When i heard about legend of medusa in childhood i think she was evil because she petrified other people.But now i really feel sorry to her 😢😢after know more about her in this video
So she didn't help Medusa when she was literally begging her for help but instead appeared after everything was over and then proceeded to blame Medusa. Wow what a goddess.
I think its because Athena saw it as a chance to give herself a good reason to get rid of Medusa so that the attention that Medusa was unwittingly attracting to herself more so than to Athena would all go back to her. But then Athena realized later on when Medusa resumed doing the rituals to honor Athena despite no one being around who could see her doing it after finding the ruins of one of the old Athena temples that Medusa hadn’t become one of her priestesses for attention and started to feel bad. Doesn’t even come close to justifying it in fact in my opinion I think it makes it even more infuriating.
Athena didn’t deserve Medusa.. clearly, Medusa was wayyy too good for even a goddess like her. Honestly, if you ask me, they should have exchanged places. Medusa was more noble and good than Athena.
Athena is literally representing the society nowadays. Blaming the victim while knowing who the criminal is. Also could she not undo the curse on medusa?
Medusa is just sitting there in the afterlife like: "So Athena cursed me for Poseidon forcing himself on me in her temple, and Athena thinks using my monster head as an emblem on her shield is a decent apology after the fact?"
Not to forget.......medusa also asked help from the goddess athena in her own temple.....but she did not help her at that time......... Just think that poor girl did not had to go through this if athena would have saved her that day...
Now before anyone replies anything ik hades also did something bad like kidnapping persephone but there are different versions of the story k? And atleast hades is not a playboy or a cheater *remembers descendants 3* ... I'm taking about the real hades not the movies hades
@@insensitivity2471 In one version of the story of Hades and Persephone, Hades was just a lonely dude with lacking social skills. Not a bad fellow, just sinister looking with a sinister job and not enough Life in his existence to grant him the social graces to not be seen as something of a villainous individual. I liked that version, even if it was a kid's version...
How is this sooo heart breaking and unfair?? 😭😭😭😭 Medusa was clearly just a victim. She was so loyal and kind, yet a mistake she never even has done was seen as something that should be punished. She was the one who suffered and has been seen as the bad guy by everyone? I kinda can relate to her, being kind, good and an innocent person will make you easy to be manipulated and played by people. 🥺😔
This version of the myth is not the Greek one but made by a roman, in the Greek story she was already a Gorgon, and in another version which I apologize cause I don't know if it's Greek or roman, but Athena transformed her to protect her of any man, later on realizing that it was more of a punishment she killed her and honored her putting Medusa on her shield.
@@sandrayazin3292 oh no no, I was just saying that the version of the video was not the Greek one, I agree that she suffered and even in every version she was a victim, I just wanted to make that clear I guess.
There's a version of the story where her sisters stheno and euryale were born humanoid despite being immortal, and when they tried to chastise Athena for punishing medusa she turned them into gorgans as well for disagreeing with a god.
@@mustydusty4636 Poseidon wasn't in anyway a military god, he was the god of seas, and earthquakes although in earlier times he was considered the king of the gods, so i don't really know where you're getting your research.
Greek Mythology is a nutshell -.- Don't get me wrong, there are some cool stuff in it, but this pantheon is just messed up and always blames and punishes the victims.
@@Dusxio she did that so she would be protected and no one dares to approach her the story is being told wrong she did not turn her as a punishment but as a mean to protect her from other men
This made me cry man. Such a good story about men in power not facing consequences and how their victims lose everything when they decide to exert that power.
@@jessicalulila5709Her being a priestess in some myths isn't inherently "fanfiction" created by the channel, though. There's multiple myths and paths in Greek Mythology, not just your preferred version of the story
Too bad they aren’t GOD, and just a insult to my presence and my love. Love is never cruel, it’s always people who abuse my magic and careless idiots who don’t even know I truly exist judging as if they are the Gods. this is how the world treats me for being God all because they are miserable from not wanting to hear the truth while living on my home.
athena could have helped her but she didn't so thats her fault athena used to be my fav goddess but now she's has my liking as much as a rich spoiled man lookes at poop disgusted you should be ashamed of yourself athena and to call yourself a god pwee ( i spit on er)
I feel like Athena, and what she did, is kind of representing society today. Who on Earth would lie about what happened to Medusa. Even now, people blame the victim of the situation, and play it off as a lesson to be learned. All I am saying is to realize what actually happened, and take sympathy towards it. Thank you! 😊
This isn't accurate. Ovid, a Roman poet, made this story up. Before his book Metamorphosis was published, Medusa was a gorgon from birth till death. She got busy with Poseidon in Athenas temple and she g.j ot punished for it. Before Ovid this never happened.
Athena was so jealous of Medusa. I feel so terrible for Medusa. I've always heard of such negative things about Medusa as a child. Now after I've heard her story, she is by far one of my new favs, next to Pan. The gods and goddesses that everyone adore so much, such as Zeus and Athena, are absolutely awful
@@jhoannamariediaz7234 in the original story she didn't victim blame madusa. misogynis just changed the story to make themselves feel better and bc they are afraid of women coming together
I’ll be honest, I think Greek Mythology is filled with examples of situations where if you look closely enough, the villains are really just victims, and the heroes are villains/unknowingly evil. And that’s what I love about it!
In greek mythology one tyrant is just replaced by another if thyphon had actually won for good than he himself would have been replaced by someone else and if greek mythology actually we would have definetly seen zeus get replaced by his own son
@@brooklynskitz1124no. What I mean is that you shouldn't use this video as source for Medusa, because at least half of this didn't happened in the Mythology
What everyone else seems to be forgetting is that not only did Assthena ignore Medusa's pleas and victim blame her, she literally **HATED** Poseidon and yet blamed her instead of him!! He got off with NO punishment from her!!
