Don't bite my head off because it pisses you off. [ there really is no point in fighting her, is there? he suspects she'll pester him to tell her the story or kick him out of her place. and bellamy's too comfortable to budge. the story of medusa isn't one he happens to like. he taps his fingers against his leg before he even thinks to go on. ]
Medusa was one of the Gorgon sisters. She was really beautiful, and I guess that's why Poseidon, the god of the sea, really liked her. Athena's a virgin goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, war strategy — she was really smart. [ and so that's the names raven needs to know, given that the ones he'd dropped only moments ago had probably overwhelmed her. keeping these stories simple is fun, but he also finds himself tempted not to. ]
Medusa was her priestess and had taken a vow of celibacy, so, that's kind of important to a goddess who literally doesn't fuck around. Poseidon came along and wooed her, making her forget her vows, and so ... One of the stories is that Medusa and Poseidon married. The other is ... [ bellamy looks down at his lap, wondering how to word it. ] Posiedon forced himself on her in Athena's temple.
This enraged Athena. Not only had her priestess broken her vows, but she'd tarnished the temple with Poseidon. As punishment, Athena turned Medusa's hair into serpents and altered her face so she'd be horrifying to look at. [ he turns to face her then. if she was o, he'd try and scare her into closing her eyes, fearful she'd turn to stone if she so much as gazed into his. ] Looking at her would turn that person into stone.
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Medusa was one of the Gorgon sisters. She was really beautiful, and I guess that's why Poseidon, the god of the sea, really liked her. Athena's a virgin goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, war strategy — she was really smart. [ and so that's the names raven needs to know, given that the ones he'd dropped only moments ago had probably overwhelmed her. keeping these stories simple is fun, but he also finds himself tempted not to. ]
Medusa was her priestess and had taken a vow of celibacy, so, that's kind of important to a goddess who literally doesn't fuck around. Poseidon came along and wooed her, making her forget her vows, and so ... One of the stories is that Medusa and Poseidon married. The other is ... [ bellamy looks down at his lap, wondering how to word it. ] Posiedon forced himself on her in Athena's temple.
This enraged Athena. Not only had her priestess broken her vows, but she'd tarnished the temple with Poseidon. As punishment, Athena turned Medusa's hair into serpents and altered her face so she'd be horrifying to look at. [ he turns to face her then. if she was o, he'd try and scare her into closing her eyes, fearful she'd turn to stone if she so much as gazed into his. ] Looking at her would turn that person into stone.