Reflection - Medusa

Reflection tells the tale of the mythological gorgon Medusa, where there is no good or evil-just sorrow. Animation by Patricia Satjawatcharaphong. Music by Nik Phelps.

[@JessicaSmith-em9ve]

it's a very sad myth Medusa did nothing wrong she was raped by Poseidon in Athena's temple and then she gets cursed as if its her own fault and she's hunted won in her won home by Perseus who was sent by Athena and he had all sorts of toys to get the job done and this is just before she gives birth to twins! Raped, cursed and hunted down in her own home and her head and her children were sacrificed to the Goddess who cursed her and She's supposed to be the Monster ?! she was raped and cursed as of it were her fault and they call her the Monster ?! she was innocent!

[@michelletroxler1601]

There are dufferent origins. The way learned it was that medusa was vain and said she was more beautiful than Athena and that got her mad. So yeah, it really is about what you think is valid

[@SebastianSeanCrow]

But remember that Athena is jealous and quick to anger. Medusa was extremely attractive and the only one of the Gorgon sisters that looked even remotely human. Add that to it and it makes more sense when you look at it from Athena's side. Do you remember that Athena turned some chick into a giant spider because her weaving skills were the shit and her tapestries showed all the faults of the gods and such?

[@michelletroxler1601]

AiRenji You mean Arachne, right??? You know I feel like I wouldn't want to be friends with Athena, for if I would be better at something than her I would be dead or cursed in an instant.

[@orangejoey1459]

Pretty ironic huh? The godess of wisdom quick to anger :p

[@etcetera1995]

I heard one version that Athena had transformed Medusa into something that could protect herself from future abusers.

[@gladiatorinasuit3094]

Everyone has their own story. I always felt that Medusa never got to tell hers since all of the books I've read with Greek Mythology made her out to be a evil demon

[@abbym237]

Yes,everyone has different background but keeps it away because the past is the past and now it is the future.

[@deathlegionair]

Gladiator in a Suit Her backstory is a bit sad. A women cursed for folly of a god..

[@loganmoody1816]

+Gladiator in a Suit This version of the mythos is actually a Roman re-write. Her origins as a mythological character dates back to at least the 5th century BC, while the Romanized version is 2nd century BC. (300 years!) Her depictions and mentions found in writing paint her as a demon, filled with rage, and having been there a very long time, mythologically, an "ancient one". As much as I like the cruel irony of the Roman version, the Greeks likely had the right one.

[@juuzou5086]

i have a question guys. who is the goddess in front of medusa and the man?

[@felixfelicias8317]

Athena

[@jenniferconnolly9968]

50% of comments talking about how awful and vengeful the Greek Gods were 30% of comments talking about how Medusa "actually" got turned into a gorgon 15% of comments talking about how good the music and animation was. 5% percent of comments pitying Medusa Everyone silently triggered by Athena.

[@jsgotreptiles1042]

hahahahaha veryvery true

[@teun1592]

Jennifer Connolly i feel horrible for my name XD

[@Bint_suhail01]

Athena unicorn LOL

[@zellerey2196]

Jennifer Connolly

[@mehname8597]

You missed the percent talking about the power of make up xD

[@skylerrain5252]

The story of Medusa is twisted and wrong. It was always told from the prospective of man. The true story of Medusa is this; Medusa was a beautiful priestess who swore herself to Athena. She promised to remain a virgin maiden for all of her days, but one day Poseidon came to the temple and saw medusa, a beautiful young woman who he wanted for his own. She refused him knowing she had made a vow to Athena, so Poseidon raped her in the temple. Athena was angered by such an act in her temple and a broken vow, so she punished Medusa for letting it happen. She turned her into a gorgon, a hideous creature no man would ever want again, but also a woman who could defend herself. Medusa was forced to leave and later hunted down by Perseus under the orders of Athena. She tried to protect herself and her unborn children and was killed for it. Not everyone (even then) thought she was evil. In Ancient Greece shelters were built for women who had been raped and abused, the face of Medusa hung over the doors and no man could enter.

[@kaiahilbrink5004]

Skyler Rain i thought that perseus looked for medusa to save his mother from his grandpa

[@kaiahilbrink5004]

Skyler Rain i thought that perseus looked for medusa to save his mother from his grandpa

[@shainadearies]

Skyler Rain Perseus looked for Medusa to save his mother from the man was pretending to marry her against her will. Not for Athena's orders

[@illyachan5901]

rogue123987 makes ya wonder about how percy Jacksons gonna turn out..... Sure he's nice now, but he'll be a crap face just like the rest of them eventually

[@skylerrain5252]

^ I was worried about Percy also, but after TLO I felt better about his future. Spoiler* after Percy was given the chance to make a request to become immortal, he turned it down and asked instead for the equal recognition of demigods of lesser gods. After that, I had a bit more hope for who he would turn out to be. He seems more humble and less destructive than the other demigods, also proven with the love and care he gives to his Hellhound dog, a monster that would typically be destroyed without a second thought.

[@darthzaida1881]

Athena's turning girls cuter than her into monsters, Zeus is raping every princess that looks at him funny and a couple of princes, Apollo's striking people blind, Artemis is turning men into deer to feed their dogs...and yet Hades gets all the villainous roles? Seriously, what has the dude done (apart from abducting and marrying his niece- but on the bright side, if there is such a thing in forced marriage, he at least waited for her consent to marry) ? So he won't give a musician his dead wife back! Sure he's got a three-headed dog and a river that can either burn to ashes or make you invincible and a bunch of Titan junking up his basement, but he is by far the most decent god. You'd never catch Hades turning people into monsters as punishment. He probably thinks snakes for hair is a valid form of beauty.

[@fennekingamer5177]

So true! Hades is definitely the best god out of them all!

[@mimsilvernote]

Darth Zaida Artemis turning that dude into a deer was justified because he was being a perve

[@fatemaalromaithi7334]

youre here from Overly Sarcastic Productions arent you :)

[@azenshio]

I never thought about this, thanks for telling me about this!

