MEDUSA: I Knew Her Before She Was a Monster

What are your thoughts? Get my list of essential true crime docs ⁠HERE I'm Rae Review, Aries Goddess and Keeper of Dark Stories. Today, I'm telling my version of the story of Medusa. The myth, the misogyny, and how the "monster” narrative was edited over time. I'm 40,000 years old. I was there, and it's crazy how things get misinterpreted through time. Athena, Poseidon, the male poets, the hair snakes. How did it all start? Want to Come Closer? Join my Closer Circle on Patreon: HERE 00:00 Come Closer Intro 01:16 How This Podcast Works 02:49 Medusa Before The Curse 03:18 Poseidon And Athena's Punishment06:06 Exiled As A Monster 07:53 Perseus Gets The Quest 09:29 The Unfair Assassination 10:01 Medusa's Head As Trophy 11:07 Older Myths And Ovid's Edit 15:07 Was Athena Protecting Her 17:18 Modern Meaning And Moral 20:46 Final Thoughts And Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices