'Natalie Haynes is both a witty and an erudite guide. 'Haynes combines a wide-ranging knowledge of the original myths with a gift for compelling narrative' - The Times her thoughtful portraits will linger with you long after the book is finished' - Madeline Miller Eventually, Medusa attracts the attention of Poseidon, who subsequently rapes her. Athena grows jealous, as many men flock to her, only to glance at Medusa instead. She becomes a priestess to her sister Athena and vows to her sister to remain pure. 'With her trademark passion, wit, and fierce feminism. Medusa was one of three daughters born with extraordinary beauty and stunning hair.

And how she was never really a monster at all. This is the story of how a young woman became a monster. That is, until Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon. Medusa can no longer look upon anyone she loves without destroying them, and so condemns herself to a life lived in shadow and solitude to limit her murderous rage. Appalled by her own reflection: snakes have replaced her hair and she realises that her gaze can now turn any living creature to stone. When the sea god, Poseidon, commits an unforgivable act in her sacred temple the goddess, Athene, takes her revenge on an innocent - and Medusa's life is changed forever. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Medusa and the blind woman: The scholar's gambit. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know. Medusa and the blind woman: The scholar's gambit - Kindle edition by Estelle, Bryn. Growing up with her sisters, she quickly realizes that she is the only one who gets older, experiences change, feels weakness. Medusa is the only mortal in a family of gods. Natalie Haynes - the Women's Prize-shortlisted author of A Thousand Ships - brings the infamous Medusa to life as you have never seen her before.

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