EP 24: Medusa and Perseus - Bad Hair Day

Garner's Greek Mythology · Jun 22, 2021 · 20m

… Welcome to Podcast 24. This episode excavates the story of Medusa. I say ‘excavate’ because today we think of Medusa as a monster whose glance could turn men to stone.

But there’s much more to her story. It’s been buried. So first we shovel aside the stones and debris. What do we find?

Before she was a monster, she was a beautiful girl. While a temple attendant, she was seduced by one of the gods. She was punished for the indiscretion, while the god who seduced her got away scot-free.

Medusa was an innocent. We’ve seen this before. Zeus was the worst at taking young girls, then turning his…