Athena can't really punish Poseidon, he was one of the big three, far stronger than Athena. Punishing medusa wasn't a good decision but still punishing poseidon isn't an option
@@naman06 True but Athena could have at least complained to her father, Zeus, who was stronger than Posiden. Or do other things to get back at him indirectly.
@@Elly3981 I think he didn’t care about the Squabbles of the other gods as seen when he has picked to deside which goddess is the most beautiful he decide to pick Paris to decide instead of him I don’t think he would’ve really cared about Athena complaining about Poseidon instead he would’ve ignored there squabbling
Ok so I've hear of another version of this story... In this video they talk about Athena "punishing" Medusa for the acts that occurred in the temple. However, it wasn't Athena's form of punishment, but a form of protection for the young woman who had been sexually assaulted by a God. The "curse" put on Medusa stopped any man from harming her ever again, which I think is a more likely story than Athena being jealous. As one of the few maiden Goddess' she would be more likely to protect one of her priestesses than mutate her as punishment. Hope that enlightens someone today :)
Imagine people unironically thinking that making someone a monster and forcing them to live in desolation is the best possible option for this scenario.
Interesting theory I heard: the pertrification part of the gorgon myth started out as the same metaphor for which we use petrified today, and what they were actually doing was scaring people to death.
it was actually cuz she was jealous and wanted an excuse to destroy medusa. this retelling doesn't show Athenas actual feelings and all. She was never sorry or anything.
medusa: still worships athena in spite of everything wrong done to her. athena: "i'm pretty sad BUT i'm not gonna do anything." Medusa: gets head chopped off by Perseus perseus: presents head to athena athena: wow! this would look great on my shield! :D
@@heartclaros8192 zeus had a migraine and ordered Hephaestus to open his head and figure out why. turns out it was athena being born out of his head. zeus was pregnant.
The Medusa story reminds me of all the atrocities and injustices committed by politicians everywhere around our world, and they wash their evils by punishing the innocent. Athena is the personification of deaf justice that decides to ignore reality to keep enjoying their privileges
I really wish Medusa had her own movie. Where she is the main focus of the storyline I would love to see her human form storyline before the curse transformation. And then her life after the curse before being beheaded by Perseus.
But the problem with that, is that you can't have her story without him, because they are now forever entwined. But I agree, a movie about her TRUE STORY would be awesome!
Imagine, Medusa was crying for help to her patron Goddess in the Goddess’ favourite temple, about to be defiled by a rival God. But She shows up after everything was done and then goes on to blame the poor girl 🌚 Medusa was worshipping the wrong deity man. She was too good for Athena.
Not sure about that theory Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. 46 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "It is affirmed by some that Medousa was beheaded because of Athena, for they say the Gorgon had been willing to be compared with Athena in beauty."
Why does everyone talk about god of war on these real myths most of god of wars facts are incorrect the names are right but most of the powers are wrong
@@pepethefrog2922 myths are myths, there are so many version of greek mythology. Just accept the fact that god of war is the realest and the best version of all.
There are 2 sides of this story in one goddess is cruel. In other goddess is kind and caring.. And she gave blessing to medusa-kinda like a superpower-So No Man can ever hurt her against her will. And so medusa can punish such Rapists. Also she could change her form at will. She could be in her beautiful form with the person she loves and her monster form to punish evil men.
@@jameswallace3413 That’s comes with a price too. They have to make sure they keep their personal life out of only fans and the paranoia of some crazy stalker breaking into their house.
this is so depressing and tragic i literally want to cry. the whole story is disgusting. she was victim blamed too... this story is a metaphor to what happens to real women every day. my heart is broken for medusa
but some also play victim so good-willed people feel bad and donate or simp for ezz money or making a false accusation to ruin some1 life and in a long run make it worse for the real victims who might not be heard...it goes booth ways
this isnt the actual story. What really happened was that after posideon did the thing to Medusa, athena blessed her to be able to ensure that no man ever touched her without her permission again, and has medusa on her shield bc she was seen as a protector of women. Medusa's Head was found in gathering places for women all over greece, which further proves she was seen as a protector of women and not a monster.
I remember watching this in a movie when I was younger. Medusa crying at Athenas statues feet, begging and praying and I never understood why Athena didn’t help the poor priestess who worshipped Athena... it doesn’t make sense to me other than jealousy... but shouldn’t Athena feel honoured that a beautiful soul such as Medusa sacrificed herself everyday for Athena?
She did feel honored, and she also felt horrible for acting so rashly toward the priestess. That's why she put Medusa's head in her shield, so that she would never be forgotten.
I like to think the reason I like Greek mythology so much is because the gods are flawed and have vices and weaknesses. Athena let her vanity about being worship cloud her judgment, and her rage in the moment after having her temple and priestess defiled lead her to an impulsive choice that she regretted. But, there was no coming back from it and she had to live with the knowledge that she punished an innocent woman, who, even though she hurt, still loved her enough to worship her and take care of her temple. And in my own heart, I like to believe that if she could have punished Poseidon, she would’ve.
There is another version of this story that I have always found fascinating. Instead of turning Medusa into a Gorgon as punishment, Athena transformed her so Medusa would never have another man look upon her or violate her as Poseidon had in the temple. The idea that Athena added the image of Medusa onto her shield as a way to honor her is another interpretation that I like.
We cant really know whether or not something is the original Story, but we do know that the Interpretation you mentioned is the oldest one we have today. The image of Medusa getting punished was brought to us when the ancient times got their rebirth in the renaissance, because even in the early renaissance man were still perfect, so the girl must be the one in the wrong - punished.
