Medusa Mini Medallion fragments-collection and that is Medusa's decapitation

and that is Medusa's decapitation

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Medusa Mini Medallion fragments-collection and that is Medusa's decapitationThere are varying origin stories for Medusa, but the ancient poet, Ovid, tells us that she was once a beautiful mortal woman and a priestess of Athena. In the sacred temple of Athena, Medusa was raped, and the enraged goddess transformed Medusa into a Gorgon a monster with snakes for hair. Medusa would never be touched by a man again, for she could turn them to stone with only her gaze. But men are terrified by women who wield power, so it was not