Until Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon. Cursed with destroying all she loves with one look, Medusa condemns herself to a life of solitude. Punishing her for Poseidon’s actions, Athene transforms Medusa into a monster with sharp teeth, snakes for hair, and a gaze that will turn any living creature to stone. Furious that her temple was violated, Athene takes revenge-on the young woman. When desire drives Poseidon to assault Medusa in Athene’s temple, the goddess is enraged. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know. Yet unlike her siblings, Medusa grows older, experiences change, feels weakness. The only mortal in a family of gods, Medusa was the most beautiful of the Gorgon sisters. This is the story of how a young woman became a monster.Īnd how she was never really a monster at all. The national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships and Pandora's Jar returns with a fresh and stunningly perceptive take on the story of Medusa, the original monstered woman.
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