Medusa was once a human woman who was extremely beautiful, some would say she was blessed by Aphrodite, of course she was no rival to her. Unfortunately she was cursed to become a Gorgon, mostly human in appearance with snakes for hair and a few other monstrous features.
Her story is often confused or misheard, some say that Aphrodite was jealous of her beauty and cursed her to become a gorgon, but the real story is more complex. Medusa was so beautiful that she caught the eye of Poseidon, who in traditional Greek god fashion had his way with her, though some said she seduced him instead, either way their coupling was performed in a temple of Athena, Athena was deeply offended that her temple was desecrated like that so she cursed Medusa, despite her snake hair, eyes, and skin, (she doesn’t have a snake tail in place of legs contrary to popular belief) she was still very beautiful, but there was more to the curse. Anyone who looked her in the eyes would be turned to stone. Her curse was unique, again, contrary to what people think, she’s the only Gorgon with that power.
