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Mythology | Medusa

Medusa and her sisters came into the world with snakes on their heads, instead of hair, with yellow wings and brazen hands. Their bodies were covered with impenetrable scales, and their very looks had the power of killing or turning to stones.

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‘Medusa’ Angela Hadrill

This piece was created in response to an amazing talk “Women in Power” by Mary Beard in which, among other things, she discusses the origins of the medusa myth and its depictions in modern design.

You can listen to the talk here: https://youtu.be/VGDJIlUCjA0?t=33m23s

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Keke Palmer for Vulkan Magazine (2016)

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illustration by Alice and Martin Provensen

The Oracle is Fulfilled

Perseus with the head of Medusa the Gorgon

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NEW MUSIC: Maroon 5 - “What Lovers Do” ft. SZA

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Keke Palmer for “Galore” Magazine

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contax // tags

alphabetical by last name;;     phone contact   //   character tag

Palloma Anderson -     .🏛️PRETTYxPALLAS💫   //   ;; pallas

Heath Arlington -      .💀💀💀DRxDEATH🥀   //   ;; hades

Zac Bailey -      .🙅FUCKBOI⚡ZAC   //   ;; zeus

Preston Carver -     .🤓NERDLING🎮   //   .swoopin’ in to steal yo’ girl;; perseus

Pietro da Costa -      .🖕PIECExOFxSHIT���   //   .the big breakup;; poseidon      .( formerly 🏄DAxCOAST  ❤️ 🦑 )

Willem Driscoll -      .💊LEMMING🤡   //   .follow your own drum;; hermes

Aaron Gunvaldsson -     .🙅FUCKBOI🥊AARON   //   .a kiss with a fist;; ares

Samira Kartal -     .💋💄DRUNKxINxLOVE💖   //   .gay for love;; aphrodite

Edith Pratt -       .☄️CRIMExBITCH🚨   //   ;; eris

Mona Schwarz -      .🎀PARTYxGIRLFRIEND🍑🥂   //   .party girlfriend;; andromeda

Clover Wald -      .👁️CHAOSxBABY💥   //   .spider in her funnel web;; circe

Valentine Wyght -      .🙅FUCKBOI💩VALENTINE   //   ;; atlas

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NARRATOR [FEMALE, MORTAL]: Question- is it better to be feared or to be loved? MEDUSA: I would take fear over betrayal any day. Let my beauty bite. Let my gaze obliterate. Let men perish as the fools they are.

(via merflk)

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1000 Picspams Challenge | #474 - Modern Medusa