Sublime
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When Medusa was raped by Poseidon, and later murdered by Perseus, it is symbolic of the cultural subjugation of the wild and unruly feminine that she represents.
Toko-pa Turner • Belonging: Remembering Ourselves home
Fascinated by the glitter of gain, man gazes at the Medusa-like face of greed and stands petrified.
Manly P Hall • The Secret Teachings of All Ages
Aphrodite’s beauty is a trial: the undisciplined are devoured by lust, while the disciplined transmute it into divine power. https://t.co/qmqNaNOysJ
The stories of Perseus did not allow for a Medusa with a story of her own.
Jennifer Saint • Ariadne: A Novel
In the myth of Medusa, anyone who looked directly into her eyes would quickly turn to stone.
Peter A. Levine • Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
