*This picture was found with a Google.com image search, with the search going under (Medusa). Here is the link: http://msugreen.blogspot.com/ The following information was found at the folloing link’s: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medusa, http://www.webwinds.com/thalassa/medusa.htm, & http://www.pantheon.org/articles/m/medusa.html
Medusa, the name alone is unique. Her story is even better. Medusa is from greek mythology, there are many myths about her, as there are many different versions of her story but the one I’ve read up on goes a little like this. Medusa was a beautiful maiden, but she deiceved Athena and her temple. How you might ask? She did this by sleeping with Poseidon, who is Athena’s husband. Athena was so angry and high tempered by the inncident that had just occurred that she turned Medusa’s hair into live snakes. Medusa was later killed by the hero Perseus with the assistance of Hermes and Athena. Medusa was killed by decapitation by Perseus. Medusa’s head was given to Athena who then placed it in the center of her Aegis (bright-edged thunder cloud that Zeus used). Athena wore this over her breast plates. That there was the fate and the end of Medusa. It is said that with the slightest gaze upon her would turn you into stone.
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Rose,
These facts are interesting, but I need to verify their accuracy. Without a link which cites where you found this information, this is considered plagiarism. Where did you learn this. You were supposed to go to pantheon.org, but I still need to know the url page you found this on. Also–to cite your image, you need to tell me the website the picture comes from. To do that, click on the image in the image search. It will take you to the website the image is found in. copy the website address and paste it into your posted blog. Easy as pie.
Please cite the website from both and as long as this is your own words, it won’t be considered plagiarism.
thanks,
Ms. Matzke