Drawing Medusa Hair
In a late version of the medusa myth related by the roman poet ovid metamorphoses 4 770 medusa was originally a ravishingly beautiful maiden the jealous aspiration of many suitors but because poseidon raped medusa in athena s temple athena transformed medusa s beautiful hair to serpents and made her face so terrible to behold that the mere sight of it would turn onlookers to stone.
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And if you look her directly in the eyes you will be turned to stone. You could turn your study or living space into an area that communicates your love of greek mythology. Highlight your appreciation of mythology with these fine art drawings of medusa.
She was usually represented as a winged female creature having a head of hair consisting of snakes. Medusa in greek mythology the most famous of the monster figures known as gorgons. In greek mythology medusa is one of the three gorgon sisters the other two being stheno and euryale.
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Legends say that she has snakes for hair. How to draw medusa. The medusa represents a guardian or protector of the sea and is often shown as a female with hair made of snakes.
How to draw cute medusa drawing step by step for beginners. Medusa was one of the three gorgons daughters of phorcys and ceto sisters of the graeae echidna and ladon all dreadful and fearsome beasts. Unlike the gorgons she was sometimes represented as very beautiful.
A beautiful mortal medusa was the exception in the family until she incurred the wrath of athena either due to her boastfulness or because of an ill fated love affair with poseidon transformed into a vicious monster with snakes for hair she was. See more ideas about medusa drawing drawings medusa.
