Medusa's side, cut off her head with a sword and put it in a leather bag. At this time, the other two brothers woke up, saw their sister's tragic death, and wanted to find Poerxiusi, the murderer of her sister. Unfortunately, Poerxiusi put on his invisibility hat and flying shoes, but his two brothers couldn't see him. He left with Medusa's head. Blood from Medusa's neck suddenly turned into smoke, and a winged flying horse flew out. This is Pegasus, and the giant Chrysaor also appeared after Poerxiusi left. They are all descendants of Poseidon. Poerxiusi took a leather bag with the head of Medusa and rode back to Pei Gasos. On the way, when she passed the Ethiopian coast, she saw a beautiful woman covered in * * *, tied to the shore with iron bars, and looked very poor. Poerxiusi then went over and asked. It turns out that she is the princess of this country, and her name is Andlau Moda. Her mother is conceited of her beauty. She once boasted that she was more beautiful than Nereid, a fairy in the sea, but people were not allowed to visit her, so she offended Poseidon, the sea god, who caused a tsunami, flooded the country's land and destroyed people's houses. The only way is to dedicate her daughter, Andlau Moda, to the sea monster. When Poerxiusi knew the whole thing, he was duty-bound to promise to defeat the sea monster for her and save her from here. Suddenly there was a rumbling sound on the sea and the waves suddenly parted. A sea monster with a black body, a one-horned head and a trident tail rushed to the floating shore where they were. Poerxiusi, wearing off his shoes and holding a sword as sharp as mud, jumped into the air and attacked the sea monster. He stabbed the sea monster to death with his sword, then took out Medusa's head with his leather bag and turned the sea monster into stone (the whale constellation refers to this kind of sea monster). Poerxiusi brought Andromeda back to the Ethiopian palace. Cepheus and Cassiopeia greeted them warmly. They were very grateful to Poerxiusi for saving their beloved daughter and decided to marry her. In fact, they admired each other early in the morning. Even if the king didn't ask, Poerxiusi would ask Andlau Moda to be his wife. On the day when they were killed by Poerxiusi and held a grand wedding in Ethiopia, finis, the former fiance of Andlau Moda, led an army to make trouble and was dissatisfied with the king's violation of the engagement. But King Sipes said, "When your fiancee is in trouble, you will only hide in a safe place. On the contrary, brave Poerxiusi spared no effort to save her. He is the one who really cares about Andromeda. You are not qualified to be her fiance at all! " However, Beus was furious. He ordered the army to attack Poerxiusi and kill him. Of course, Poerxiusi couldn't resist the whole army, so he shouted, "If you are my friend, don't look!" "Then he took out Medusa's head and turned all his enemies into stones. Andromeda refers to the image of the beautiful Andromeda princess locked on a rock, ready to be sacrificed to the sea monster, while Cepheus refers to the king of Zeppes and Cassiopeia is the queen of Cassiopeia. After Poerxiusi and Andlau Moda got married successfully, he returned to Cyprus with his new wife. Knowing that King Portex forced his mother Dana to marry him, she refused, so she was imprisoned. Poerxiusi was so angry that he immediately went to the palace to find Politus. Polly Tex was having a banquet with ministers at this moment, and when he saw Poerxiusi coming back intact, he immediately showed an unhappy look. He said that Poerxiusi didn't kill Medusa at all, but fled back in fear. Poerxiusi opened his purse and said, "I don't believe you can see clearly with your eyes! He held Medusa's head high and turned everyone into stones. The people wanted to make Poerxiusi king, but he wanted to return to his motherland, Argos, so he gave the throne to his adoptive father, Dicktis, and went back with his mother and wife. King Achilles of Argos knew that his grandson had become a famous hero, and he was very afraid. He left Argos and went into hiding. Poerxiusi went back by boat, but the strong wind made them deviate from the course and arrived at Thessaly, the neighboring country of Argos. A large-scale sports meeting was held there, and Poerxiusi participated enthusiastically. When he threw the discus, because he was too strong, the discus was thrown askew and fell into the audience, and an old man was killed. It turns out that this old man is the king of Argos. He tried to escape from here, but he died at the hands of his grandson. The prophecy finally came true. Poerxiusi, with Medusa's head in his left hand, a sword in his right hand and flying shoes on his feet, was set in the sky and became