The Many Faces of Medusa - Monster, Victim or Protector? (Greek Mythology Explained)
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
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Personally i like the idea of Medusa of being a protective monster i mean their are times that to defeat a monster you need a better monster.
Like Godzilla! He'll smash your buildings, but he'll also fight much worse Kaiju that'd do more than smash your buildings.
@@Werewolf914 Exactly
A similar story is found in an Ancient Sumerian myth. Pazuzu (yes, THAT Pazuzu), a demon of sickness, is known as a protective ward for infants against Lamashtu; another demon, but one of miscarriages.
Carl Jung’s theory of the shadow touches on this subject- that virtue doesn’t come from being harmless. It comes when you’re a monster, but you control it.
Whos the better monster youre talking about?
*Hades and Medusa are in my opinion the most interesting and the most misunderstood characters*
LOL veryy truee
And hecate
And loki
Not in a million years. Medusa was just another Greek monster for a hero to slay like every other known Greek monster like the Lernean Hydra and the Chimera, until Ovid decided to retcon Medusa's story alltogether (along with Athena's characterization), and make her a "feminist icon".
Yes. Hades gets a massive bad rap. I believe he was of much better character than his brothers. He certainly was a better husband. Didn’t d*ck around with other women.
I love how you keep coming back to Medusa. She really is the most interesting character in Greek Mythology.
My personal favourites are Hades and Jason but Medusa is also a very interesting character.
@Monala Neutral totally agree!
true but her story is a tragic one how she gets punish by getting assaulted by poseidon that was just wrong
Yah
Funny, I've always appreciated and been more interested by Prometheus
Yes. This turns it around for me.
I never disliked Athena until I heard of her punishment of Medusa. It doesn´t fit with what I read about her up until that point.
Thank you for making this video
He mentioned that Ovid's version is Roman, that he really disliked Athena and that the there are no Greek writings to indicate a similar story. That means that Ovid's version simply isn't canon in Greek mythology, only in Roman mythology. So, you don't have to dislike Athena.
@@decoral Yes.
The way i see it, Athena had to punish medusa or risk being seen as weak by the other gods. So she turned her Into a gorgon to 1) teach medusa to not be so vain as she was often said to be very beautiful and flirtatious and 2) so that she had a weapon in case any man ever tried to do that to her again.
@@decoral Also it did not help that Augustus told him to go into exile or lose his balls and head. So he might be projecting his own thoughts that the gods were not fair to him.
@@destinymcgehee9807 Also If she's not jealous of Medusa's beauty, she would have appear to help her priestess.it's a mixture of both but one thing is clear athena is a jealous woman so she curse her and use they oh well she won't be touch by man yet she removed her beauty out of pure jealousy. What a great way to protect someone u love . she could have turned her into a flower or somethinh .How could the reason why athena turned medusa into a gorgon is to protect herself(athena) from men when medusa literally lived in a cave after that?As a god you know everything but athena is a blind goddess to see the reality.if u can't punish Poseidon than why punish an innocent? Its an injustice. How can a god of wisdom can do such an injustice ha?
*Medusa:* [eyes flashes as someone turns into stone]
*Greek Soldier:* _Almighty Zeus, I don't feel so good..._
Mr. Friendship Me: *Mastubating furiously as I slowly turn to stone*
KSound Kaiju *cums shards of stone very painfully*
Oooooooh😂😂😂
@@pointless_normalcy3621 *Trying to finish before the petrification travels up the shaft*
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Medusa will always be my favorite! i'm obsessed with The Ray Harryhausen version, Medusa needs her own Movie one day!
My favorite are the people Athena curses arachne and the Gorgons.
@@majesticgothitelle1802 Athena never cursed the gorgons in Greek mythology, because they were BORN like that. The story where she curses Medusa and the whole Arachne are found in Roman writings onward. No Greek writings mention them. Therefore they are not part of Greek mythology.
Ray harryhausen is so scary
Lauren Faust was planning to direct an animated feature about Medusa soon after she resigned from producing My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, but she left the project due to creative differences with Sony Pictures Animation, and apparently the whole project is dead now.
@@racookster Yes 😔
You have cleared Athena’s name. So many blame her without knowing the other versions of this myth.
Dark Magic you like creepypasta to?
I wouldn't say cleared...I'd say offered a different version. Depending on what version you prefer will determine if Athena was just a jealous bitch or not.
