#Perseus and Medusa

[sarafangirlart]

So I’ve only seen one person draw Perseus in the Hades style and I’m disappointed af

#greek mythology #ancient greek mythology #greek pantheon #Perseus #perseus and medusa #hades game #hades 2 #hades ii #hades supergiant

[fuck-edfrugs]

The warping of the story of Perseus and Medusa makes me angry. People act like the versions where Medusa used to be human are the only versions. People act like Athena did that to save her in those versions. People demonize Perseus.

He was a 15 year old kid trying to save his mother, was assisted in killing Medusa by Athena (in some versions), and used her head to kill the man attempting to force his mother into marriage.

He’s no monster. He’s a child doing anything he can to survive and keep his mom safe.

Medusa may have been a human in some versions but Perseus did not know that. The only way he would have known is if Athena told him. She didn’t.

Perseus is a victim too, in the older versions where Medusa is a born gorgon he and his mother are THE victims.

I read a post where someone was saying he hunted her for sport, killed her and used her as a weapon just because he could. How has the story become so warped that we all forgot that he was a child fighting for his mother.

Perseus was not the villain of the story.

#elfi said a thing #greek mythology #perseus #Medusa #perseus and medusa #ranting #seriously how have people forgotten the story this badly

[meboii27]

disappeared for a while came back with more perseus (and hermes)

#hermes #greek mythology #greek myth art #perseus and medusa #perseus #they’re gay your honor #on my way to convince ppl to ship hermes with perseus cuz why not

[stevenmeeksfreeamericaradio]

Greek “heros” as a therapist.

Orpheus: don’t look back on the past for too long, you don’t wanna regret what you could have done. Keep an eye on the future.

Odyssey: it might take you a while to get where you want but if you want it, let nothing get in your way.

Achilles: remember if you love someone, keep a hold of them, you don’t want to loose them because of a mistake you’ve made.

Heracules: if someone tries to test you, show them you can beat all their tests.

Perseus: you can use a shield in life, it doesn’t make you weak.

Theseus: when your life feels like a tangled ball of yarn, there will always be someone to untangle it, so don’t loose that person. Don’t go leaving them on an island either.

#greek myths #greek mythology #ancient history #classical studies #dark academia #hades #orpheus #perseus and medusa #theseus #the odyssey #odysseus #achilles #song of achilles #tagamemnon #hercules

[buckhead1111]

buckhead1111

#buckhead1111 #artist on tumblr #perseus and medusa

[taylorswiftarthistories]

Perseus and Medusa by Luca Giordano, 1660 / "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift

#medusa deserved better #perseus and medusa #luca giordano #baroque #baroque art #mythology #anti hero #taylor swift #midnights #medusa #perseus

[duitb]

Fanfic Idea: Medusa is in Olympus now with Athena

Medusa was the head priestess in Athena's temple. Athena had her eyes on the beautiful priestess but things went south before she could confess.

Poseidon was angry after Athena took Athens and wanted revenge. He found out Athena fancied the priestess and Medusa was sacrificed to the wrath of a petty god. Athena was angry beyond imagination but wasn't powerful enough to punish one of the 3 main gods, especially when her own father committed such sin every now and then.

Athena couldn't look in the eyes of Medusa as she was partly responsible for what happened to her. She decided to protect Medusa from further harassment. Medusa was given snake hair and the power to turn men into stone so that everyone would fear her and wouldn't even dare to look at her.

But things never go as planned. Medusa was considered a monster and people wanted to kill her. She had to hide in a cave so that she wouldn't hurt anyone and was left alone but that never happened. Also, she was pregnant with Poseidon's child.

Meanwhile, Perseus was selected to kill Medusa, the woman Athena loved. And she was bound to help Perseus to kill her loved one. When Perseus reached the cave, Medusa wasn't asleep, she died while giving birth to Pegasus.

Perseus cut the head from the dead body and used it to get rid of the annoying suitors, but later took the head and body to Olympus. Hermes knew about this tragic love story and guided Medusa's soul to Olympus instead of the underworld. Apollo used his healing power to attach the body to the head and put the soul back.

Medusa later became a war commander under Athena. Athena sculpted Medusa's face on her shield to honor her bravery. She felt the proudest when she saw mighty Poseidon talking to the great war commander respectfully while bowing down his head.

#ancient greek mythology #greek mythology #incorrect greek mythology #greek myths #greek myth retellings #athena #greek gods #greek goddess #incorrect greek gods #medusa #mythology #myth #hermes #apollo #perseus and medusa #pegasus #love story #happy ending #angst with a happy ending #angst #beautiful #retelling #myths #myths and legends #mythology and folklore #ancient greek #hermes and apollo #roman mythology

[moonsbypadfoot]

me while watching Percy Jackson when he beheaded medusa and realise it looks like the statue of perseus and medusa : 🫣😧

#percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #perseus and medusa

[capra-persa]

📍Metropolitan Museum (MET), New York 🇺🇸

#met #the metropolitan museum of art #new york #met new york #nyc #new york city #usa #mitologia greca #greek sculpture #classical art #roman sculpture #lucretia #perseus and medusa #magritte #ugolino and his sons #sculture #sculpture

[safirefire]

From the author of one of my favorite romcoms (The Trouble With Hating You) comes a new book in the Rick Riordan Presents imprint: A Drop of Venom

link to book and full summary from images above

The Aru Shah series was fun and I’m excited for this now. It is a Perseus and Medusa retelling set in India. Also Manisha is giving strong Liya Thakkar vibes and I’m here for it. TW for assault.

#a drop of venom #sajni patel #rick riordan presents #the trouble with hating you #aru shah #pandava quintet #bookblr #mythology #medusa #gorgon #perseus #perseus and medusa #greek classics #greek mythology #desiblr #desi tumblr #pjo #ya fantasy #reading #booklr

[qweenofurheart]

i hope u can enjoy some oc art as well 🤲

#my art #oc #my ocs #you ate my heart #(its the name of the original comic i want to make) #also some #greek mythology #??? #perseus #perseus and medusa #i went to the met so i was inspired by the statue hall #original character #figure drawing

[sarafangirlart]

Archaic Medusa

Got tired of seeing Medusa designed as a generic pretty woman but with snake hair. Also made a little height chart.

#greek mythology #ancient greek mythology #greek pantheon #medusa #gorgon #perseus and andromeda #perseus and medusa #gorgons #archaic #greek mythology art #Athena #athena greek mythology

[jareckiworld]

Alberto Abate (1946-2012) — Perseus and Medusa  (oil, canvas, 1979)

#Alberto Abate #italian art #greek mythology #greek myth #Perseus and Medusa

[hecatesdelights]

...Vaulted with such ease into his seat, As if an angel dropp'd down from the clouds, To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus, And witch the world with noble horsemanship.

-William Shakespeare

#pegasus #pegasus art #perseus and medusa #pegasus and perseus #magical beasts #good mythical morning #hellenic polytheism #greek myth #greek gods #heros and monsters #alteredai #ancient greek mythology #witches of tumblr #paganblr #hellenic pagan

[noniez]

couple of spreads from last months

#sketchbook spread #original comic #sappho-rama #<-was cool #pokemon #timothee chalamet #elio perlman #perseus and medusa #chelsea market #the metropolitan museum of art #new york city #nyc sketches #self portrait #my art

[mintaikcorpse]

DAAAAAMMMMMNNMN Perseus got some THICCCCC cheeks! Medusa heard those claps from a mile away

#perseus and medusa #perseus #history meme #ancient greece #greek myths #greek heroes #greek legends #history nerd #mythology nerd #*slaps cheeks* #history memes