“Medusa reminds us that we must not take the female “monster” at face value; that we must not only weigh her beneficent against her maleficent attributes but also take into consideration the worldview and sociopolitical stance of the patriarchal cultures… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share Image
“Medusa continues to be viewed as protective and apotropaic—warding off evil, warding off the enemy—and even healing in the Greek tradition, but she has also lost her power. It is thus important to pay attention to her beneficent aspects: the… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share Image
“Philologically, the name Medusa means the “ruling one.” But by the time of the earliest Greek texts which contain myth, those of Homer, Medusa… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share
“Modern Western culture has tended to dwell too much on the character of her “anger.” For example, a misogynist trend in psychoanalysis focuses upon… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share
“Medusa reminds us that we must not take the female “monster” at face value; that we must not only weigh her beneficent against her… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share
“In the Neolithic period, throughout Europe and the Near East, there appear figurines which represent bird/women, snake/women, and bird/snake/woman hybrids. Since Goddesses with bird… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share
“The wings and snakes may have been late additions to the portrayal of Medusa, but they are nonetheless a natural concomitant of the ferocious… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share
“Thus, there is an ambivalence here about the death-aspect of the Goddess. Clearly, she represents regeneration as well as death. Indeed, the venom of… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share
“In patriarchal societies, the conception of life and death is often seen to be linear rather than circular. Because of a societal fear of… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share
“Many women have identified with the grimace and the rage of Medusa. May Sarton identifies the Medusa-face as the face of her own frozen… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share
“Medusa continues to be viewed as protective and apotropaic—warding off evil, warding off the enemy—and even healing in the Greek tradition, but she has… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share
“Although Medusa may be of use to modern feminists, providing an ancient locus for modern rage, it is important to see that the raging… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share