You can thank Ovid for that...
@Hermes1215
No kidding. Athena also spent a lot of her time being an awesome big sister who protected her younger siblings from all kinds of dangers (and from Hera too, if they were bastards). She also provided help and guidance to a lot of Greek mythology heroes. She was one of the nicest Greek gods. I just can’t see her being so dickish like in Ovid’s stories. It doesn’t match up with her general characterization.
@@eon1014 Also it did not help that Augustus told Ovid to go into exile or lose his balls and head. So he might be projecting his own thoughts that the gods were not fair to him.
To be honest, I prefer Gorgon Medusa because I always prefer the Greek version (or versions) over the altered Roman version. Same thing goes for Egyptian Mythology.
> Same thing goes for Egyptian Mythology.
Yeah, talking about Aset in public gives much less anxiety than calling her by her Greek name.
Me too. The Roman story portrays Athena look like a bitch, when she's not.
Please explain the differences
@@chimeraproject9481 Differences between Greek Medusa and Roman Medusa? Or general differences between Greek Myths and Roman Myths?
@@109Rage Lol. I meant it between Egyptian and Roman. But you are right. I rather call her Aset than *cough* Isis *cough*.
Her image was painted on shields and architecture as a form of protection. While this was nothing new, look at Egyptians using the images of the god Bes used to protect the home and later Christians use of Gargoyles on cathedrals. Humans have often used images of horror or terror to ward off evil.
Speaking of which have you covered Bes or gargoyles?
This is only bc modern day Christianity had always been pagan, after the Romans took over it anyway. Christmas, Easter etc are all ancient pagan holidays. Christians don't like pagans at all yet they celebrate the morning star/Lucifer and the sun God along with many other ancient gods without even knowing they do in fact Christmas is even prohibited in scripture yet it is celebrated as Christ's birth and who decided to celebrate Christs on that specific day? Christmas actually falls around the winter solstice a mayor holiday to druids and witches also it falls around a date the Romans worhsiped and celebrated an ancient gods they sacrificed babies 2 and ironically it is around a roman holiday celebrated for days the birthdate of one of most sadistic emperor's. The Romans have been celebrating these holidays wayy before they adopted Christianity and they only changed into Christianity due to the influence it had, they just wanted power, smart dudes. Till this day they have a hand in almost everything and continue to worship their ancient gods.
even “evil eyes” are used for that purpose
Americans would use a photo of Hillary Clinton.
David Lafleche lol 😂
-Impossible! Why don't you turn into stone?
-I'm already rock hard, Baby!
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Ive seen that
I'm weak as hell 😂😂😂
BRUH XD
Hahahahaha! I lost my shit with this comment
I have a tattoo of Medusa because she’s honestly a badass
am not scared 😜
Tia Enriquez I’m planning on getting one too!!
I have one too on my shoulder!
I have one too on my right bisep
I have a Medusa head with a rose covering my entire right rib. It was to symbolize being cold hearted after heartbreak. But I’ve healed from that, and after watching this video, I guess now it’s for hope and protection.
8:55 I want to clarify something about this. This version in which Medusa displayed hubris and Athena punished her is indeed Greek. BUT the poet calls her a GORGON, not a human, which immediately means that she was not transformed by Athena. Athena's punishment was Perseus himself, meaning that according to that version:
Medusa was gorgon like her sisters, but she was beautiful and said that she was more beautiful than Athena. Athena punished her by contributing to her demise, by helping her(Athena's) brother, Perseus, during his task.
Can you imagine an ugly person saying they are just as pretty as you and you being so offended you send your little brother to beat them up🤣
@@anjealousanaconda9692 While what you said is hilarious😂, there are some versions in which Medusa is born a beautiful gorgon, isntead of an ugly one. I am pretty sure this is one of them.
@@decoral in greek version Medusa is horrible and ugly
Yes, it was pseudo apollodorus, based on what he writes "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"
there was no transformation involved.
He also writes
"Perseus took flight and made his way to the ocean, where he found the Gorgones sleeping . . . All who looked at them were turned to stone. Perseus, therefore, with Athena guiding his hand, kept his eyes on the reflection in a bronze shield as he stood over the sleeping Gorgones, and when he saw the image of Medousa, he beheaded her."
