Medusa myth short version of books

Nope, its not faithful to the original myth, but its still fun. The editors of encyclopaedia britannica this article was most recently revised and updated by adam augustyn, managing editor, reference content. However, now that perseus had his beloved andromeda by his side, he feared nothing and noone. Once upon a time, on the island of seriphus there was an evil king named polydectes. There were pretty girls there, and medusa was one of them. Summers prose is heart wrenching in its tenderness and stunning in its lyricism. This book ends instead with medusa s head being cast into the ocean because its far too dangerous to keep around. He was so sweet with medusa, and their short time together was beautiful. Modern american poetry medusa in myth and literary history. Text only version acrisius eyes widened in horror as the ancient pythia priestess hissed, king of argos, listen well.

Medusa was a formidable foe, since her hideous appearance was able to render any onlooker into stone. The book is as comprehensive as you could wish for in a book of this sort, and gives accounts of the personalities of the gods and most of the heroes, as well as retellings of most of the major myths themselves. Medusa project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Mar, 2018 the books in this list are the smartest, most beautifully wrought adaptations of classical myths ive ever encounteredand they all just happen to be by female writers. Perseus was the son of danae, daughter of acrisius the king of argos, and zeus. She humanizes olympuss infamous bad girl and fleshes her into a fully dimensional character who is victimized through no fault of her own by a cast of arrogant, fickle gods. Perseus was the son of zeus and danae, the daughter of acrisius of argos. She was a very kind and she obeyed her greek gods and goddesses. This was such a sweet time in the story, and i fell in love with artison from the beginning.

I remember that, as you felt when you read riordans version, i felt like she was punished unjustly and sort of related to her, as i often do to misunderstood monsters in books one of my achilles heels to stick with the mythology theme. The story of medusa all aboard books reading level 2 by stephanie spinner and susan swan. Erin knows that she should go to the hospital and report the rape to the police, but she wants to. A beginning reader book, just a few sentences on each page, and big pictures done with paper collage. The name of perseus, slayer of medusa, is of obscure origin, but one possibi. She was usually represented as a winged female creature having a head of hair consisting of snakes. Fascinating and terrifying, the medusa story has long been a powerful signifier in culture with poets, feminists, anthropologists, psychoanalysts, political theorists, artists, writers, and others. It was an interesting version of the myth, and the basic plot was intriguing.

This book ends instead with medusas head being cast into the ocean because its far too dangerous to keep around. Medusa is best known as the monstrous creature of greek myth. The story and myth of medusa features pictures from mythology and legend. We examine how she became the monster that she is so widely regarded as. Medusa had been raped by the god poseidon inside the temple of athena, and, to punish her oh yes, her, athena had. Perseus was the son of danae and zeus, who came to danae in the form of a golden spring. Andromeda was free and safe, in the arms of her adored and adoring hero. I reread many of these titles while composing the red word, loving the sense that these master storytellers were reworking the heavy, hardened clay of the malecentered. The first one is a protoindoeuropean myth of a thunder god killing a dragoness. Athena, as the virgin goddess, was incredibly enraged by this defilement of her temple and chose to punish medusa for her part in the whole affairshe cursed medusas beauty. The short story and myth of medusa the myth about medusa is featured in the book entitled old greek stories by james baldwin published in 1895 by the american book company. 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 medusa s rash remarks. He was, alongside cadmus and bellerophon, the greatest greek hero and slayer of monsters before the days of heracles. The book concludes with a shortened version of the original medusa myth.

By which i mean that andromeda is left out completely, as is the ending part of the story where perseus accidentally kills his grandfather. Polydectes had taken perseuss mother and told perseus the only w. In almost every version of the medusa myth, king polydectes of seriphus sent perseus to return with her head so that. She has been featured in movies, books, cartoons and even video games. I prefer happily ever after booksif i want to be depressed ill watch the news. The worlds wife the collection of poems by carol ann duffy entitled the worlds wife was first published in 1999 and presents stories, myths, fairy tales and characters in western. From there the story, more or less, follows the classic short version of the tale. I feel like i read a version of medusas story at some point but dont think ive read riordan. In a late version of the medusa myth, related by the roman poet ovid metamorphoses 4. Today we look at one of the most misunderstood characters in greek mythology, medusa. Devils gate by thea harrison, sweet venom by tera lynn childs, medusa, a love story by sasha summers, the deep end of the sea b. May 01, 2012 medusa, a love story left me breathless.

The 10 best greek mythology books norse mythology for smart. She was a very kind and she obeyed her greek gods and. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. This readers theater literacy toolkit includes two readers theater scripts, as well as other activities and. The myths team many years ago there was a beautiful women called medusa.

This is the traditional version of the classic story. 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. Sep 22, 2015 athena, as the virgin goddess, was incredibly enraged by this defilement of her temple and chose to punish medusa for her part in the whole affairshe cursed medusas beauty. He beheaded the gorgon medusa for polydectes and saved andromeda from the sea monster cetus. In later myths mainly in ovid medusa was the only gorgon to possess snake locks because. The story of medusa greek mythology explained youtube. This story does a great job of sharing both toddler and parent perspectives.