Poerxiusi. (Note: Ethiopia is not Ethiopia today, but a dynasty on the north coast of Africa). Although the blood of the gorgon is highly toxic, it has special power, which once gave Ericthonius the ability to bring back the dead. Poerxiusi killed the sea monster Cetus (see Cetus) with Medusa's head cut off. When he came back, he gave it to Athena, who fixed it in the center of his shield/breastplate. The heads of the three gorgons are often used by artists on symbolic badges, architectural decorations and even Athens coins, as well as on soldiers' shields. There is another saying about the blood of the gorgon: the blood flowing from the right body of the gorgon can cure any disease, while the blood drawn from its left body is fatal. Other legends remember a legend about Medusa: she was a beautiful girl with long green hair and sapphire blue eyes like the sea. She was born in Greece and sailed at sea with her lover. She feels very happy. Unfortunately, night soon fell and a group of pirates boarded their ship. In order to protect herself, her lover betrayed her to pirates. Pain, sadness, anger, despair. She cursed herself in abuse, cursed the pirates who betrayed her, cursed the sea that brought her misfortune, and cursed the God who looked at everything mercilessly. Her hair began to grow longer, with sharp teeth, forming a snake head. Her eyes are gone, and everyone who has seen her eyes has turned to stone. She hopes those hateful men will never be reincarnated. Hatred has filled her whole heart, and she has forgotten the warmth of the world and doesn't remember that there is love in the world. She indulges herself and never lets anyone near her go. She's retaliating, in the most vicious way. People began to fear her. She is getting farther and farther away from this world. God looked at everything quietly and looked at the injured woman. God said: be calm, don't let hatred fill your heart, and don't let yourself fall. Genealogy Father: Medusa's mother in Fourcus/Poseidon's oil painting: Ceto's sister: Greer's sister: Enyo, Perfredo, De Nogol Gong's sister: Steeno, Gordon Euryale, Sai Ren, Ladon, Hesperides, Schula, Hourcade and other sons: Pegasus, Claudio the Giant. Medusa was originally a beautiful woman. She was Poseidon's daughter. There are rumors that it is Poseidon's child, and some say it is another Poseidon's daughter. Because Medusa is one of the three banshees in the gorgon, she prefers the latter. Note: The viewpoint that Medusa is Athena's uncleanness or trinity was invented by Japanese cartoons. At present, only the cultural relics of Greek Jin Batas have been verified, which shows the belief that Medusa originated from the death mask. Athena originated from the goddess belief in Crete and other places. They don't come from the same area, their sources are different. They have nothing to do with each other. Archaeological Discovery A team of American and Turkish archaeologists found a well-preserved stone head of a Medusa banshee in Antalya. According to the report of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the head of the Medusa banshee found belongs to the 2nd-3rd century AD. Medusa's head was excavated in the Craggum Hell in the ancient Roman city of Antioch, which is today's Little Antioch in Gazpasa County. Experts from Nebraska State University and Turkish University at Houssack participated in the excavation. Experts studied and examined the ruins of the temple. Medusa's head was found among pillars and wall fragments. Presumably, it is part of the interior decoration of the temple. In addition to the well-preserved face of the Medusa banshee, the shape of a snake can be clearly seen in her hair-this is the basic element of this mythical creature. At present, the found objects have been sent to the restorer for repair, and the restorer will clean their dirt and then hand it over to the Alanya Museum, where it will be exhibited. Medusa banshee is one of the most popular figures in ancient Greek mythology and culture. Its images and sculptures have been found in many urban sites in Turkey. In the most lively places in the Republic of Turkey, you can see the marble carved head of Medusa, such as the Apollo Temple in Didyma and the Royal Cathedral in Istanbul. There are two medusa banshees on the cylindrical pedestal of the Royal Cathedral to support the arch of the underground pool. Medusa has one head down and the other head turned sideways. Presumably the original intention was to make people not afraid to see these ancient banshees. In mythology, Medusa is the only banshee who died. Poerxiusi cut off her head. However, her head has a kind of ability. Just one look at her head will turn that person into stone. The image of Medusa Banshee has spread to other cultures in this region.