My interpretation is that Poseidon forced himself on her in Athena’s temple, Athena transformed her into a Gorgon to both protect Medusa and other women from men like Poseidon. Medusa’s new purpose was to protect t women from sexual violence. And she slowly turned bitter and angry by her experience. She still protected these women but slowly became a monster while doing so.
nice way of putting it..
I think this is what i am familiar with. Pretty sure this i learned from percy jackson series. It is what brought me to greek myth in elementary school by my teacher.
I like this take a lot.
If Athena did this to protect Medusa, why Athena helps Perseu kill her?
No..Athena turned Medusa into a monster cause she was jealous of her beauty...
It wasn't to protect her cause she should have protected her from being raped by Poseidon
Also Athena helped Perseus to kill Medusa ...
Medusa, one of the most famous Greek Mythological monsters, yet most times is super hot, like, 2010's Clash of the Titans version, she could get it.
Yep
Word
I think its because posiden raped her because of how beautiful she was and even tho they dont really say it in the movies maybe its a reference to that…..or its Hollywood….🤷🏽♀️idk
And that's why TV Tropes calls this trope of "gorgeous gorgon"
Medoosa or Mehjuicer I guess I use both...
Also Ovid published his metamorphoses in the year 8AD not the 8th century.
Either way her name is pronounced, her story will always be an interested one and forever remembered as great as the tales of Heroes and The Gods!
Mortal can also mean one could die.
FYI the "a" in aegis is silent.
@@Tanath Dad? But you died in may. Now I question everything. The sparrows tell me to kill hag behind us. But I resist because there isn't one there. Bottom line your messengers are retarded and stop it.
Do you want a smoothie?
Nah its ok, i've got Mehjuicer right here
You: Monster, Victim, or Protector?
Me: human with the same problems as us
Precisely
Medusa - Monster, Victim or Protector?
Me: Waifu
Same. Best rider!
Guess I can't lie that she makes me "rock hard"
Oooh yeah.
@@darthkai3621 Iskandar will always be best rider. Dude's charisma steals every scene he's in.
yep
All joking in the comments aside, this was a great video! While I had known about Medusa originally being a full monster, and developing into a human turned monster, I hadn’t known about Ovid, about him being Roman and the biases that has. I was always so confused about the characterization of Athena in the tales of Medusa and Arachne, and that piece of information just changed my whole perspective!
Man, that image of Athena changing arachne into a spider has got to be the most messed up thing I've seen in a while. And its brilliant.
I'd like more stories of Hades, Please
Athena of wisdom punishes the mortal rape victim of a god who sought her temple for safety.
That's always seemed really off.
also when you have heard an earlier story where cassandra was r@pd in her temple by ajax.
ajax the lesser we know was with achaeans, cassandra was trojan princess.
And Athena was with the achaeans and against Trojans.
when cassandra was r@pd, there are 2 accounts that mention despite athena rejoicing at the sack of troy, she was crying for what happened to cassandra.
Not only Athena doesn't punish cassandra (like medusa), she had sympathy and grief for her, and later she punishes Ajax by killing him.
so medusa's story by ovid seems even off if you know this.
That Odyssey quote 4:19 implied that Medusa was part of Persephone's court. That sparked my imagination again.
Guess Medusa had a case of a being a character used by different authors to convey personal ideas.
Medusa is all three
Monster: her looks (meaning her snake hair)
Victim: killed with no mercy and has a sad story
Protecter: yes, she is a protecter in a way
When I read the story of medusa, I always thought of the injustice done on her. I've felt sad for her. But she is not the only one, Arachne also suffered the wrath of Athena.
Also it did not help that Augustus told Ovid to go into exile or lose his balls and head. So he might be projecting his own thoughts that the gods were not fair to him. So writing about the cruelty of the gods would be in form
I suspect Romans wanted to troll fans of Athena like some companies do to some fans of their franchises.
@@josepablolunasanchez1283It worked.
Yay Medusa being talked about again. She is one of my favorite characters
My mother and I like listening to your voice together. Every new video becomes a new treasured memory for us, so I’m saying thank you for helping my mother and I become closer.
Look who got more production value. Love this opening!
during my trip to Athens, I saw several images of Medusa as a vaguely-female monster with snakes for hair and small bird-like wings protruding from her head. I'd glad you brought up possible sources of the fairer vision of a more beautiful Medusa that we often see in fiction today. I do not remember if you mentioned this: Athena is often depicted with a shield, an Aegis. Quite often there is a gorgon's face on the shield.