[@aime_flrs]

Darth Zaida so far this is the most sensible and logical comment here. Hades ftw. This are facts bruh. Facts

[@beatricebeathyraneniute2298]

I know who was fault. That wasn't Medusa herself, that was Athena. She was the one that turned Medusa into gorgan. Athena totally ruined Medusa's life. I felt on Medusa so much.

[@jamiepace]

indeed your right Athena ruind both Medusa and that man's life's. but at that time you couldn't do anything because of the Gods they were the authority at that time. I pity poor Medusa.

[@beatricebeathyraneniute2298]

jamie pace Yeah... Poor Medusa. I pity on her so badly that I (or Kratos) need to punish Athena for that.

[@quackquer8013]

It is actually Poseidon who ruined Medusa's life. Poseidon was in love with Medusa but since he was a god, she couldn't turn him down. In the end Poseidon made love with Medusa in Athena's temple which caused Athena to turn Medusa into the ugly beast out of anger.

[@beatricebeathyraneniute2298]

Quack Quer Oh dear... I didn't even notice that... I thought Athena did to Medusa ad Poseidon.

[@remidonna9799]

+Beatrice Neniute She was raped by Poseidon.. She was not consent and it happend at Athena's Temple, since Medusa was her follower, she had to be a maid with virginity. Poseidon raped her, but Athena didnt "punish" her exactly. Athena knew it was Poseidon at fault, but being a god, too, she couldnt punish him. And so she made Medusa into a monster, so she could defend herself from men. There were even shelters for raped victims in Greece, with Medusa's head above the doors, meaning that men were forbidden from entering.

[@L0ver0fHumanity]

Childhood me: Oh! Hercules? I love that movie! Zeus is awesome! Present me: Every. Single. Greek. God. Is. A. Dick.

[@joannrivera1975]

You are really funny haha

[@L0ver0fHumanity]

^^ Thanks!

[@tylerritchie2736]

Cat Gal funny enough Hades is the best of the lot

[@SirAroace]

except Hades (kind of)

[@L0ver0fHumanity]

XD Acutally....yeah!

[@saratheblasphemous3423]

Honestly, coming back to this many years later, this still holds up. The music, animation and story is still as compelling as the first time I watched it. Its so well made!

[@AmandaO286]

Yes in the original story Medusa was raped by Poseidon because of her great beauty. Athena may have been mad but not at the young priestess, she granted her the power to turn any man that looked at her to become stone. Men only. Yes she lead a secluded life but it would have been similar to the life she lead as a priestess. Women would decorate safe places with her likeness to help battered or abused women find a shelter from their husbands. However with a lot of mythology, the story changed. This is one version of events.

[@TheMata380]

Anna frozen

[@lapissed9620]

I know, now that I think of it, if anyone tries to rape her again, boom. frozen.

[@emmasol3058]

In the version I know she's raped, but she's the one being punished by being turned into an ugly creature nobody can look at without being turned to stone, but I like your version better

[@annydowns1057]

Thank you , I didn't know tbat

[@thekawaiicatz9231]

Kyte Fireflapper no posiden is athena uncle

[@typhoonhurricane18]

The origin of Medusa really does highlight one of the major themes of Greek mythology; that the Gods are above repercussion. In this story; Poseidon rapes Medusa in Athena's temple. Had he been mortal, Athena would certainly have brought her divine wrath down on him, but he was a god, and so immune to punishment. So she vents on Medusa instead. The same thing happens again and again. In one story Aphrodite commits adultery with Ares, and when caught the two get a little public humiliation and a stern talking to, but other than that get off scott free. In the same myths, the adultery of Helen and Paris resulted in the Trojan War, which killed countless thousands. Again and again the myths show that the gods are above and beyond mortals, and can get away with the kinds of things that get regular humans cursed or killed.

[@Fallenstars01]

So true. But wasn't there a story of a god giving fire to man and Zeus punished him for it. He tied him up and let birds pick at his flesh and organs until Hercules came and saved him

[@typhoonhurricane18]

Nana Louis Yes, the Titan Prometheus. Most of the Titans ended up being heavily punished by the gods; like Atlas being ,made to hold up the sky, and loads of them being thrown into Tartarus.

[@Fallenstars01]

typhoonhurricane18​ oee that makes sense. Is tartarus like a hell for titians? Its true that even biblical god, when god did the flooding , and struck at city of gommroah (cant spell for life) I guess it would be consider as killing but if a human did it its immoral.

[@typhoonhurricane18]

Tartarus was like hell, yes, but was reserved almost exclusively for those who had in any way offended the gods. The Titans were locked there after their defeat in the war with the gods, but some humans were also placed in there for hubris or insulting the gods such as Sisyphus and Tantalus.

[@antigonish5451]

+typhoonhurricane18 Their definition of rape is different then ours. Since Medusa was Athena's property having sex with her without Athena's consent was considered rape, even if it was consensual on Medusa's part.

[@aquiline-eagle9669]

It's ironic that Athena was supposed to be wise and fare...but Madusa didn't deserve this. Neither did Arachne.

[@aquiline-eagle9669]

+Valor Isida they are. :/ especially Hera...

[@moved6332]

+Silver W0lf Shards It's true that Greek gods and goddesses are just major dicks to everyone, poor Medusa and Arachne. owo; Hades seems to be the only one that isn't a total dick

[@aquiline-eagle9669]

+FluffySpaceGoat Yeah, I mean one of the gods, Zeus raped Demeter as a freaking SNAKE!

[@moved6332]

Silver W0lf Shards Yup. x3 Greek Gods/Goddesses are probably one of the most dickish things to happen to the world when it comes to religious things. lol

[@aquiline-eagle9669]

+FluffySpaceGoat I agree, I think they are probably the worst gods, XD they are to much like humans, but given power. Which isn't good.

[@Wowzawhy]

her story always made me sad.

