“According to Greek mythology, Medusa is a Triple Goddess, one of three gorgon sisters—Sthenno, Euryale, and Medusa—representing past, present, and future. Only… — Joan Marler 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… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share Image
“Modern Western culture has tended to dwell too much on the character of her “anger.” For example, a misogynist trend in psychoanalysis… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share Image
“ In ancient times, the Gorgon Medusa lived on the far side of Oceanus in the land of Night. She was an… — Lynne Ewing Copy Share Image
“Medusa reminds us that we must not take the female “monster” at face value; that we must not only weigh her beneficent… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share Image
“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… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share Image
“It is no surprise, then, that the earth deities of the Old Religion were demonized or co-opted. A typical task for Greek… — Joan Marler Copy Share Image
“The world hasn’t changed ever since, Even the Medusas now have to bear the wrath Of being beautiful, appealing or outspoken, The… — Neelam Saxena Chandra Copy Share Image
“Similarly, Medusa (or Gorgon) was celebrated for her outstanding beauty. She was a daughter of the very wealthy king Phorcys whose large… — Christine de Pizan Copy Share Image
“The wings and snakes may have been late additions to the portrayal of Medusa, but they are nonetheless a natural concomitant of… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share Image
“Thus, there is an ambivalence here about the death-aspect of the Goddess. Clearly, she represents regeneration as well as death. Indeed, the… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share Image
“In patriarchal societies, the conception of life and death is often seen to be linear rather than circular. Because of a societal… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share Image
“Many women have identified with the grimace and the rage of Medusa. May Sarton identifies the Medusa-face as the face of her… — 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… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share Image
“The decapitation of Medusa by the Greek hero Perseus, assisted by the patriarchalized Goddess Athena, was painted on pottery, carved as bas… — Joan Marler Copy Share Image
“When Medusa was killed, her powers were plundered. She was pregnant with her son Chrysaor and the winged horse Pegasus who were… — Joan Marler Copy Share Image
“You don’t want them mindless. You want them mindful.” — 12/24/2024 Medusa to her Seeker Copy Share Image
“Long before the Gorgon Medusa constellated within the archaic Greek world and was demonized as ugly and ultimately monstrous—with her tongue lolling… — Joan Marler Copy Share Image
“The establishment of the Greek patriarchal world shifted the previous cultural valence from the egalitarian continuity of the Old Religion to the… — Joan Marler Copy Share Image
“Although Medusa may be of use to modern feminists, providing an ancient locus for modern rage, it is important to see that… — Miriam Robbins Dexter Copy Share Image
“But as the 20th century dawned, Freudian psychology promoted the regressive notion that women suffer an intrinsic deficiency resulting in “penis envy.”… — Joan Marler Copy Share Image
“The moment of decapitation is for Marin, as it had been for Caillois, a moment of 'singular metamorphosis ... when the Gorgon's… — David A. Leeming Copy Share Image
