Did you know why Gorgon is the way she is?
A girl of extraordinary beauty was long pursued by the sea god Poseidon. When she arrived at the temple of Athena in search of protection, she took a vow of celibacy and became a full-fledged priestess.
However, this still does not save her from trouble: Poseidon finds the girl and rapes her right in the temple, thus desecrating both her and the holy place.
Athena, having learned about this, was very angry, but she was not able to take revenge on the sea god, so she chose the weakest: she cursed the girl, turned her beautiful hair into a tangle of snakes, and predicted that anyone who looked at her would turn to stone.
Because of misunderstanding the story of the myth and emphasizing her monstrous form, few people knew of her terrible fate. But now you do.