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. 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. We are all familiar with zeus version of medusas story. Apr 25, 2000 from there the story, more or less, follows the classic short version of the tale. Perseus by geraldine mccaughrean a novelization of the greek myth that fleshes out perseus story for young readers. In greek mythology, medusa also called gorgo, was one of the three monstrous gorgons. See more ideas about african goddess, medusa and african. Medusa was originally an aspect of the goddess athene from libya where she was the serpentgoddess of the libyan amazons.

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. The tale of perseus and medusa free stories online. Bringing together the essential passages and commentary about medusa, the medusa reader traces her through the ages, from classical times through the renaissance to. The myth of perseus and medusa greek myths and greek. This readers theater literacy toolkit includes two readers theater scripts, as well as other activities and resources. The myth of perseus and medusa is one of the best thrillerlike tales in greek mythology. The short mythical story of medusa is one of the famous legends that feature in the mythology of ancient civilizations. Medusa and athena ancient greek goddesses greek mythology. The 10 best greek mythology books norse mythology for. For one thing, i knew the story, or at least i knew one version of the story. According to legend, anyone who looked directly at medusa would turn to stone. In the british writer iris murdochs novel a severed head 1961, the heroine is a medusa figure. See more ideas about medusa, medusa myth and mythology. I believe there are at least three narrative layers overlapping in the myth of medusa.

Transformed into a vicious monster with snakes for hair, she was. Many of atwoods novels deal with myth and legendher more recent works are dystopian myths of her. Perseus launched one final attack and the monster was dead. Medusa was one of the three gorgons, daughters of phorcys and ceto, sisters of the graeae, echidna, and ladon all dreadful and fearsome beasts. Harding, published in 1906 by scott, foresman and company. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. In later myths mainly in ovid medusa was the only gorgon.

Aug 20, 20 medusa was a formidable foe, since her hideous appearance was able to render any onlooker into stone. Aug 06, 2018 i feel like i read a version of medusas story at some point but dont think ive read riordan. The hunt for medusas head a graphic novel version of the tale. It was primarily a sweet love storyand that was part of the problem for me. A fun rhyming poem retelling the ancient greek myth of how perseus slew medusa, the gorgon. Margaret atwood, the penelopiad 2005 a chorus of competing female voices from the underworldthose of penelopes 12 maids accused of treasonous plotting and hanged by her son, telemachusprovide the backdrop for this counterepic to the odyssey. Medusa was a monstrous being in greek mythology, with a mass of snakes coming out of her head. The short story and myth of perseus and the medusa the myth about perseus and the medusa is featured in the book entitled greek gods, heroes and men by caroline h.

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. Apr 18, 2019 the full myth of perseus and medusa begins years before they battled. In a late version of the medusa myth, related by the roman poet ovid. 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. Along the way, countless lavish illustrations help to bring the stories and characters to life. The myth of perseus and medusa, according to pindar and apollodorus, started. 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. The user submitted story below is similar to one version of the medusa myth. Sep 21, 2018 i believe there are at least three narrative layers overlapping in the myth of medusa. She was beheaded by the hero perseus, who thereafter used her head as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess athena to place on her shield.

Learn about the exciting adventures and dangerous quests undertaken by the mythical characters that feature in the hero myths, fables and stories about the gods and. The medusa head is part of fashion designer gianni versaces symbol. Discover the myths about the ancient gods, goddesses, demigods and heroes and the terrifying monsters and creatures they encountered on their perilous journeys and quests. Perseus, in greek mythology, the slayer of the gorgon medusa and the rescuer of andromeda from a sea monster. There are various versions of the story, but depending on which one you. The pythia smiled knowingly through the swirling vapours that rose from the chasm below. The story forms the basis of the movie clash of the titans and both the movie and the poem contain some violence which make them unsuitable for young children. Thea harrison goodreads author shelved 9 times as medusa avg rating 3.

See which new books our editors chose as this months favorites for kids of all ages. Why is medusas sad backstory so rarely told in greek myth. Like medusa, in one version of the story, she sees her own reflection and turns herself to stone. The earliest known record about the story of medusa and the gorgons can be found in hesiods theogony. Learn more about the traditional story of perseus in this article. Mar 17, 2017 according to myth, medusa was a virgin until she was raped by the greek god poseidon in athenas temple. According to this version of the myth, its at this point that medusas beautiful hair becomes a tangled mass of snakes, and she is cursed with her deadly power.

Medusa quotes in popular culture the television, that insidious beast, that medusa which freezes a billion people to stone every night, staring fixedly, that siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little. In ancient greek mythology, medusa is the most famous of three monstrous sisters known as the gorgons. In this forthcoming ya novel, the myth of medusa is blended with the classic story of the crucible to create a fierce and feminist retelling unlike any youve read before. Fortunately, the ending of this story was not unsatisfactory. Medusa, in greek mythology, the most famous of the monster figures known as gorgons.