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The book is both cleverly and well written and utilizes short, alternating paragraphs to keep the story interesting and fresh. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves mythology and those who are new to the genre of ancient history fiction. It... Read More
Natalie haynes takes the classic story of medusa, injects humor and sarcasm and makes it very approachable. Haynes combines her substantial knowledge of the classics with her understanding of human nature and storytelling to rewrite the messages of th... Read More
Stone blind is a new take on medusa, her beginning and her life. Medusa is a mortal gorgon living with her immortal sisters. Great use of language and the retelling of persues and medusa never gets old.
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Eventually when they are distracted medusa is raped by the great sea god poseidon in athena’s temple
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Angered at the desecration of her temple athena punishes medusa the victim by turning her beautiful hair into a writhing mass of live snakes and her eyes into deadly weapons ever after anyone who looks into those eyes immediately turns to stone
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I never could remember much about all the gods and goddesses
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As a grumpy fellow i found the “rape in a temple” story as medusa’s founding myth a bit odd
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Too perfectly like too many sad modern stories if you discount athena’s temple
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But ovid reported the rape by poseidon in athena’s temple
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Reading the book i found the old narrative respected but with persuasive “voices” added in harmony
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If you missed the antiwar strand in the iliad about 10 words describe a woman her husband and son butchered before her eyes then lead off into slavery
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