seahorse-princess-s:

nightbringer24:

tooiconic:

feministvenus:

medusa is a true feminist icon and we should admire her more

You guys realize that she was basically cursed to her fate right?

I fucking hate the interpenetration that Medusa was turned in to a Gorgon after she was raped to protect her.

If Athena had wanted to protect her, she would have turned her in to a monster before Poseidon raped her, or had found a way to stop Poseidon.

I can see Medusa because she is a Rape victim that was blamed for her rape, but whenever feminists bring up Athena I have to wonder if they ever studied Greek Mythology, because they’d never think her as one if they knew about Athena and what a monster she actually was.

sanktallinas:

mythology moodboards: medusa

“Medusa was beautiful once, so beautiful as to tempt Poseidon. When he came for her, she ran to Athena’s temple thinking that the goddess would protect her. She didn’t. Poseidon took her on the cold floor. She prayed to Athena for comfort but the goddess found nothing but disgust. She made sure no one would ever want Medusa again, one look at the creature she has become would turn any living thing to stone.”