After Perseus returned to Seriphos, his mission was complete. There was no reason for him to carry Medusa’s head any longer. Besides, Athena was now interested in it. The goddess of wisdom took the head of her sworn enemy and placed it either on her Aegis (shield) or armor. This way she appropriated Medusa’s powers and proclaimed her triumph.
Athena, a goddess of civilization and an idealized role model for the virtuous woman within the patriarchal Greek society, had finally exterminated the threat of the dangerous Medusa, a symbol of the power of the natural and the feminine.
Related Facts
The British Museum has been a popular film set
Goa celebrates two independence days
Amaltas treats diarrhea
The size of a fairyfly
Did you Know? Waheeda Rahman has played both mother and lover to Amitabh Bachchan.
Apple custard includes magnesium
When they crave blood or sex, lobsters notably urinate out of their faces.
Did you Know? The war rhinos in Black Panther were played by really big horses.
"The addition of minerals to glass alters its color."
Betanin Gives Food a Vibrant Color
"Walt Disney almost made a living by peddling vacuum cleaners. "
Plant milk can also taste "milky" and "creamy."
The Army of Terracotta It was built more than 2,200 years ago.
The photophores, which are glandular, light-producing organs, allow krill to glow.
Messi has yet to win a big international title.
Curtains and blinds from the past
Buffy was Yoda's original name.
An enraged Indian ruler deployed Rolls Royce automobiles to gather rubbish.
USB The Initial to Market USBs
Quebec is a province that speaks French.
Tiger Eye Gemstone Promotes Self-Awareness
Your social circle is proportional to the size of your brain.
Did you Know? "Ladakh has the highest bridge in the world"
Did you Know? There was a Marvel and DC crossover.
The original logo of Starbucks was controversial.