[@giggalittle]

u should read arachnidia... something like that athena turned a worshiper into a spider after she hung herself

[@kyralebettefoshee3240]

+giggalittle i know dat one ._.

[@Ada-ev8wl]

+giggalittle aranche wasnt a worshipper. she was filled with pride about her weaving and refused to thank athena. they had a contest to see who was the best. people started hating on her amd she got embarassed i guess and tried to kill herself. athena turned her into a spider so she could live on i think

[@CryoXerxes]

close red bell, the one I've run into the most (for there are many versions) is Arachne was so prideful and boastful that when a villager buying her silk commented that her work could rival a god Archne said she could out weave Athana herself, but Was overheard by the Goddess and challenged to a weaving contest in which she lost, but due to the scorn and haughtiness that Arachne showed before the contest that angered her and the skill at which Arachne showed made Athena jealous that someone without her blood could be so skilled and in spite turned Arachne into a spider so the only thing she would be appreciated for was her weaving but fear everything else about her.

[@dianasolomon3837]

I've heard that one

[@KaylaKasel]

I thought that when Medusa looked into the mirror, she was willingly going to turn to stone as a way to end her depression; a willing suicide to end her pain and suffering.

[@Nicole-bg4ci]

Medusa's story is very sad, but I have something to say......... That makeup tho... xD

[@bonniemoon6790]

I KNOW! Why can't a cosmetics company sell like...instant "no medusa face"? IM TALKING TO YOU COVER GIRL, LOREAL, ect ect. But it was sad..... Very. I regrettably can relate.. T◠T

[@Nicole-bg4ci]

Bonnie Moon Lol oh cover girl, why can you relate? :(

[@fatemaalromaithi7334]

also the fact that she can take it all off in one swipe of a rag is probably her true superpower

[@minnina9455]

Just shut up bitch nicole pakyu fuck you

[@alishanightshade3270]

@@fatemaalromaithi7334 the same as mulan

[@BATTY3459]

Who else thought this was going to be an animation of Medusa singing the song from Mulan? Or is it just me? lol

[@annapeek2292]

😂😂

[@jellyjam9295]

I thought that too

[@christinebergmann5500]

that sounds like a good idea

[@aaronforlife1074]

Me

[@adorandoalrey2511]

BATMAN GO BACK TO GOTHAM BOI

[@taimoormudassar5178]

Its been so long . This music still sends chills down my spine.

[@TheVistaLord]

It makes you think...who is the true monster in this world..the one that's curse...or the one that cursed...

[@melaniecollins8328]

Oh... this made me cry. It was so beautiful. Poor Medusa didn't deserve her fate. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@Didi-wq8hw]

Yes, Athena is definitely worse than Hades. But Zeus? No, he's the biggest asshole of all of them.

[@Sarah-kc3fb]

Hades is actually one of the nicest gods. But apparently he gets to play the evil role in every single movie...

[@itsokem794]

Hades was tricked into being ruler of the underworld, this was only seen as bad because he wasn't aloud to leave. The only reason people see him as bad is because Christian religion has mixed up the underworld as hell ( it's not ) therefore he is seen as the devil ( again he's not ). So people say he's the bad one when all the other gods are being complete jackasses! I mean he even gave one dude the chance to get his girlfriend back from the under world. And we call him bad!? Both his brothers have raped killed and tortured people for know good reason, I'm not saying hades hasn't done anything bad but he usually has a good reason.

[@lmfao9907]

shaeshae Biro oh yeah, now i remember some god kidnapped his mortal bride. Forgot who.

[@Demortra]

Lmf Ao Hades kidnapped Persephone, her mother Demeter was led by Hecate to find her. The reason Hades gave her back was because while here daughter was missing Demeter made the world ice and snow, but before he gave Persephone back Hades fed her 6 pomegranate seeds causing her to live with him for 6 months then with her mother for 6 months. Hence the seasons changing. Now besides that Hades never messed with mortals to my knowledge, always thought of just punishments. In all the gods in the Greek and Roman pantheon were at times vain, passionate and fairly dysfunctional, but if you view it from another way, they also did great good. Though Zeus has many stories of him being wild he also fought for his family, if you follow the myths and legends. All in all Hades was I would say the most balanced of his family.

[@shannacoover8337]

***** umm Medusa................ was a kind girl that has been curse and if someone looked into her eyes they would Imedently turn into stone and she had her head cut off to turn the krakkin into stone that a part of the story of Cassiopeia

[@theasinclaire52]

Believe it or not: Medusa was once a Libyan goddess and was considered their equivalent of Athena. When the Greeks defeated the Libyans, they turned the goddess into a monster in stories so she would always be lesser than Athena.

[@theasinclaire52]

Have you read about Medusa and/or Libyan goddesses?

[@bgf3640]

This is true actually

[@zolozorro9855]

why does KZbin keep suggesting me things that depress me?

[@frankspick7544]

+Fan Man The Girl because it really good

[@dredvax]

CEEEEEZZZAAAAARRRRR

[@Dreamwolf500]

Because you watch it and then they add more suggestions like that.

[@AngelMermaid]

Idk

[@Workman743]

Ah, Greek Mythology. Where you can end up condemned to eternal torment for being too attractive. Slavery is okay though, apparently.

[@DeathMythos]

The gods represent nature and nature is chaotic neutral it doesn't matter if your rich, young, old, poor its here to maybe fuck your day up

[@dubdubstepin2015]

***** *ugh* seriously It's mythology okay.

[@DeathMythos]

Its not the bible hence "gods" lower case and all

[@mydragonhoardisyarn1839]

actually romans and people long ago treated slaves pretty ok. they even inherited property from their owners if the owner wanted it.

