The roman author ovid describes the mortal medusa as a beautiful maiden seduced by.

Webthe curse of the house of atreus is one of the most well known and disturbing family curses in all of greek mythology.

Webthe great sea god poseidon seems to have shared this admiration, for once he couldnโ€™t resist the temptation and impregnated medusa in a temple of athena.

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Webathena, furious but unable to confront the more powerful poseidon, channeled her anger towards medusa, whom she accused of seducing poseidon and disrespecting her templeโ€™s sanctity.

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