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The Greek story of Medusa

Many years ago there was a beautiful
women called Medusa. She lived in a
place called Athens in Greece. She
was a very kind and she obeyed her
Greek gods and goddesses. Even
though there was pretty girls there,
Medusa was one of them.
Every single day Medusa always
boasted about her self. She says to
other people she is the most prettiest
out of everyone in the whole wide
world.

Unfortunately, Medusa was very proud
of her beauty and thought or spoke of
little else.  Each day she boasted of
how pretty she was and each day her
boasts became more outrageous.

On Sunday, Medusa told the miller that
her skin is more beautiful then fresh
white snow. On Monday, she babbled
the cobbler that her hair is brighter
than the sun. On Tuesday, she
commented the blacksmith's son that
her eyes are greener than Aegean sea.
On Wednesday, she boasted to the
public that her lips are redder than the
reddest rose in the world.

When Medusa wasn't busy she would
boast about her self while looking in a
mirror. She thought she was the
prettiest woman in the whole wide
world. She admired her self.
On and on Medusa went about her
beauty to anyone and everyone who
stopped long enough to hear her. Until
one day Medusa and her friends went
to the Parthenon. It was Medusa's first
time going to the Parthenon. The
Parthenon was the biggest temple in
Greece. In the Parthenon was the
goddess of wisdom and beauty and
that was Athena. There was statues of
most of the gods and goddesses in the
Greek culture. All the people who went
there obeyed Athena, all except
Medusa.

Medusa saw all the statues and she
whispered "Who ever did this statue
did do a good job but it would look
better if I was the statues." Every
picture she saw she said that the
person did a good job but she would
look better in the picture and she is so
delicate.

When Medusa reached the altar she
sighed happily and said, "My this is a
beautiful temple. It is a shame it is
wasted on Athena for I am much
prettier than she is, perhaps one day
people will build an even grander
temple to my beauty."

Then Medusa's friend grew pale. The
priestesses heard what Medusa said
and they gasped. The roomer went
really quickly through the whole
temple and everyone started to leave.
Everyone knew Athena will get angry
if anyone compared her to someone
else.

Before long the temple was empty of
everyone except Medusa, who was so
busy gazing proudly at her reflection
in the large bronze doors that she
hadn't noticed the fast departure of
everyone else. While Medusa was
gazing the figure changes. The figure
changed into goddess Athena.

"Vain and foolish girl," Athena shouted
angrily, "You think your a prettier girl
than me. While other people are
working, playing or learning you just
boast about your self. Medusa there is
more to life than beauty alone you
see."
Medusa tried to point out that her
beauty was an inspiration to those
around her and that she made their
lives better by simply looking so
lovely, but Athena silenced her with an
angry wave.

"Nonsense," screamed Athena "One
day beauty will fade away. But I will
make it fade away now and all your
loveliness will be gone forever."
When Athena uttered those words
Medusa turned into a terrible monster.
Her hair thickened into hissing snakes
and body turned into a snake.

"Are you happy for what I have done?
Now anyone who looks in your eyes
will now turn into stone and no one
will be able to save them," snapped
Athena,"Even you, Medusa, should you
seek your reflection, will turn to rock
the moment you see your face."
Athena then sent Medusa with her hair
of snakes to live with the blind
monsters, the gorgon sisters, at the
end of the earth, so that no innocent
people would be turned to stone at the
sight of her by accident. * The End *

Yap, itulah asal muasal adanya wanita berkepala ular yang dikenal dengan Medusa. karena dia berbuat dosa dengan dewa laut, Poseidon di Parthenon of Athena (tempat ibadah orang yunani kuno), maka dari itu dia dikutuk oleh dewi Athena (dewi kecerdasan, strategi, dan bijaksana) menjadi wanita yang buruk rupa dengan memiliki kepala atau rambut yang penuh dengan ular. Makanya jangan pernah kalian berbuat sesuatu di tempat ibadah manapun.
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