[@mydragonhoardisyarn1839]

say it with me, romans-AND PEOPLE LONG AGO. Including the people you mentioned! -.-

[@TheCrazycorgis]

What people don't understand Is that medusa wasn't just a a monster who turned people to stone She was forever cursed with hideousness enough to turn people to stone She was disgusted by herself and thus hid herself away so she wouldn't Hurt anyone

[@Franci_dove_edwin]

This made me cry so much I've always thought her story was unfair

[@yvettepineda834]

true

[@Lin-hj4fh]

same here

[@keiraleon7941]

Yea especially since it was all Poseidon's fault.

[@adamazri5836]

she was an innocent woman before she turned into a "medusa"...see..this is why I love badguys more, they know how it truly feels like to be labeled as a monster, a villain but still some part of them want to do good to other people, it's just that things and other idiots never gave them a chance. Medusa here just wanted to feel love, is that too much to ask? In any story, myth, legend or real life, it's always the heroes who get the credits. It's not like I want to become a badguy, but, seriously, some bad guys just wanted to live a normal life, deep down inside, they're good people who were misunderstood which is why they turned bad because they're too tired of convincing people that they're good. They're much more easier to understand and relatable to everyday lives, especially my life. Not all villains are bad.

[@lucydragoheart5911]

Me too

[@brianabeals4974]

She shouldn't have been punished after all she was a victim. Lord of the sea did something bad to her, it's not fair for Medusa. She should live ordinary life with a family of her own. :(

[@AlexMoby]

Poor Medusa, it's such a beautiful video. I love the music too, so delicate and spot on.

[@anjalikojal1256]

Actually Poseidon did force himself on Medusa, so Medusa prayed to Athena to help her. And Athena gave her that appearance so no man could even look at her

[@tudy000]

This is so sad :'(,this animated no voice clips wake up some strong emotions...

[@rejvaik00]

an interesting re-imaging to this story of medusa. Suffice it to say she lost her beauty when she became a gorgon, being so hideous that no one could look upon her without death. This version has her keep that quality, which is very interesting. But really the most tragic part of medusa is her origins. Raped by a god then punished for it by another goddess. No divine justice, only an eternal punishment. It paints a dark picture, as to the gods humans are mere playthings, entertainment pieces to be used to ease the dull boring passage of time of the immortal gods.

[@JamesCarter-zv8qs]

Honestly the Greek gods were fucked up to all hell. Zeus was basically the unofficial god of sexual debauchery, considering he gave one woman a "golden shower", transformed into a swan to seduce a woman (because that totally makes sense), and raped his own sister hera AND JUSTIFIED IT BY MARRYING HER. Let's not forget that all the greek gods are siblings/related so yay incest.

[@swornimamunankarmi2189]

Jace Carter

[@Bibo22]

rejvaik all because of Athena’s jealousy....and from being raped . Wow

[@olivekaye5695]

lolololol no one's going to say anything about the awkward kissing scene??

[@diamondzrosez6639]

LLLLMMMMM FUCKING AAAAAOOOOOO

[@nijeee]

Olive Kaye i was going to type how that animation gave me mental aids then i was like hmmmm nope

[@clarkepercivaljaeblood4886]

Oo nga. True

[@matthopkins8930]

Walking through the darkness of the cave, she past statues frozen in fear and hatred, stooping in front of one. A man. She took his hand and remembered what happened that sorrowful day. Admiring a monument to Athena, she gazed into his eyes and kissed him, softly. Athena became enraged and a flash of light blinded them. She opened her eyes and looked at the man, sighing and walking down a hallway to a mirror. She looked into it for a moment before wiping away her fantasy, reveling her yellow snake eyes and green skin, her scaly lips Her eyes weld up, a tear falling down to the floor, turning to stone before breaking against the ground. The snakes upon her head writhed and snapped as she looked at her reflection. she placed her face into her hands as she softly sang a lulaby that rang into the darkness "Shadows shape the walls Pain contempt my call my heart grieves for one and only." "Dark eyes glare at me (Can't understand) My soul is so faint and lonely..."

[@KingAlphaOmega]

That's why Kratos killed them all lol

[@lauren19965]

Rohit Eligeti SOMEONE SAID IT!!

[@suzettebeltran7622]

Kratos kills everyone it's nothing big OK?

[@thelucentflame4614]

He's not even a Greek god. Just some story someone made into a game that isn't real.

[@TheAngelmisa]

Rohit Eligeti Kratos is a awesome HERO!

[@minnina9455]

Who's kratos?

[@verifiedfangirl6107]

3:07 I'm crying... Its more painful to lose your love when you've known them than when you've not heard of them as you've experienced the warm feeling they give you

[@lazapaki]

the power of makeup

[@mandymills1031]

Lol!!!!

[@whostolethechocolate]

Bird In Cage that was exactly what i thought XD

[@somethingdifferent2417]

Your funny 😄😄

[@littleferrhis]

I always feel that the "doomed for eternity" part is taken to lightly in greek myths...not just with medusa but with other ones too.

[@RainbowEssence-c3w]

Yeah, it kinda is. O.O Depressing.

[@phillipgathright8001]

Always remember, the first person Medusa turned to stone was her childhood best friend, who had come to comfort her after she was cursed. She has no control over her curse, so she could not prevent it.

[@TeaFig-VII]

Actually in the myth Medusa was a priestess of Athena, a beautiful one at that. She was raped by Poseidon in Athena's temple and in those days it was seen as the woman's fault for 'egging' the man on to come after them; so when it happened Athena, enraged by the defilement of her sacred temple, but who wasn't about to make an enemy of Zeus, Poseidon's brother, went with the flow and punished Medusa instead. And because she turned to stone anyone who saw her she HAD to remain isolated but 'heroes' kept coming after her for glory or the power to turn others to stone, as Perseus in the myth did against his mother's suitor. Medusa in general, if you look at the myth, is in fact the tragic victim of the whole story. Most just don't see it because she was the monster of the myth.

[@elizabethhuang8450]

The version you're talking about is different from the real one. There are so many versions of Greek myths, of course, that none are considered the "correct" one, but this is the most well known version; Medusa was really beautiful, had a lot of suitors, Poseidon was one of them, and he did it to her with her consent.