I loved working on this! Thank you so much for the opportunity!
Great work 👍 thank you and look forward to more
Thank you, sir, SO MUCH for this video. You must've done a ton of research on this as you've answered some of my questions regarding gorgons & their history. I've been obsessed with & puzzled by Medusa since I was a kid, & have been trying to unravel her mysterious origin story for years.
I’ve always thought that there has to be much more to Medusa than merely being Perseus’ boss battle as a monster with a petrifying gaze. Her story is intriguing enough, yet seems severely lacking, like much of her-story was erased or forgotten by men who wrote myths down.
Uncovering the multiple layers of her lore is an entertaining endeavour, so is dissecting how ancient politics & patriarchy constantly interfered or inspired cultural storytelling. I’m glad there are folks like you on this planet who are spending their time to unravel plot points for me!
Like as you said, the most popular version of Medusa's origin story is Ovid's. D'uh, he's Roman, & does not give a flying fork about Athen's patron goddess.
My fascination with the character was rekindled when I visited Sicily 2 summers ago. Medusa (or, a Gorgon's face) is EVERYWHERE on the island. She’s the head on the Sicilian flag, the Triskelion (surrounded by three running legs). But most importantly (& intriguingly) is that Medusa is a stunningly beautiful ceramic head that appears in almost every restaurant or shop, protecting the premises or on sale as a souvenir.
Sicily is truly a magical Mediterranean melting pot, not just teeming with modern Italian, ancient Roman or Greek influence, but with enigmatic Berber/ Moorish & even more archaic Phoenician roots as well. The Gorgon’s ubiquitous presence on Sicily is mostly depicted as beautiful. It’s not the hideous disembodied head on the Aegis, via mainland Greece or Italy. Perhaps Medusa’s beautiful, ravishing look is because Sicily commemorates her as as the youthful sea goddess who inflamed Poseidon, & is remembered via that Phoenician/ Berber heritage (African dreadlocks remastered as "snakes").
Here's another writer's blog on the subject. The comment section may interest you as well. Thank you & the artist again for your sublime work.
austinhackney.co.uk/2016/10/26/the-medusa-myth-and-its-meaning-the-real-story-of-medusa
Athena: *Transforms Medusa into a monster so no man will ever touch her*
Internet: *Creates Rule 34*
Athena: "Touche"
I'm glad someone touches on the idea that Ovid made up that abused victim part. Myth are more complicated than just this is the only true version
I also think that Athena putting Medusa onto her shield (that reflects), means that when people seek Athena, as in wisdom, they first see the monstrous head of Medusa reflected back at them. And not only that, but that face turns everybody into stone who looks at it. So maybe seeking wisdom sometimes petrifies us. It reminds me in that way of the sphinx.
Anyways there is a lot of interesting symbolism in the myth of Medusa.
I think its fascinating to see the difference in versions to her story. The differant story versions could be easly compared to todays issues almost flawlessly. It makes sense that a seemingly insignificant character could become the Forefront of various stories in mythology. And the tales grow from there
There's even more to discuss about the myth when he know about the laws and religious circumstances. She is absolutely iconic
Thank you for clarifying! I hope you’ll continue to filter out the later retellings (by non-Greeks) and reference the oldest/originals more. Maybe that’s the next series?? Would make you stand way above the competition! Appreciate what you do. Wonderful work!
Hades and Medusa in the Underworld would be great.The place where The River Styx,Elysium Fields(Heavens) and Tartarus(Hell)exists in the Underworld.
The version I always remember is that Perseus has to find Medusa as she lies asleep near her 2 sisters and is warned to only attack her, as she was the only mortal one - the others being able to resist his sword. Always felt sorry for her
She reminds me of a black queen mistaken for a monster with thick dreads...maybe she practiced some lost ancient magick. A legend indeed.
Damn Ovid! It's not that his stories are bad per se - it's good that they teach us about the Romans beliefs - but I hate how they get confused with the original Greek myths. Since every version is called a Greek myth, the only way to make sure of which is which is to dig.