@@niklashannemann8482 youre half right, the real story is basically the one where medusa was born a gorgon along with her sisters, the difference though was that she was born a Mortal, as the Gorgons, Being a descendant of The great Beast Typhon and Echidna, shouldn't be Mortal, however she is, the story yall are talking about was Ovid's story of the Gorgon, which came many years after Hesiods, Ovid made that version as sacrilege towards the gods, hence the absurdity of Athena. and as history has stated, Ovid for some weird reason hated the Gods of Olympus for some unknown reason, as most of the stories hes written tend to be sacrilege against Olympus.
@@tragedy9334 I did read in another version of the story (idk if it's the original or not) that she actually made her that way so no man could ever do that to her again
This is not Greek mythology, this is a Roman retelling by Ovid. In Greek mythology medusa was born a gorgon. Ovid probably hate Athena who's was depicted as a very strong and power woman that can replace Zeus. Hate how people believe this version.
And the blood drops from thy head, on Libyan sands did Perseus shed, from thee, arose types of artful mystery. This beautiful poetic verse is not mine, it belongs to one of the great English poets of the late nineteenth century. Another great video portraying not only the awesome physical beauty of Medusa, but also the greater beauty that she possessed within.excellent.
Ahhh… the story that continues to glorify the abuser. She just wanted to love and live her life, but others couldn’t handle how authentic & driven she was so they kept taking from her until in the end - they killed her.
Huh she cursed Medusa to protect her from Poseidon raping her because she was too beautiful so she turned her hideous to keep Poseidon from assaulting her
rudeMALITIA omg! Have you not paying attention why she was now a gorgon? Watch the whole video before making a statement many will obviously rectify your mistake....
So basically medusa got R**ed by Possiedon and Athena blame her for that, bruh i pitty for medusa
This is not her original story.
This version is written by a Roman poet named Ovid.
@@iammelonlord6921 so?he didn't?
@@kimseokjin2435 in this version he did in the original greek they consented
there are different versions, I believe there’s another where Athena wasnt blaming her, but trying to give her the means to protect herself
There's maybe more to it...
Any Beautiful Woman: *exist*
Any Male Gods: Hippity Hoppity youre my property
@Mark Nuz This comment was a joke, And plus, People have religion. It's not like everybody is Catholic
@Mark Nuz If your not that religous then why do you have to say a whole bible verse?
And then along came Zeus
@Mark Nuz I'm pretty sure it was supposed to be Greek gods, but okay
It's not just male gods some female guys act like that too ever heard of the Greek Hunter Adonis and the two goddesses. If not look him up.
My respect for Medusa 📈📈📈📈 she didn’t deserve this I feel so bad
That's down-
@@advicedby_Jewls. bruh it’s going up are you blind ?
No one deserved it. Poseidon and Athena where supposed to help others, including Medusa. Folks like that, even gods, are monsters.
Yeah
even after what athena did to her she still honored her... i feel so bad for medusa
When i heard about legend of medusa in childhood i think she was evil because she petrified other people.But now i really feel sorry to her 😢😢after know more about her in this video
Ikr I honor Medusa more than Athena
everyone thinks she’s evil but when u look it this way it shows a kind and loving girl who was forced to become the killer
medusa>>>>>>athena
Well there’s different types of the story so in some Medusa wasn’t turned into well a snake headed lady for a bad reason
“Poseidon, consumed by lust...” more like, “Poseidon, feeling super rapey”
True
He is too much Disgusting to be called a man.
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@@davidiwata7063 he goes: astagfirullah and yeets out of the chat
True
Moral of the story:
Dont meet your idols
you will be dissapointed
COuldn''t agree more
Agreed
That’s one way to see it
Yah 👍
nah ik they nice
The funny thing, is even if Athena is the goddess of wisdom, she couldn't even see past her own vanity!
JUST BECAUSE YOUR SMART DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN SEE OTHER PEOPLE'S REAL THOUGHTS UGH
Too smart for her own good
She also had the temper of Zeus since he was her Father, Wisdom & Temper one will always overpower the other…
actually athena couldn't anything because of her lower rank to poseidon
Athena was a short tempered and flawed.
Medusa should have been the goddess.
So she didn't help Medusa when she was literally begging her for help but instead appeared after everything was over and then proceeded to blame Medusa. Wow what a goddess.
I think its because Athena saw it as a chance to give herself a good reason to get rid of Medusa so that the attention that Medusa was unwittingly attracting to herself more so than to Athena would all go back to her. But then Athena realized later on when Medusa resumed doing the rituals to honor Athena despite no one being around who could see her doing it after finding the ruins of one of the old Athena temples that Medusa hadn’t become one of her priestesses for attention and started to feel bad. Doesn’t even come close to justifying it in fact in my opinion I think it makes it even more infuriating.
If athena was a mortal she'd probably one of those women who says "she asked for it"
No bestys athena blessed medusa so men wouldn’t r*pe her
@@tabbybull3566 yeah cuz she's too scared to punish the actual perpetrator instead of the victim
I know a lot of Athenas. 😂
@@tabbybull3566 nahhhhh
No she wouldn’t
The irony when Athena is the goddess of wisdom yet she was blinded by her own vanity
Athena didn’t deserve Medusa.. clearly, Medusa was wayyy too good for even a goddess like her.
Honestly, if you ask me, they should have exchanged places. Medusa was more noble and good than Athena.
@@samicksha101mohan8 that was minerva, not athena
Wth is wrong with these gods
@Samicksha101 Mohan yeah especially when Medusa is still devoted to her even after she cursed Medusa into a Gorgon
@@randomstuff2848 LOL!!
Athena is literally representing the society nowadays. Blaming the victim while knowing who the criminal is. Also could she not undo the curse on medusa?
There's a line when the narrator said "and she felt sorry, to have enforced a cruel, irreversible punishment on the girl."