[@ShiningGalaxy01]

@TeaFig-VII Medusa was the daughter of Keto, and Phorky(2 primordial gods of the sea), and the sisters of 2 gorgons, both Euryale, and Stheno. Medusa was never a Human Priestess, neither did Athena ever cursed her. She was born a Gorgon, just like her sisters, never was she a Human. The story of Medusa being a Human, Poseidon r-ping her, and Athena cursing her for that, is 100% false, not a part of the Ancient Greek Text.

[@annabethhunter3463]

I cried after seeing this. I no longer hate Medusa

[@potatopie5674]

me too

[@marisafaith8664]

Well if you read the story *there is absolutely nothing to hate about her and Hades*

[@Phantomgal316]

The music for this short is a barely modified version of "Dreamcatcher" by Secret Garden. Nik Phelps, unoriginal. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aam9nZuXgblqf7s

[@prue6542]

The real story is that Medusa what very beautiful and vain and compared herself to the beauty of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom. To punish Medusa, Athena made her hideous with snake hair, bronze skin and teeth, wings, and the teeth were deathly sharp. Also,(the well known bit) she could turn anyone to stone with her gaze.

[@echaikhang5231]

poor medusa

[@prue6542]

echai khang The thing is, yeah, it's sad, but the gods were known for their short tempers and being envious. Everyone knew that if you messed with the gods or called yourself better then them, you'd get a real nasty punishment. Medusa was vain and bratty and ended up ignoring well known info, the result being messing with Athena's temper and vanity.

[@uushia]

Prudence Kelly-Andrews It didn't help that the lover in the temple was Poseidon. Athena could do nothing to the god, except ensure he could never look at the girl again.

[@rockcandyxoxo]

And you have to remember, too, that Medusa was raped in the shrine of Athena and was punished for defiling her shrine, even though it was rape and NOT consensual. That's one of the most important parts of the story, you can't forget about that!!! (sorry, I'm just a crazy mythology buff...esp Greek and Roman ^_^)

[@prue6542]

I never actually heard that part.

[@bryandavey9]

One of my students connected this to Carol Ann Duffy's poem, "Medusa", included below: A suspicion, a doubt, a jealousy grew in my mind, which turned the hairs on my head to filthy snakes as though my thoughts hissed and spat on my scalp. My bride’s breath soured, stank in the grey bags of my lungs. I’m foul mouthed now, foul tongued, yellow fanged. There are bullet tears in my eyes. Are you terrified? Be terrified. It’s you I love, perfect man, Greek God, my own; but I know you’ll go, betray me, stray from home. So better by for me if you were stone. I glanced at a buzzing bee, a dull grey pebbly fell to the ground. I glanced at a singing bird, a handful of dusty gravel spattered down I looked at a ginger cat, a housebrick shattered a bowl of milk. I looked at a snuffling pig, a boulder rolled in a heap of shit. I stared in the mirror. Love gone bad showed me a Gorgon. I stared at a dragon. Fire spewed from the mouth of a mountain. And here you come with a shield for a heart and a sword for a tongue and your girls, your girls. Wasn’t I beautiful Wasn’t I fragrant and young? Look at me now.

[@barelyuseful_bucket9948]

I'm literally crying right now, madusa wouldn't be like that if only Athena had kept her jealousy to herself. I've alwase felt that madusa was a kind person who was only trying to find love and never got to tell her story, Athena is the real bad guy in this story

[@timothymcgervey5401]

Yeah! Really!

[@TheFinalGirly]

This was a very sad, but beautiful short :(

[@Dragonfly240310]

I know right? Beautiful work. I really feel bad for Medusa.

[@Dragonfly240310]

Athena cursed her.

[@mivapusa]

Dragonfly240310 Yeah... what the fuck was up with that?? Why'd the goddess of Wisdom get so pissed?

[@bonnieconner33]

Michael S. Because in true mythology, Medusa was a priestess (a very beautiful one) who caught Posiedon's eye and they made love in the temple of Athena, Athena took this as an act of scorn and disrespect and because she couldn't punish the god Posiedon, she punished the mortal Medusa by making her so hideous that anyone who dared look upon her face was turned to stone.

[@mivapusa]

Bonnie Conner The way I read it, Medusa was raped and pleaded Athena for help.

[@melspyrose]

This video makes me feel very sad and sorry for Medusa. It's even sadder when someone you love gets turned to stone once you looked into their eyes. 💔😔🌧

[@redlightning6243]

This story is super sad *crying* Why is it SO SAD?!

[@eventplanner461]

Well it is a sad story.After all when u think of it Medusa was innocent. She simply got turned into a monster because Athena was jealous of her beauty which sucks.

[@kirbywarpstar2782]

+Imani Mbibouth actually the one you should blame is Poseidon

[@kirbywarpstar2782]

+Imani Mbibouth actually the one you should blame is Poseidon

[@eventplanner461]

kirby warpstar tru,but that doesn't mean Athena had to add on to that.

[@lilacpetals2006]

Imani Mbibouth Athena is a maiden

[@fireflymiesumae]

Her story is very sad but you can feel the beauty in her heart for wanting to be loved.

[@manoftruth0935]

So much sorrow... Her fate was undeserved.

[@elizabethboom5005]

The music is beautiful

[@Internetshadow0000]

This is why you need to bring a Ring of Stoneproof on your quests. Also, she could always be friends with Toph.

[@Plueschhenne]

I feel sorry for her

[@angelinamuniz3652]

Poor Medusa. :(

[@Plueschhenne]

Yes I know

[@angelinamuniz3652]

Meow.

[@jakerivers2618]

All she wants to do is be friends. 😢

[@Plueschhenne]

I know

[@NoobiePro114]

Curse changed her, depression consumed her, and she became evil herself.

[@42Fossy]

I have a funny feeling she was hoping that reflection would do something to her...

