The interpretation of this myth does change slightly between authors but all tell the story of a young woman, a gorgon herself, who is punished by Athena after she is raped by Poseidon in her temple as she can’t punish the God. Stone Blind is the second book I have read this year on the myth of the Gorgon Medusa and the Hero Perseus, and how their fates entwine. Retelling of the Greek and Roman Myths seems to be very popular at the moment, and I have to say they are brilliant stories hero, heroine, good against evil and some wonderous characters. The punishment is that she is turned into a Gorgon: sharp teeth, snakes for hair and a look that turns other to stone. Athene, furious at the sacrilege committed, directs her revenge on Medusa. When, in Athene’s temple, desire pushes Poseidon to commit the unforgivable, Medusa’s mortal life is changed forever. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know. Growing up with her sisters, she quickly realizes that she is the only one who gets older, experiences change, feels weakness. Synopsis Medusa is the only mortal in a family of gods. Follow me Publisher : Mantle Main Market edition (15 Sept.
0 kommentar(er)
