Story of Medusa and Athena

Story of medusoid and A becausea A long fourth dimension ago, Once upon a time in that respect was this good-looking Professor by the defecate of Harris. Harris stayed in the country by the bid of Greece in the city of Athens. Professor Harris was considered the most(prenominal) lovely looking girl indoors a city full of somewhat looking girls. Harris was exceedingly proud of her beauty, unluckily and rarely talk or archetype some anything else. Every daytime she would plash about how pretty she is and how pretty she looks. daytime aft(prenominal) day her bragging became more than(prenominal) and more out of hand.On one, Sunday, Professor Harris bragged to her friends about how her looks were better looking than the snow that has new fallen on the ground and trees. Monday, she was lecture to the cobbler and told him that the sun was non as bright as her golden pig which glowed. On Tuesday, the son of the black smith overheard the commented do by her about the Aegean Sea and her eyes. Harris thinks her eyes are greener then the sea. By Wednesday, she was at again with her boasting, scarce this time it was not to one or eve two simply everyone at the public gardens.She told the public that the reddest of red roses does not have anything on her red lips. When Harris was not too busy sharing with everyone she came in contact with her estimations on just how beautiful she is. Harris love to gaze in the reflect at her lovely reflection. She would admired herself for hours each morning with her hand held mirror as she comb her hair. She would even admired herself in her darkened window each eve for hours as she got ready for bed. Professor Harris would even stopped every afternoon at the well to admire herself as she got her tonic horses water. Forgetting often to fetch the water in her distraction.Professor Harris went on about how beautiful she was to everyone and anyone who would give her the time of day long fair to middling to hear it from her. She went on and on until she made her first visit to the Parthenon one day with some friends. The Parthenon is where the expectantst synagogue for the goddess genus Athene in all the land. The Parthenon was decorated by the unspeakable ikon and sculptures. The sight who came to the Parthenon is awed by the beauty of the place. They could not keep from opinion of how grateful they were to Athena, which was known as the goddess of wisdom, for notice over their city of Athens and for shake them.Everyone, that is, except Harris. When Harris first saw the sculptures, she thought and said that i would have been a much better subject for this sculpturer besides Athena. the art establish that she saw slice she was there, made her comment to her freinds that the artist had through with(p) a superb job on the goddess bushy eyebrows considering they were not hers. harris could only intend how much more astounding the painting have been if it was of someone as beautifu l as professor Harris. And when Harris came to the altar Harris joke happily and said, this is my gorgeous temple.This is a ignominy the temple was wasted on Athena, because im so much prettier than Athena is perhaps whitethorn be some day mountain are to construct a grander temple to admire my beauty. the statement made by Harris made her friends turn green. Harris comments were overheard by the priestesses. The people began to Whispers throughout the whole temple and direct the people began to exit the temple. the people that knew Athena. Knew that she loved watching over Athens Citizens and they became exceedingly afraid of what was going to happen after the goddess had overheard Harris rash remarks.Before long the temple was put down of everyone except medusa, who was so busy gazing proudly at her reflection in the large bronze doors that she hadnt noticed the swift termination of everyone else. Theimage she was gazing at wavered and suddenly, instead of her own features , it was the award of Athena that Medusa saw reflected seat at her. Vain and foolish girl, Athena said angrily, You think you are prettier than I am I doubt it to be true, that even if it were &8212 there is more to life than beauty alone. While others work and play and learn, you do little but boast and admire yourself. Medusa tried to point out that her beauty was an transport to those around her and that she made their lives better by simply looking so lovely, but Athena silenced her with a thwart wavNonsense, Athena retorted, Beauty fades swiftly in all mortals. It does not comfort the sick, watch the unskilled or feed the hungry. And by my powers, your loveliness shall be stripped outdoor(a) completely. Your fate shall serve as a reminder to others to control their plume. And with those words Medusas face changed to that of a steep monster.Her hair twisted and thickened into grievous snakes that hissed and fought each other atop her head. Medusa, for your pride this has been done. Your face is now so sore to behold that the mere sight of it give turn a man to stone, proclaimed the goddess, Even you, Medusa, should you seek your reflection, shall turn to pit the instant you see your face. And with that, Athena send Medusa with her hair of snakes to live with the screen monsters &8212 the gorgon sisters &8212 at the ends of the earth, so that no innocents would be accidentally turned to stone at the sight of her.