[@istealurcandy4183]

Aww... poor Medusa..

[@joannrivera1975]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@thelittlestpickle]

I was told the true story is that Athena turned Medusa into a gorgon not as punishment, but as protection. She gave her the power to turn men into stone which would ensure that no one would ever hurt her again. In other countries, women's shelters have emblems of Medusa as a sign of protection and power.

[@oceanberserker]

Haha, NO. The Greek gods and goddesses were rarely, if ever, so kind. Even Athena, for all her wisdom could and did prove her father's daughter. If there was ANY positive aspect to what was done to Medusa, it was entirely incidental.

[@YeeMacghyee]

In mythologies like this, isn't it just sad that the only good(morally) gods, tend to rule the underworld, whilst the corrupt, and narcissistic rule the world above.

[@saranakmura1798]

This is what happens when good people/gods are "punished" Hades(place) if you ask me Hades(god) would make a WAY better king of the gods (*Thunder rumbles outside* Oh dear Zeus, please don't kill me! ) Morally speaking of course.

[@YeeMacghyee]

Yeah. Hades is great

[@VenomQuill]

+Yee Macghyee I'm pretty sure it's because people didn't necessarily like dying. :P Poro HAdes, getting a bad rep because he's doing his job.

[@fbiuzz]

+Venom Quill Yeah...There was one incident where two mortal guys actually came down to the underworld and tell Hades to his face that they plan to kidnap his wife. Hades response is simply force them to stick them to a chair for eternity. Later Heracles manage to free one guy, but couldn't free the other since he came up with the idea in the first place.

[@VenomQuill]

fbiuzz The hell..? -Every God or Goddess in Greek or Roman religion or whatever are assholes. Chose the lesser evil. :P-

[@lexiandersson7023]

You know. There is another version of this. That Medusa never turned into a gorgon, that was just made up from the humans who started to fear her. Actually she was still beautiful even if her hair had turned into snakes, so men sought her out but every time she looked at them they were turned into stone, so people started to fear her. The rumours spread and eventually she got known as a gorgon and men started to hunt her, and that led to her death. But this is just one of many theory's. :)

[@MIS315]

That's a dumb theory

[@nikita9310]

this made me feel sad for medusa. I realize now that a life like that would be incredibly lonely.... I would never wish that on even my worst enemy... good job on the animation and story.

[@MsShadowfangirl12]

Poor Medusa she was innocent D< stupid Athena I bet she was Jealous of Medusa`s Beauty >(

[@Chenrandyliu]

SweetiePie and it was Poseidon who raped her

[@MsShadowfangirl12]

***** even worse D=

[@MsShadowfangirl12]

***** yup!

[@EnthuGamerush]

+SweetiePie That being said, this was in Athena's temple. Why not his own? Or not in a temple at all? I sometimes wonder if the Greek gods loved to piss each other off.

[@MsShadowfangirl12]

Balomew very true its like a war between them i swear like siblings blaming each other for a broken vase that mom had for years idk

[@RosaRamirez-kk3wu]

the real story goes like this: Medusa always boasted about how pretty she ways every day to everybody, one day her and her friends went to Athena's temple and Medusa said that the temple should be her temple not Athena. Athena cursed her and turn her into a Gorgon, Medusa wanted to get revenge on the towns people. That is the real story

[@MagnificentFiend]

Then how do you explain her two sisters? also Gorgons which are in the oldest sources. Medusa's monstrous because she's the daughter of Titans. The fair-maiden Medusa doesn't appear until Ovid or thereabouts. The later versions are better, I'll admit.

[@eespio188Letarte]

MagnificentFiend supposedly they were children of monsters and humans, also cursed by athena or born that way

[@KelThuzad1989]

The way I heard it was that she got raped by Poseidon in Athena's temple and that was why Athena crused her into a Gorgon. I think the one I heard was that he wanted her, but she did not want him as she was a priestess of Athena and should be with no man, so he raped her. Which really makes her a sad characters. The sisters was turned to our of spite, the gods always seemed to like doing this. But I am not sure, since Athena never did strike me as such a goddess to do these things, being the goddess of wisdom and all.

[@eespio188Letarte]

And yet she does have a...temper, remember Arachne?

[@KelThuzad1989]

Oh yeah, that. ^_^ Well I suppose it just shows even the wisest of people can lose their cool.

[@emmarobbins6481]

Athena thus is your falt.

[@mackylorraine7884]

The story was this, Medusa was a very attractive mortal woman. A lot of men loved her and women envied her. She was NOT selfish nor conceited. She thanked the gods everyday for blessing her with such beauty, but never was in vain. Poseidon was very obsessed with Medusa, but since she was only a mere mortal...he could not be seen with such, and therefore decided he was going to have his way with her, in secret. Medusa did NOT like him back, and often turned him down. he grew angry that she wouldn't take up his offer, after all he WAS A GOD. Medusa was visiting Athena's temple, (for she was a young priestess... among many other young women) and she happened to be alone. Poseidon took the opportunity to make one more move on her and when she grew angry, he forced her into having sex with him. Athena was mad because her temple was of virginity and purity, and instead of blaming him, he blamed her. She said she should have protected herself...but if she did she was be locked up for hurting a god. (Much like todays society were we STILL blame rape victims...smh) so Athena cursed Medusa into a gorgon, so no man would ever be able to look at her again. Nonetheless, even other women. so was isolated and called ugly, treated like a monster. it was a sad life for medusa. I feel every bit of hatred for Poseidon and Athena for ruining such a nice persons life. Medusa, If you were ever real...I am very sorry. She didn't deserve the curse, nor did she deserve to be blamed for being raped.

[@cameronutter11]

I've always felt such pity for Medusa.. And it makes me feel so sad to see this short. Because it reminds me of how it truly was for her. Cursed by Athena for displaying her affection. To be forever alone. It's even more heart wrenching because the way she must feel...absolutely alone. Regardless of what she was made out to be, I always thought she was beautiful. Snakes and all. Call me odd, but I've always likes Medusa.