Gods are all useless and crooked
Nowadays? How young are you? This was much much worst in the past, nowadays is quite good I'd say
i mean she aided in medusa’s death so
ironic that she’s the goddess of wisdom. I heard pride however is her biggest weakness so some of her decisions are ludicrous to say the least
The fact that after everything athena did to medusa, she kept praising her... beautiful soul
This isn't the original story. Medusa wasn't a human, she was a mermaid born with the snake hair
@@lollhops._.1690 It's maybe another version there's lot of versions and we just can't tell which is the original one
Yeah you can…. This one you children are obsessed with so you feel benevolent is a later Roman retelling….
Medusa is more honorable than the goddess she praised.
*in today's time
But back then, you are more honorable if you bring glory to your people
**Athena would like to talk to you**
@@seldomstudios6351 yep, we talked. Now I have snakes on my head. Lol
Thank God this isn't true at least in our dimension maybe in another dimension. Medusa seems to be a much better person than Athena herself.
Medusa was finally immortalized by Minerva.
Medusa is just sitting there in the afterlife like: "So Athena cursed me for Poseidon forcing himself on me in her temple, and Athena thinks using my monster head as an emblem on her shield is a decent apology after the fact?"
Ikr
Actually, Medusa is a shade in the afterlife and therefore, doesn't remember anything about her life nor who she currently is.
@@veronicaelders4823 Anna oop-
Persephone and Hecate be like: Hold our Cerberus while we're at them
Not to forget.......medusa also asked help from the goddess athena in her own temple.....but she did not help her at that time.........
Just think that poor girl did not had to go through this if athena would have saved her that day...
Young me, not knowing Medusa's story: "Medusa is so evil, I hate her!"
Me, now: "I wanna give that poor woman a hug, omg 😭"
Ikr
I’ve actually always wanted to be like her . 😭😭
Like my brain was broken when i was 5😃
I still dislike Medusa
Medusa wasn't a Priestess in any myth, and she was a monster since birth in Greek Mythology
Got to love how Athena "fixed" Medusa's curse by sending someone to decapitate her instead of .... you know.... lifting the curse.
Movie directors: *turning hades into a villain*
Poseidon:
Now before anyone replies anything ik hades also did something bad like kidnapping persephone but there are different versions of the story k? And atleast hades is not a playboy or a cheater
*remembers descendants 3*
... I'm taking about the real hades not the movies hades
Yeah. Hades was actually a chill dude. He did the job he did and went back home to eat dinner with his wife everyday and treated Curberus well.
@@-dontmindme-9301 hades actually love Persephone and doesn’t have many girls like Zeus and he was only doing his job
@@insensitivity2471
In one version of the story of Hades and Persephone, Hades was just a lonely dude with lacking social skills. Not a bad fellow, just sinister looking with a sinister job and not enough Life in his existence to grant him the social graces to not be seen as something of a villainous individual.
I liked that version, even if it was a kid's version...
and people think thanatos is evil even though he isnt he just does his job
Medusa offered her life to an ungrateful goddess.
... honestly, I'm just gonna say no.
⚠️THIS IS NOT GREEK MYTHOLOGY ITS ROMAN, THIS IS MINERVA AND NEPTUNE, THEY ARE NOT ATHENA AND POSEIDON⚠️
@@Dez-nv5dr Ummm, “Neptune” and “Minerva” are just what the Romans called the Greek deities they adopted.
@Manelle Loon look at all the version of the myth before you say that
@@Dez-nv5dr It is Greek mythology
How is this sooo heart breaking and unfair?? 😭😭😭😭
Medusa was clearly just a victim. She was so loyal and kind, yet a mistake she never even has done was seen as something that should be punished. She was the one who suffered and has been seen as the bad guy by everyone? I kinda can relate to her, being kind, good and an innocent person will make you easy to be manipulated and played by people. 🥺😔
Woman suffer :(
This version of the myth is not the Greek one but made by a roman, in the Greek story she was already a Gorgon, and in another version which I apologize cause I don't know if it's Greek or roman, but Athena transformed her to protect her of any man, later on realizing that it was more of a punishment she killed her and honored her putting Medusa on her shield.
Especially by men
@@Cami-oc5cc Ok but like who cares. We are talking about the Greek version not the freaking Roman version for God's sake
@@sandrayazin3292 oh no no, I was just saying that the version of the video was not the Greek one, I agree that she suffered and even in every version she was a victim, I just wanted to make that clear I guess.
There's a version of the story where her sisters stheno and euryale were born humanoid despite being immortal, and when they tried to chastise Athena for punishing medusa she turned them into gorgans as well for disagreeing with a god.
wait if they’re immortal where are they now?
@@defnotkatelyn kratos has the answer
@@nyx8954 lol
Medusa: The most suffered character in Greek Mythology 💔
Definitely not that would be the god of the Earth
@@doflamingoman6787 Sir, She was also a goddess of Greek Mythology, no??
@@Dasanudasi210 actually, in Greek mythology she was born a Gorgon, never cursed. The version in this video is the Roman one written by Ovid..😭
@@user-yn5bx5sg5t Now I got to know about the actual Information 😁 Thanks a lot 🙏
@@Dasanudasi210 no-
Me: **Takes a blindfold, wears padded armour, walks up to Medusa's lair and gives her a hug**
Then get bitten by her snake hair ?
@@almoeezali6326 Hence the padded armour
@@sandrols7 now thats big brain action going on
Bring me with you!
Same
Athena didn't came when medusa was pleading for her protection but after the incident she came instantly just to blame her.
I am sorry medusa.
The fact that after everything Medusa wanted to be isolated and meant no harm to others but the people wanted to hunt her truly despicts the society.
The real villain in this story was Poseidon
And Athena
@@xx_nickybeary_xx997 Athena is giving a punishment to Medusa. And even Athena doesen't want to exactly give a punishment to Medusa.
@@mustydusty4636 Poseidon wasn't in anyway a military god, he was the god of seas, and earthquakes although in earlier times he was considered the king of the gods, so i don't really know where you're getting your research.
Yes
@@xx_nickybeary_xx997 No , Athena is not vilian , just she was angry on Poseidon
Hold up...so Athena victim blames Medusa and turns her into a monster and She still worshipped Athena? Um...wth
Greek Mythology is a nutshell -.- Don't get me wrong, there are some cool stuff in it, but this pantheon is just messed up and always blames and punishes the victims.
The people always pay the price
The author hated Athena so it tells you more about him than her, besides he’s Roman so this would be Minerva we are talking abut
@@MM-mx2zt Oh drop the modern drama on Greek Drama.
@@Dusxio she did that so she would be protected and no one dares to approach her the story is being told wrong she did not turn her as a punishment but as a mean to protect her from other men
This made me cry man. Such a good story about men in power not facing consequences and how their victims lose everything when they decide to exert that power.
Good grief...I had always assumed Medusa was a monster...but wow, this is quite a heart-breaking story.
She was a monster since birth in Greek Mythology, this video is mostly fan fiction they admit it in the description
@@jessicalulila5709Her being a priestess in some myths isn't inherently "fanfiction" created by the channel, though. There's multiple myths and paths in Greek Mythology, not just your preferred version of the story
I feel so sorry for Medusa the gods can be so cruel and foolish especially Athena she was so blinded by her jealousy of a girl who needed help.
She could have stepped in and saved Medusa, before Poseidon... you know. But instead, she came after it was done and blamed the victim.
Too bad they aren’t GOD, and just a insult to my presence and my love. Love is never cruel, it’s always people who abuse my magic and careless idiots who don’t even know I truly exist judging as if they are the Gods. this is how the world treats me for being God all because they are miserable from not wanting to hear the truth while living on my home.
Fr
ladynikkie you know this isn’t real right?
Exactly, in the story it was Poseidon who is in the wrong, as well as Athena for not standing up for Medusa.
Medusa: **cries for help**
Athena:**sleeps**
**Poseidon ruining everything about Athena**
Athena:**AWAKEN**
She didn't see that
@Serafino Emmanuel BWHAAHHAAHHAHA
Godess of “Wisdom”
@Serafino Emmanuel haha
athena could have helped her but she didn't so thats her fault athena used to be my fav goddess but now she's has my liking as much as a rich spoiled man lookes at poop disgusted you should be ashamed of yourself athena and to call yourself a god pwee ( i spit on er)
“She rejected him violently hitting him in the face”
That’s no priestess that’s A WHOLE NEW ATHENA
And this is why medusa is one of my favorites
Gotta love how the "heros" are actually the evil ones
I can understand now why Kratos hated the gods too much
She killed medusa XD in the video game she kills the three sisters thou..
He*
Yes
@@Kurda111 two of them, medusa and euryale
He end her misery.
Am I the only one who thinks these Greek gods are cruel?
Hades is cool tho.
No your not half of Greek mythology is Gods being dicks to mortals
Every Greek god except for Hades is cruel
@@thememeslinger7506 Hestia is cool as well.
No most of them could be very cruel.
I feel like Athena, and what she did, is kind of representing society today. Who on Earth would lie about what happened to Medusa. Even now, people blame the victim of the situation, and play it off as a lesson to be learned. All I am saying is to realize what actually happened, and take sympathy towards it. Thank you! 😊
I feel bad for medusa 😞 she had been nothing else but noble, dedicated, and pure. And then she was wrongly accused.
That's why she says "Better a monster than an arrogant God "
who says? Medusa?
@@spacetime7035 yep, it’s one of her famous lines if u will
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So basically Medusa is wiser than the goddess of wisdom
You got 1 k
Quote from Kratos: The gods do not care about the lives of mortals
Another quote "BOI"
you can no longer hide behind the skirts of athena
@@kingdt903 kratos said ur quote to who?
@@rigel176 to zues
@@rigel176 atreus
In youth, we glorify the heroes.
In maturity, we sympathize with the villains.
My respects for Kratos keeps growing when I learn more about Greek Mythology.
We need to cancel Poseidon that was wrong
100%
Exactly😭
Hahjahahha gen-z slang on Greek mythology vids are mind-boggling
Iam not afraid of posidon
He dont exist
So Medusa devotes herself to a goddess, gets violated by a god and gets cursed for it? Surely Posiden should have been held accountable.
In a way it's just like real life powerful people who are rich or have high influences. Always manage to get away with every horrible crimes.
Alice Bella36 lol Poseidon a king for that one
This isn't accurate. Ovid, a Roman poet, made this story up. Before his book Metamorphosis was published, Medusa was a gorgon from birth till death. She got busy with Poseidon in Athenas temple and she g.j ot punished for it. Before Ovid this never happened.
Trueee
Sanaol may naintindihan
Athena was so jealous of Medusa. I feel so terrible for Medusa. I've always heard of such negative things about Medusa as a child. Now after I've heard her story, she is by far one of my new favs, next to Pan. The gods and goddesses that everyone adore so much, such as Zeus and Athena, are absolutely awful
She is the most beautiful character in mythology even in gorgon form it’s sad how she put her faith in Athena and she didn’t believe her
Why didn't athena protect her , she was obviously jealous
Goddess of jealousy
Jealous she couldn't sleep with her uncle, one of the three maiden Goddesses who chose never to have a relation ship.
Who knows, maybe she was somewhere else. Or maybe she was scared
@@albertbecerra you're right, as a goddess she probably had many things to do, and she cannot fight Poseidon for he is way too powerful
That is true why athena give cursed just because of Medusa is much more beautiful that athena
I feel so sorry for Medusa, Poseidon is the real villain here
Athena is also to blame.
@@jhoannamariediaz7234 in the original story she didn't victim blame madusa. misogynis just changed the story to make themselves feel better and bc they are afraid of women coming together
…..what
@@tamiyoka2891 they actually did that ?
@@tamiyoka2891 source: voices in the head.
Medusa's story was so sad. Athena was the typical jealous cow.
I would like to see a movie that depicts Medusa as a victim instead of a villain and gave her a happy ending where she found love.
My respect for Poseidon decreased by -100
Respect for Medusa increased from 100 to 1000..
Respect decreased for Athena by -50
I mean, Athena felt sorry for what she did, If I was you, I would drop her to - 80
I mean- This is Ovids version- There have been a lot of stories before Ovid. He wasn't even greek-
Um athena - 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
@@lilyjones9168 Ya know in some versions Athena did it to protect Medusa for it to repeat?
@@thefriendlyneighboorhoodmi6950 oh really?
I’ll be honest, I think Greek Mythology is filled with examples of situations where if you look closely enough, the villains are really just victims, and the heroes are villains/unknowingly evil. And that’s what I love about it!
You're actually kinda right so you deserve the NOICE
ur right but still very sad
In greek mythology one tyrant is just replaced by another if thyphon had actually won for good than he himself would have been replaced by someone else and if greek mythology actually we would have definetly seen zeus get replaced by his own son
I know!
exactly how politics is
This is another example that villains are victims
This is such a good and heartbreaking story! 😢 poor Medusa!
It's a fan fiction, they even admited in the description
@@jessicalulila5709 Obviously, have you ever seen someone with snakes on their head?
@@brooklynskitz1124no. What I mean is that you shouldn't use this video as source for Medusa, because at least half of this didn't happened in the Mythology
Bruh Athena is the Goddess of Jealousy
Yup she was jealous of Medusa and jealous when prince Paris said Aphrodite is more attractive than her.
I know
Walking braintumor...
Ngl!!!
She turned Arachne into a creature, later known as a spider, out of jealousy as well.
What everyone else seems to be forgetting is that not only did Assthena ignore Medusa's pleas and victim blame her, she literally **HATED** Poseidon and yet blamed her instead of him!! He got off with NO punishment from her!!
Athena can't really punish Poseidon, he was one of the big three, far stronger than Athena. Punishing medusa wasn't a good decision but still punishing poseidon isn't an option
@@naman06 True but Athena could have at least complained to her father, Zeus, who was stronger than Posiden. Or do other things to get back at him indirectly.
@@Elly3981 does zeus care about ah mortal women .......posiden was his right hand does he ....himself cut his own hand
@@Elly3981 I think he didn’t care about the Squabbles of the other gods as seen when he has picked to deside which goddess is the most beautiful he decide to pick Paris to decide instead of him I don’t think he would’ve really cared about Athena complaining about Poseidon instead he would’ve ignored there squabbling
@@Elly3981 he would have seen Poseidon's actions to be right bec he's zeus and he said yes to hades kidnapping Persephone
Ok so I've hear of another version of this story... In this video they talk about Athena "punishing" Medusa for the acts that occurred in the temple. However, it wasn't Athena's form of punishment, but a form of protection for the young woman who had been sexually assaulted by a God. The "curse" put on Medusa stopped any man from harming her ever again, which I think is a more likely story than Athena being jealous. As one of the few maiden Goddess' she would be more likely to protect one of her priestesses than mutate her as punishment.
Hope that enlightens someone today :)
Two things come to mind here:
Posiden still didnt get punished
Athena was short sighted
Cool so she protected her by cursing her to live alone as a monster then got her killed, what a feminist icon.
Imagine people unironically thinking that making someone a monster and forcing them to live in desolation is the best possible option for this scenario.
1) this protection version doesn't exist in Greek Mythology
2) Medusa was NEVER described as a Priestess in any myth
Protection!!! It's a fate worse than death. A horrible goddess, so opposite to what a goddess should be .
Interesting theory I heard: the pertrification part of the gorgon myth started out as the same metaphor for which we use petrified today, and what they were actually doing was scaring people to death.
But why Athena didn't appear when medusa was asking for help...???
Cause she's a god just for name!
Maybe because she hated her
Maybe she was somewhere and busy doing something, we don't know🤷♂️lol
Because it’s a modern retelling and not the original story.
it was actually cuz she was jealous and wanted an excuse to destroy medusa. this retelling doesn't show Athenas actual feelings and all. She was never sorry or anything.
medusa: still worships athena in spite of everything wrong done to her.
athena: "i'm pretty sad BUT i'm not gonna do anything."
Medusa: gets head chopped off by Perseus
perseus: presents head to athena
athena: wow! this would look great on my shield! :D
Why is athena a goddess again?
@@heartclaros8192 zeus had a migraine and ordered Hephaestus to open his head and figure out why. turns out it was athena being born out of his head. zeus was pregnant.
@@rhetoricalbro4106 💀💀 JDJASKZJOOAGDSJJS
@112358 853211 they are hilarious
@@rhetoricalbro4106 so in a way athena was born due to an headache
Can I cry,it was the best version of the story I've ever seen
I'm surprised how many people believe that this fanfiction is an actual version of the myth
The Medusa story reminds me of all the atrocities and injustices committed by politicians everywhere around our world, and they wash their evils by punishing the innocent. Athena is the personification of deaf justice that decides to ignore reality to keep enjoying their privileges
athena was a lower rank then poseidon was
@@ektran4205 so? I would have fought him anyway instead of being a coward. She was the most beloved daughter of Zeus, what was Poseidon going to do ??
