Medusa My research report is on Medusa. She was a monster who lived in Okeamos‚ which is in Greece. She was a beautiful lady until she angered Athena‚ who turned her into a monster with huge tusks‚ a scaly body‚ and snakes as hair. Keto and Phorcys were Medusa ’s parents; her sisters were Stheno and Euryale and they made up the Gorgons. Medusa was a one of the three Gorgon sisters. She was the only one of the sisters that was a monster‚ she was also the only mortal one of them. She was a very
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born a monster. They are created by the evil acts of envious people. Medusa began a victim just like any other monster. She was punished by Athena for getting raped by Poseidon. She was transformed into a horrifying creature with cracked and scaly skin‚ venomous snakes for hair and worst of all; anyone who looks into her eyes is turned into stone. As a result‚ it prohibited her from coming close to any kind of human contact. Medusa is one of the biggest monsters ever told‚ she was born from a normal
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discussed in this paper is Medusa. To the ancient Greeks‚ Medusa’s appearance was one of the most hideous images of evil; however‚ she was not always perceived that way. Medusa was once a desirable young virgin and the priestess to the goddess Athena (Greek Mythology). It is believed that Poseidon lusted for Medusa and raped her‚ causing Athena to curse her for being unclean and no longer suitable for marriage (Greek Mythology). Athena’s curse transformed the once beautiful Medusa into a mortal monster
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Story of Medusa and Athena A long time ago‚ Once upon a time there was this beautiful Professor by the name of Harris. Harris stayed in the country by the name of Greece in the city of Athens. Professor Harris was considered the most lovely looking girl within a city full of pretty looking girls. Harris was exceedingly proud of her beauty‚ unfortunately and rarely talk or thought about anything else. Every day she would brag about how beautiful she is and how pretty she looks. Day after day her
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her virtues in place of her flaws. Due to her misrepresentation in literary circles‚ it is wise to look at biographical representations of the visionary feminist with a grain of salt. However‚ Joan von Mehren’s comprehensive biography Minerva and the Muse: A Life of Margaret Fuller is more than worthy to serve as the ideal representation of her due to its careful reports of the details of her life from birth to death and its exclusion of authorial bias towards or against Fuller. The biography itself
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The Raft of the Medusa was the beginning of a new era for art called “Romanticism”. Today it is in a museum in Musee Du Lourve‚ Paris. To better understand this analysis I’m going to start from the beginning and give you the backstory. On July 2‚1816 The Medusa was being sailed by an incompetent captain whom had been appointed by the King of France. This captain also had a reputation for being quite ignorant according to many historians. His ignorance and lack of experience eventually led to the
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‘Medusa’ (originally had ‘Mum’ in the title) focuses on the relationship with the persona’s mother. It can be seen as a companion poem to ‘Daddy’ - written shortly before - and explores a similar theme – freeing the self from the (powerful‚ smothering) parent. |Sylvia Plath - Medusa | |
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The Muses in Greek Mythology and Art The Muses were deities worshipped by the ancient Greeks. They were 9 women‚ sisters‚ whose sole purpose for being was that of the inspiration to mortal man‚ typically in an artistic capacity. The embodiment of the classical idea of the poetical faculty as a divine gift‚ these famous sisters dwelt on Mount Helicon‚ in Greece. The Muses were therefore both the embodiments and sponsors of performed metrical speech: mousike‚ whence "music"‚ was the art of the Muses
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The artwork‚ ‘Apollo and the Muses on Parnassus’‚ contains many similarities to the ancient roman style‚ as it depicts religious scenes and lustful romance. In the center‚ Mengs portrays Apollo as the sun god and leader of the patron arts‚ surrounded by the muses that follow him for guidance. The Muses that surround him are depicted with their specific religious tokens‚ such as the laurel of wreath or mask. Within
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but they are necessary for learning. If you had not touched a hot stove as a child‚ how would you know not to do it again? If you have never been wrong‚ how can you know when you are right? If you do not make mistakes‚ how will you learn? In The Medusa and the Snail‚ the author and biologist‚ Lewis Thomas‚ makes several valuable points as to why mistakes are an important part of the human learning process. Mistakes are at the very core of human nature‚ for learning must come through the process
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