Medusa is part of the Greek mythology and sister of the gorgonians but was different from her other two sisters as she was the most beautiful gorgononian of the three, she was so beautiful that even Poseidon fell in love with her, some say Poseidon seduced her and some other tales tells that he raped her, either way he did it in the temple of athenea and that enraged her because Athenea and Poseidon were rivals so in an act of anger Anthenea punished Medusa turning her like the mounters that were her sisters and giving her eyes that could turn to stone if it were looked directly into them and also turning her hair to snakes because aphrodite was jealous of her beautiful hair, Athenea asked Perseus to kill Medusa and he did it while she was sleep by cutting her head off and giving it to Athenea who put Medusa's head on her shield.
I must say that is a very tragic story for someone who just fell in love, She was just a victim.
Here is the finished watercolour of Medusa.
Speed painting video of the process - Music by: Brendan Perry - Medusa.
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Ah the lady that petrifies :) Nicely done portrait of the medusa, @gooze ! Good luck in the contest!!!
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