@@ektran4205 Athena joined a rebellion against Zeus in Greek Mythology
I really wish Medusa had her own movie. Where she is the main focus of the storyline I would love to see her human form storyline before the curse transformation. And then her life after the curse before being beheaded by Perseus.
I think there is a game on her perspective.
(though I am not sure if the game is totally in her perspective).
Just watch atlantis
But the problem with that, is that you can't have her story without him, because they are now forever entwined. But I agree, a movie about her TRUE STORY would be awesome!
@@xineraliouse9848 it wil. Be classic
@@robynsegg exactly!
Imagine, Medusa was crying for help to her patron Goddess in the Goddess’ favourite temple, about to be defiled by a rival God. But She shows up after everything was done and then goes on to blame the poor girl 🌚 Medusa was worshipping the wrong deity man. She was too good for Athena.
@Insanx Rxbxl In LOTS of stories, she victim blames Medusa
I mean- This is Ovids version- There have been a lot of stories before Ovid. He wasn't even greek-
Yep
@Insanx Rxbxl The logic tho 🌚 “i cUrSeD yOu tO pRoTeCt yOu” 🌚
I honestly think Athena was scared
Medusa is one of the few people who is pretty on the inside and outside and she was punished by the goddess she severed
Not sure about that theory
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. 46 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"It is affirmed by some that Medousa was beheaded because of Athena, for they say the Gorgon had been willing to be compared with Athena in beauty."
Rivalry between two greek deities led to the misery of a young innocent woman.
Medusa deserves so much better.
Medusa was wrongly punished....its was the fault of the Greek God and Godess
In the original greek version she was already a gorgon
@@wropkladfgcvnmqwertyoiugh3378 thats right
And don’t go blaming all the gods
@@wropkladfgcvnmqwertyoiugh3378 yes, only in human form
In another story athena sus that to Medusa so she could protect herself from lustful men
no wonder why kratos hate the gods so much including himself
Why does everyone talk about god of war on these real myths most of god of wars facts are incorrect the names are right but most of the powers are wrong
@@pepethefrog2922 relax man. were just messing around, you dont have to take it seriously
@@pepethefrog2922 myths are myths, there are so many version of greek mythology. Just accept the fact that god of war is the realest and the best version of all.
@@pp-zu2tv Big faccs
@@pp-zu2tv no it isn't don't get me wrong I like the game but 99% of it isn't what people who believe in it actually believe all I'm saying
Number 1 rule when being born in Greek or whatever lore
Never be too beautiful
I have never heard Medusa's story like this! It made me emotional. Well done.
This made me cry knowing that she still served her beloved goddess even after what happened.
Ikr...
I feel so bad for her
ikr
because she believed in her beloved goddess and knew there was a reason behind what she did!
Well it didn’t make me cry
When I Played God of War 3, I felt bad killing Poseidon in such a brutal way. Then I remember what he did to Medusa and I didn’t feel so bad anymore
Nice one dude👍
Haha great
I was feeling like playing GOW 3 again during this vid just to turn that grin into blood................. kratos really is ANGER incarnate in 3.
*replays mission 40 more times*
My respects for Kratos grew after this video
Medusa: "Save me, Athena!"
Athena: "Nah."
Poseidon: Ra**s Medusa.
Athena: "OMG, Medusa, why'd you do that!?"
There are 2 sides of this story in one goddess is cruel.
In other goddess is kind and caring.. And she gave blessing to medusa-kinda like a superpower-So No Man can ever hurt her against her will. And so medusa can punish such Rapists.
Also she could change her form at will.
She could be in her beautiful form with the person she loves and her monster form to punish evil men.
This "protection" version doesn't exist in Greek Mythology. Each day I'm more impressed with how little people know about Greek Mythology Medusa
I always felt sorry for Medusa. She got the raw end of the deal, all she wanted was to be a priestess.
This version of the story was written by the Roman poet Ovid who had major authority issues. Older stories had Medusa born a monster
she was a born monster in the original greek sources
Since ancient times, being beautiful has been a curse for all girls, and the story of Medusa is a good example.
Hahahahahaahahahahaha yeah ok tell that to girls on only fans making 6 digits for doing nothing more then posing for simps
@@jameswallace3413 That’s comes with a price too. They have to make sure they keep their personal life out of only fans and the paranoia of some crazy stalker breaking into their house.
Isn't beauty supposed to be subjective. It's only ancient legends that talk about unparalleled and unprecedented beauty that "mesmerized" everyone.
@@maixe13 we live in the 21st century. Not in the middle ages
You are only half right.Its a curse and a blessing at the same time.
Of all the mythology stories, this one stunned me the most
Medusa doesn't deserve this. In reality, sadly, there are many Athenas in our life.
this is so depressing and tragic i literally want to cry. the whole story is disgusting. she was victim blamed too... this story is a metaphor to what happens to real women every day. my heart is broken for medusa
And this stuff happens in real life too. :(
but some also play victim so good-willed people feel bad and donate or simp for ezz money or making a false accusation to ruin some1 life and in a long run make it worse for the real victims who might not be heard...it goes booth ways
@@Dualities agree
Bet you it wouldn't have been this tragic and depressing if the piano Melody was not playing in the background
@@Dualities I think that's the real reason why some people brush off accusations, because of the people who make fake ones
Thank u for explaining so nicely it just touched my heart ❤️💖😌
This actually was so emotional 😢 that it actually made me cry 😭
this isnt the actual story. What really happened was that after posideon did the thing to Medusa, athena blessed her to be able to ensure that no man ever touched her without her permission again, and has medusa on her shield bc she was seen as a protector of women. Medusa's Head was found in gathering places for women all over greece, which further proves she was seen as a protector of women and not a monster.