[@Passions5555]

Now I want a Medusa movie. Something that portrays her as sympathetic and tragic as she is shown here.

[@BlistersOnMyFingers8]

No one deserves that. D:

[@Drauph]

Actually she was caught having sex with Poseidon, either willingly or unwillingly inside Athena's temple, which angered her but since she couldn't directly attack another god, she made that human girl into a gorgon as punishment.

[@Abalester1]

I just wanna put this out there: Medusa's story was even more tragic than this. She was a priestess of Athena and sworn to chastity. She didn't have a love interest. She was raped by Poseidon on Athena's temple and punished for a breach of her vows by her goddess, rather than consoled and protected by her.

[@bonnieconner33]

The story of Medusa has been told and retold so many times but from what I can figure, Medusa was a beautiful priestess that caught Poseidon's interest. Poseidon raped her in Athena's temple and Athena got pissed off at this act of scorn, obviously she couldn't do anything to Poseidon so she let her anger out on Medusa by turning her into something so hideous, that anyone who looked upon her face would be turned to stone. It's tragedy truly. But a something I don't get is why Athena was so mad, because Cassandra was raped at Athena's temple by Ajax and y'know what happened to him? He got what was coming to him. Also what song is that? It's so sad and beautiful.

[@oceanberserker]

Because, in her twisted view of justice, Athena sought SOMEONE to punish for the violation of her temple. And seeing as it couldn't go after Poseidon, she opted for Medusa instead. Never mind the fact she could've petitioned her own father, Zeus, for justice against him and might've actually got it considering that Athena was a favorite child of Zeus.

[@kevin4gwen]

omg soo oooo sad but so great to u really feel her pain

[@crystalbinnet189]

in some versions of the Mythos Medusa was actually not cursed but gifted so that no one could do on to her as Poseidon had done before and Athena instead of angry was pitiful of her, infact Medusa's head is used to Mark women's shelters in the old days of Greece and others.

[@xenaioaks5363]

I guess that's what you call a Curse Beauty...how very tragic.

[@johndoh1000]

When will my reflection show, who I am, inside?

[@potatopie5674]

mulan is the best

[@jennysanimations4181]

i love you

[@Paslayas]

The beauty of the kind soul, or the monster punished unfairly

[@akruger6640]

Asian Zodiac

[@kristinemartinez2677]

All I want to say is thank you for making these because everybody always think medusa is such an evil person for doing what she did but they never blame the person who turned her into that I want her saying monsters are not born they are created from the people who did them ill

[@ray-lin1726]

I kinda expected at the end to see Perseus step behind her with a his sword and for that to be the ending of the animation...but man...the whole thing is just really sad. She's just left there all alone to reflect on herself and what she's done.

[@daryangz]

I hoped that medusa find a, justice

[@gracecornelio5974]

I'm not gonna lie, this video made me cry 😢

[@briarhull6624]

i really like the song

[@myravioli]

What is the song?

[@thehippie3610]

Profoundly sad. You should do one about the Minotaur too!

[@nighttrooperz2467]

Poor Medusa.. :( She is actually one of my favourite Greek mythology person

[@neonsquid8841]

I feel so sorry for medusa.... I would so date her if I had special glasses to protect me from turning into stone

[@TheIntimateAvenger]

I agree. She totally deserves some comfort.

[@ishitapatil2950]

Nope medusa was a a delphi she was a female preist along with her two sister. She was ypung beautiful and taste of every man byt as a preist she was forbidded by physical realtionships but Poseidon was so much in love with her that he forced her to sleep with him . athena was the obe who in anger cursed medusa to turn her into the hideous creatue alive on geom( earth) FYI i read a lot of greek mythology

[@agwmahiaga3786]

Eric Fierro, Actually, there was nothing in this animation that showed Medusa getting raped by Poseidon and Athena getting angry with her about it (for having "forsaken" her vows as a priestess despite the fact that Poseidon forced himself on her).

[@dorcasmartinezr.6555]

I cried when I watched this

[@RainbowAlejandro420]

I want to make a hentai joke about her hair, but that would be insulting this great animation.

[@pediatricsdesease3858]

I always felt pain in my heart for medusa...

[@KaylaTheKindOne]

Wow I didn't know Medusa was cursed That really is sad and the music is perfect for the situation Though uh I'm not all that fond of the animation. I dunno it looks so simplistic but in a 'first student film' way not an 'aesthetic' way.

[@MelodyAceOwO]

Peridot you have FEELS your not even cold hearted i know that hehe...........

[@KaylaTheKindOne]

Melody Ace GRRRRR I ain't roleplaying (yet)

[@fazreenayin2234]

Kayla W.

[@cha5]

This was a beautiful piece. I remember the story of Medusa from Baedecker's Mythology as a kid. One thing that always struck me was how the gods in Greek and Norse Mythology exemplified the best and more often than not also the very worst of human characteristics. from Zeus being basically a rapist and his wife Hera (goddess of the hearth and home, quite a bit of irony there) destroying his innocent victims out of pure jealousy, to a trickster like Loki who was the god of mischief and would bring misery to everyone he came across and would turn against the other gods and even kill one of them (Balder) out of pure jealousy.