There's very scant study into REAL Greek & Roman mythology. All those "Greek (& Roman/ or Norse/ Egyptian/ Chinese) myth" books out there are BASIC AF. You need to be neck deep in academia with equal expertise in the diverse disciplines of anthropology/ comparative cultural religious studies/ ancient history/ historical linguistics/ archaeology to even BEGIN to understand what the original Greeks (& Romans) thought of their religion & cultural stories.
Sorry, all these video game flapping fanboys commenting on how they're rock hard for Medusa here are just tourists.
Thank you for this. Medusa, and the gorgon figure in general, have been egregiously trivialized and overlooked for so long. I was so pleased to see my interpretation of Athena's curse being in fact protection was an actual thing and not something I just pulled out of my ass. I think Medusa is a powerful and important symbol right now as we navigate the emerging and shifting discourse of sexual assault/survival and gender. Thank you for casting light on the nuances of this oft not appreciated figure in mythology, and for executing it in your usual artful style.
I love seeing your videos as a person who loves mythology it hits that sweet spot of giving me the chance to listen to myths I haven't heard of before. Keep up the good work I think you're doing great.
That opening cinematic was really cool
Medusa's horrible appearance could be an allegory of ostracism: Because Ancient Greeks had the virtue of chastity and Medusa losing her "purity", society turned her back on her, blaming her for her disgrace, therefore, outcasting her.
A very informative video free from any bias. Good watch
You've made me fall in love with mythology all over again and I thank you. Always on point as well.
Thank you for making this video, i have been trying to understand the story of medusa but kept hitting a wall. the fact that Ovid's version is a later interpetation helps a lot.
Who agrees Medusa is best girl
Medusa is always best girl.
Me!
Me
I prefer Gorgon
Euryale is pretty top tier
Medusa is misunderstood... she’s one of the most powerful and beautiful of the 3 sisters...
Was
I like how your voice is coherent,simple,not pitchy and the words come out as beads dropping one after the other..not scattered..
Good story too
Many depictions of Alexander the Great have him wearing a symbol of the Gorgon on his armor or a necklace
Did he really have horns???
@@josemelendez8006 According to the Bible Alexander the great is 666.
@@khaos5085 Do you have proofs? Because i have never read about Alexander the Great in the bible
Medusa is hands down one of my favorite beings in all of Mythology
well done:)i'm greek & we did all these storys in school,I wasn't expecting you to cover them all,greek mythology is a variety of fantastic storys
Holy!! The beginning sequence is freaking awesome!! 👏🏼👏🏼🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️
This fleshed out so much I didn't understand before about this character! Some things had certainly confused me before. Thank you!
I always been obsessed with Greek mythology and I'm glad you post these amazing videos there is yet a lot more to learn 😊😊😊
Medusa is one of those characters who you naturally gravitate towards. Her appearance, he powers, her pain, her story. Just captivating
This was so enjoyable , I wish it were longer. I loved it!
I like all the different faces of Medusa. Gives it a sense of wonder.
I think Medusa was a victim. She didn't ask to have sex with Poseidon in Athena's temple and yet Medusa got the raw end of the deal. Probably the reason being is that Athena felt she needed to punish someone and she couldn't punish Poseidon since he's a lot more powerful than she is plus Zeus may get angry with her for lashing out against his brother.
Watch the fucking video
@@kitanaedenian2575 LOLz.
Uh, have you read any BASIC guide to Greek myth, or you just know these "characters" from a video game..???
Poseidon a lot more powerful than Athena?!??!? Um, Athena beat rapey uncle Poseidon's ass when they were competing for patronage of the city of Athens. Um hello guess WHO won? The capital of Greece is still called ATHENS, not Poseidontown.
Poseidon gave the city a freshwater spring, Athena got creative & gave them OLIVES, bitch!
Athena can punish Poseidon with her street smarts any day.
Also, Zeus & Poseidon aren't that close ever since they escaped from daddy's stomach in the form of vomit. Yeah read up on that as well, dear.
Aaaaaayyyyy mythology and fiction explained. Long time no see. Hope you've been well. Glad to have you back. Love your vids. They are informative and extremely interesting. 😍
Great video, and I am absolutely blown away by that opening intro. Expertly done. I’m glad that you have such a awesome and interesting looking intro because it really sets up the view were for the entertainment to come from within each episode. Thanks again, Keep on doing the awesomeness that you’re doing, keep it coming, and take care.
Great video! Some parts of her story were quite surprising to me. Also, the art featured is really good, especially the ones by Mando Teresia.