Yessss finally someone who is kind of a Greek geek like me
Still could have done it in a better way if you're the embodiment of wisdom you should know this
Yessss
Lol ya, i mostly got into it reading percy jackson
She could have helped her when Poseidon was raping that poor girl at his altar....
I remember watching this in a movie when I was younger. Medusa crying at Athenas statues feet, begging and praying and I never understood why Athena didn’t help the poor priestess who worshipped Athena... it doesn’t make sense to me other than jealousy... but shouldn’t Athena feel honoured that a beautiful soul such as Medusa sacrificed herself everyday for Athena?
Your first mistake is taking this from a movie, movies want drama so they take different versions of the myth and also look at all the versions
@@robloxgaming2346 which is why I am loving TH-cam and the internet.
All these versions I didn’t know existed 🤯
Well at least you understand
She did feel honored, and she also felt horrible for acting so rashly toward the priestess. That's why she put Medusa's head in her shield, so that she would never be forgotten.
Was there a story on Medusa? Do you remember the name?
I like to think the reason I like Greek mythology so much is because the gods are flawed and have vices and weaknesses. Athena let her vanity about being worship cloud her judgment, and her rage in the moment after having her temple and priestess defiled lead her to an impulsive choice that she regretted. But, there was no coming back from it and she had to live with the knowledge that she punished an innocent woman, who, even though she hurt, still loved her enough to worship her and take care of her temple. And in my own heart, I like to believe that if she could have punished Poseidon, she would’ve.
Posiden: *rapes Medusa*
Athena: it's medusas fault
Medusa: worships god who made her a monster
Medusa: *gets decapitated*
Wasn't the decapitation part of a quest?
Kratos killing the gods was very much justified
Thats why they created the game
Tru
I enjoyed it
They deserve it
They called him the villain yet he was the true hero.
Beautifully told, but such a sad story... :’-)
welcome to Greek Mythology
It inaccurately told tho
Madusa is actually a hero this story makes me cry
I feel so bad for Medusa she got blamed for something she didn't and would never do! 😢
There is another version of this story that I have always found fascinating. Instead of turning Medusa into a Gorgon as punishment, Athena transformed her so Medusa would never have another man look upon her or violate her as Poseidon had in the temple. The idea that Athena added the image of Medusa onto her shield as a way to honor her is another interpretation that I like.
Many people have had many debates on that topic.
Medusa suffered anyways😑
I think that is the original story
We cant really know whether or not something is the original Story, but we do know that the Interpretation you mentioned is the oldest one we have today. The image of Medusa getting punished was brought to us when the ancient times got their rebirth in the renaissance, because even in the early renaissance man were still perfect, so the girl must be the one in the wrong - punished.
@@niklashannemann8482 youre half right, the real story is basically the one where medusa was born a gorgon along with her sisters, the difference though was that she was born a Mortal, as the Gorgons, Being a descendant of The great Beast Typhon and Echidna, shouldn't be Mortal, however she is, the story yall are talking about was Ovid's story of the Gorgon, which came many years after Hesiods, Ovid made that version as sacrilege towards the gods, hence the absurdity of Athena. and as history has stated, Ovid for some weird reason hated the Gods of Olympus for some unknown reason, as most of the stories hes written tend to be sacrilege against Olympus.
Sadly over 2,000 years later, Medusa's stories is still being told through innocent people who are victims of victim-blaming.
Yes exactly..
E'ire Quigley but why didn’t she just protect her in the first place???
@@nangamsomaphalala6186 that would meant going against her uncle pasadian
@E'ire Quigley is it just me or your replying this under every comment
@@faraweennn Yeah I saw this like twice
If I ever see Poseidon or Athena… ITS UP😡
Medusa your beauty never scares me❤️
Yeah same- 🪨
Medusa: OMG ATHENA HELP
Athena: aight Imma head out
Ikr? Probably let it happen cause she was jealous
@@silvermoons7539 obviously yes she Give Her A curse Instead of protection
@@tragedy9334 I did read in another version of the story (idk if it's the original or not) that she actually made her that way so no man could ever do that to her again
And now Medusa sits elegantly in every Versace design ✌🏾
As she should
purr 💅🏻
Slaaaay
This is not Greek mythology, this is a Roman retelling by Ovid. In Greek mythology medusa was born a gorgon. Ovid probably hate Athena who's was depicted as a very strong and power woman that can replace Zeus. Hate how people believe this version.
And the blood drops from thy head, on Libyan sands did Perseus shed, from thee, arose types of artful mystery. This beautiful poetic verse is not mine, it belongs to one of the great English poets of the late nineteenth century. Another great video portraying not only the awesome physical beauty of Medusa, but also the greater beauty that she possessed within.excellent.
*Medusa:* [stares and turn everyone into stones]
*Soldier:* _Almighty Zeus, I don't feel so good..._
Right in the feels!! 😭😭
"I don't wanna go"
*_it is just me or im gonna sing 'don't think twice' by hikaru utada_*
Why do I see you everywhere in TH-cam?
This is straight up Highschool bullying on a godlike scale... Picking on the small one just because Poseidon too big for you.
I haven't been able to stop watching your videos lately 😄
Ahhh… the story that continues to glorify the abuser. She just wanted to love and live her life, but others couldn’t handle how authentic & driven she was so they kept taking from her until in the end - they killed her.
Athena could have uplift the curse after feeling bad for her instead of sending a warrior for her head..... 🤦♂️ 🙄
It was irreversible. There was no way that Athena could have undo the curse.
Huh unlikely
Hera sent the warrior hoping he would lose
Huh she cursed Medusa to protect her from Poseidon raping her because she was too beautiful so she turned her hideous to keep Poseidon from assaulting her
rudeMALITIA omg! Have you not paying attention why she was now a gorgon? Watch the whole video before making a statement many will obviously rectify your mistake....