[@Heres_To_Music]

isn't Hera the goddess of marriage and childbirth and Hestia is the goddess of the hearth ? And whats your favourite myths? (I prefer Greek myths)

[@cha5]

Bohdana Panchyshyn Yes you're quite right, I really should have googled Hera's name, It's been forever since I've read Greek Mythology. Still a nice bit of irony there IMHO being the Goddess of marriage and having such an unfaithful husband. as Zeus. As to my favorite myths, Probably it's a tie between Greek and Norse myths, although I may like Norse mythology a little more just because of the way the gods were portrayed as being so flawed and having at the same time aspirations like Odin sacrificing his eye to gain knowledge and humorous bits like Thor having to disguise himself as a veiled woman to get his hammer back (with Loki's help) after it had been stolen. Plus things like Loki's completely inhuman daughter being Hel the goddess of death. (half woman and half corpse) and Loki being so insanely bitter as to murder another god in a fit of jealousy (Baldur) leading to his imprisonment and battling the gods leading up to Ragnarok (The Twilight of the Gods) Norse Mythology for me just seemed more complex and interesting in it's characterizations and the motivations of these same gods and characters for me as a kid compared to Greek Mythology which for me seemed to focus more on heroes and the nobility of the gods and just not on them as individuals all that much. Plus I grew up on Wagner's Ring Operas and Stan Lee & Jack Kirby's Thor comics as a kid so I guess I'm more of a Norse myth guy. Sorry for that mile long answer to your question. LOL :-)

[@Heres_To_Music]

+cha5 that's cool, so far all I know about Norse mythology is from Magnus Chase and the God's of Asgard, so I am really looking into any great books that can explain the myths more. Any suggestions will be really apreiciated. I used to watch the Class of the Titans in teletoon so I ended up reading PJO and HOO by Rick Riordan and now because of Merlin ( BBC show ) I am now trying to read more about Arturian mythology. Mythology is just really awesome in general, even thought it seems like just fairytale ( the older versions) and legends from another era but like fairytale they are really gruesome and say a lot about humanity.

[@anastasiaspyropoulou4017]

Actually the snakes where given as protection for her by Athena.Original legend says that if you went where she lived and you were a woman or a child you'd be fine.Only men turned into stone and Athena got mad at Poseidon.Perseus was sent to end her torture.

[@dredvax]

WHAT IS THE SONG?!!

[@FabledHeroes3351]

Trying to figure that one

[@SenDarkmoon]

It's from a band called Secret Garden. The song is called Dreamcatcher. The song in this video sounds similar to it.

[@dredvax]

@@SenDarkmoon thank you

[@jws1948ja]

so true. How sad that only now do people realize how sad Medusa was.

[@rubypercyjacksonslittlesis6550]

This isn't what happen madusa was ones pretty but vowed to be an external Virgin but Posiedon didn't care he raped her in Athens tower or shrine which angered her since she felt like they were moking her by doing it at her shrine so Athena turned Medusa ugly unfortunately posidien wasn't punished for his crime Athens was never jealous she just felt like Medusa betrayed her since she was an eternal Virgin then did it in her shrine

[@rubypercyjacksonslittlesis6550]

M LT I just think ppl shouldn't say Athenas a bitch I mean she should have punished posidien to buy she didn't know it was rape and since it was at her shrine she felt betrayed and thought she was being mocked

[@crispcrosp]

medusa can't curse women, only men turn to stone fyi for everyone

[@ObeyTheAlien]

Then why didn't she just become a lesbian?

[@crispcrosp]

+KawaiiCat😺 because sexuality is not a choice you make

[@FairyNiamh1977]

+TheVoiceOfTruth rofl, Look up Pederasty, or you know actually study things before you spout them out. Only in modern day do we allow such blatant narrow mindedness.

[@miguelbosque]

+TheVoiceOfTruth Wow how narrow minded are you. And sir how moronic can you be. As the others can no doubt attest, in ancient times, especially in greek and roman times, love was more free. There was a freaking holiday where men had sex with one anothers. Many of the gods including Zeus, Apollo and several others engaged in homosexual acts. Only in the last century or so was homosexuality seen as something bad, which it isn't. So please keep ur hate mongering to yourself ok. Closed minded bigot.

[@MrKissa200]

Use this tool to get alot of them for free!! facebook.com/1517160868604660/photos/a.1517166945270719.1073741828.1517160868604660/1518678735119540/?type=3&pidid=cdbb273f-cc0c-400f-9824-39af4025a226 Reflection - Medusa

[@alexg7472]

no matter what we're made to look like , some ppl will never forget who we are on the inside

[@leahfox1553]

Athena getting all jealous because Medusa was prettier than her.... Athena.. Athena.. .Athena...

[@Izuku-Midoriya7]

Everyone keeps saying “MeDuSa WaS mAdE tO bE So eViL iN mYtHoLoGy.” But that just shows me that the only thing you know about mythology is from movies. If accurate mythology didn’t tell it the right way then there would be no way of knowing that she was a victim. 🤦‍♂️ My god you people like to talk so smart for no reason and it just makes you look like a bunch of clones of each other.

[@noahnosalot]

Couldnt agree more.

[@IrisStellaGrace09]

This should be an actual movie. I also like how they made the characters have dark skin and made them actually look Greek.

[@narikouzumaki3983]

I'm gonna go Cry now 😢😢😢😢

[@kenshi6693]

yikes now I feel bad about cutting her head so many times :(

[@Nightman221k]

On the plus side, when you do she's freed from the misery and the Pegasus came from her body (maybe it was like her spirit?)

[@levongevorgyan6789]

Nightman221k Son, like the golden one. They both were her children with Poseidon, but Athena prevented her from birth.

[@dianagr4992]

Everyone but Medusa was a villan in her story. Medusa was innocent and there was no hero.

[@blackwolf7520]

wait Medusa can't look in a mirror or she'll turn herself into stone

[@alszuds7248]

Thats true but in this case its just telling her story. Thats all

[@kevin4gwen]

I don't think Medusa can turn herself into stone in the same way that a snake can't kill itself with its own Venom

[@0TheJigsawKiller0]

i thought you had to look directly into her eyes to be turned to stone :0

[@kevin4gwen]

***** i learned something new yayayya .... im sure there was something that was immune to its venom that i was thinking of ,,.... *shrug* idk

[@AzureWrath-ym6ih]

Original tale says She can only turn men to stone

[@kendraarnold1842]

Poor Medusa..

[@aglaee123]

3:04 breaks my heart! You can clearly feel her pain and loneliness! Amazing job on the animation and music