Looking forward to the next video!
I LOVE the artwork in your videos. You have an amazing concept artist!
That opening was amazing! You're doing a great job!!
Love the new intro! Hadn't seen you for a bit. Great intro. Suits the channel.
Thank you for the shout out to the artist. Their work is very similar to the illustrations that pulled me into the world of mythology.
Your intro is also amazing.
Perhaps it's more down to how the stories of deities/monsters developed throughout Greece's history (Dionysus is a good example of this happening) but part of me leans toward the story where Athena did it to protect her. This may be a biased opinion, seeing as I'm a Hellenistic-based witch but it's important to remember that Athena is the goddess of much more than just strategic warfare: she's the goddess of mathematics, wisdom, craftsmanship, courage, JUSTICE. If the story of Posideon and Medusa was a true one, it only makes sense that Athena, a very prominent goddess in the culture at the time, would have to be seen to deal with this situation by standing by what she represents. But that's just my take on the story.
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Except these videos!!!
The art work is so beautiful. Animation is great and your voice is great.
Your videos just keep getting better and better 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
One look at her and I'm Stoned
I remember when in the early videos about the wrong impressions of medusa and thank you for this compilation. I know it wasn't easy.
MY OWN THOUGHTS ON THIS SUBJECT INVOLVING THE FEMALE MYTHICAL BEING (MEDUSA)
Now I think that (MEDUSA) might be all three, and the reason why I think this is because through each story you learn about many different sides to her, and to add what she had gone through throughout her lifetime of living before she had died.
I would like to express my admiration for the work that you carry. Thanks!
Wonderfully done! This was refreshing.
Cool , different stories of the same woman , i was told she was transformed that so no man would harm her again and she took refuge on the island , so she would never harm a woman . Only men went to try to kill her , while women prayed to her .
Loved the pictures and illustrations.
Looking forward to more , until next time .
Awesome video, I just also wanted to say your book is great. I literally just read the Medusa story. I defiantly feel for her. But more of how you written her, someone who was naive it was how I took it.
Besides the awesome info, narration and drawings, the intro is AWESOME!
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Gotta say I love this new intro and I loved this video
Medusa, head full of snakes reflects the cunning, the jealousy and evil intentions of others...algol in taurus, ones possessions, values, wisdom and beauty...this star is very FORTUNATE but attracts unfortunate situations from others....
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I'm so pleased you made this video and not just the other one. The fastest way to turn me into the "Ach-tually!" guy is to repeat the Ovid version as if it were canon.
I’m really glad you made this video... Ihad heard that Ovid kind of screwed over the gods a bit in his telling, but I hadn’t really done the research to know which of the stories and variants were his.
I just did a Ritual with Medusa and this video is so accurate to what I intuitively received in her story from her - thank you so much
great! just subscribed...love it!
I like that other mythes are explained too
I only heard that medusa was transformed out of jealousy because of her beauty so it's interesting to hear other versions. as well as other information.
Awesome video. This is a great improvement to an already good video.
Plus the new opening is giving off a brothers grim vibe. Love it and your new emblem. 😍😍😍
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Thank you for this interesting Video l really loved it and l'm into this kind of History, it's really fascinating to me so thank you so much for making these Videos, for some silly reason l thought you left but l see that never left you were busy making these awesome Videos, you're a perfect Host and keep up the good Work ✌💛.
I soooo enjoyed this and really walked away with a better knowledge of mythology .. thank you...
See the Fate Anime series had Medusa and her sisters be the perfect humans but Medusa had a curse on her from Athena that meant she wasn't and so the three went to a Island to live in peace then Athena made people thing they were monsters out of jealousy so Medusa became the monster to protect her sisters (So weirdly this ones none of them but also got elements of all of them)
indeed its facinating
I think that part was told/tackled in Grand Order : Demonic Front Babylonia.
This was moving for me. I admire Hecate so much, I worship her lol. How you described Medusa is exactly same way as Hecate! I feel like I have much more digging into about her.
Extra points for revising and redoing the video on Medusa! From my perspective, Medusa is an example of world wide cultural diffusion, where similar "scary faces" appear as amulets to ward off evil.
Just discovered this channel and I'm such a big fan. Been going through some of the old videos and this is so good. I'm a big fan of Greek myths. Please please can we get a video on Aphrodite? I haven't seen any video on her here.