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Publicado el 1 de noviembre de 2022 por Pan Macmillan.
Medusa is the sole mortal in a family of gods. Growing up with her Gorgon sisters, she begins to realize that she is the only one who experiences change, the only one who can be hurt. And her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know.
When the sea god Poseidon commits an unforgivable act in the temple of Athene, the goddess takes her revenge where she can – and Medusa is changed forever. Writhing snakes replace her hair, and her gaze now turns any living creature to stone. The power cannot be controlled: Medusa can look at nothing without destroying it. She is condemned to a life of shadows and darkness.
Until Perseus embarks upon a quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon . . .
Otro punto del mito de Medusa y el "héroe" Perseo. Una narración ligera pero muy bien escrita.
Entré con dudas a esta lectura porque soy muy fan de la cultura griega clásica y he salido encantando.
Puntos de vista de personajes muy originales. Quizás es demasiado cruel con la figura de Perseo pero desde luego todo lo que le pasó a Medusa esta muy bien contado y no entra en conflicto con las cosas canónicas que conocemos.
In 2008 Luciano Garbati created "Medusa with the Head of Perseus", and a modern version of the Medusa myth was lodged in minds, of a defiant strong woman taking revenge on her agressors.
That's not the Medusa myth Natalie Haynes tells.
Natalie tells the story of Medusa the victim, who did nothing wrong except exist and was tormented, tortured and then killed. Even after death, she's still a weapon, used by a cowardly mortal who solves all his problems with death. The Gods have done nothing but do what Gods do, which is use her as a pawn for her entire existence.
This is not a triumpant story, it's a story about the roles women play in society, and their relationships with Gods and men.
