"Medusa was a Gorgon, one of three sisters and daughters of ancient, pre-titan gods, Phorcys and Ceto.

The sisters Sthenno and Euryale were immortal but the third, Medusa, was mortal. All three were so hideous (“not to be approched and not to be described” according to Hesiod) that the mere shock of seeing them would turn anyone to stone. Medusa is called The Gorgon or simply, Gorgon. She is also the “Mistress of the West Gate of Death” because her home lay at the entrance to the Underworld on the side of the western Ocean. She is the Krone Goddess in her most terrible aspect."


This brings us to an interesting case where the subject was a goddess AND a monster. This also states that she was a mortal, which brings into question why she gained the role of a god-like character. She symbolized the female genitalia, and also the female sexuality, sort of like a really really mean Aphrodite.

This makes me think of the whole idea of TRANSFORMATION, which William hit upon in his werewolf post. I think the idea of transformation could be a very interesting idea to physicalize. What if you were faced in a position to actually transform? Even if you were adopting an evil role. How could you resist the transformation? Why are we not transformed into monsters in modern times when we do wicked things? Or are we simply emotionally and spiritually transformed.

As far as her becoming a goddess, how does a mortal deal with the information that they are inherently given some greater task than the simply human routine. What do you think about when this information is given to you?
I think it would be alot of responsibility.