Now the priestess to the goddess athena since she was a child, medusa has lived a life of servitude, never being free to make her own choices. Nov 21, 2017 today we look at one of the most misunderstood characters in greek mythology, medusa. Medusa was a formidable foe, since her hideous appearance was able to render any onlooker into stone. It was an interesting version of the myth, and the basic plot was intriguing. Best books about mythology, hades and persephone, greek mythology, mythologies and. Medusa, a love story loves of olympus, book 1 by sasha summers. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Medusa, a love story by sasha summers overdrive rakuten. But upon that perfect countenance was the mark of eternal pain. Aug 20, 20 medusa was a formidable foe, since her hideous appearance was able to render any onlooker into stone. It was primarily a sweet love storyand that was part of the problem for me. Every feature, every line was of the truest beauty, cast in the noblest mould the face of a goddess. Heart in the stonemedusa and the blind babyan animated. First, what a unique and truly beautiful slant on the story of medusa.
A beautiful mortal, medusa was the exception in the family, until she incurred the wrath of athena, either due to her boastfulness or because of an illfated love affair with poseidon. Lynn rush, author of wasteland this tragic and beautiful retelling of one of the worlds oldest stories tackles the eternal battle between duty and happiness. A novel of suspense and adventure kindle edition by masello, robert. Lists that contain medusa, a love story loves of olympus. The snakeheaded, petrifying image of medusa is instantly recognizable in popular culture. Medusa, a love story its said love can change a person. Medusa is ruled by duty, to her titan father and t. Buy a cheap copy of medusa, a love story book by sasha summers. When everything seems to have reached a level of routine and normality, liam is arrested by two corrupt agents, rolan and morgan, and charged with a crime he has not committed. Medusa is widely known as a monstrous creature with snakes in her hair whose gaze turns men to stone. Still other modern story tellers claim that medusa s life was a tragic love story that poseidon loved her, intended to marry her or in some versions, did marry her and the couple made the unfortunate and inexplicable decision of consummating that love in athenas temple. Apr 18, 2019 the earliest known record about the story of medusa and the gorgons can be found in hesiods theogony. The user submitted story below is similar to one version of the medusa myth.
A prophecy states that the king of argos will be defeated by his infant grandson perseus, so the king throws perseus, and his mother, into the sea. We have this character who we all more or less know or so we think. The story of medusa greek mythology explained youtube. This week were going greek as asha recounts the tale of medusa. Although i have nothing against sweet love stories, this one didnt quite do it for me.
The mythological figure of medusa, the gorgon with writhing snakes for hair whose very sight turned the unwary to stone, has been used in everything from poetry to sculpture and painting, from star. A story in which you, the reader, take the role of medusa from greek mythology. Medusa the gorgon is cursed to be alone for eternity or turn people who look at her to stone. Favoriting is a great way to show your support for the authors you love. Medusa wasnt always a monster medusa is ruled by duty, to her titan father and the goddess athena. Perseus is a player in this story and the gods favor him and his quest.
Beyond that, medusas story is, johnston argues, a rape narrative. Medusa, a love story loves of olympus book 1 kindle edition by summers, sasha. In a world where the unordinary thrive and the normal fall, those who are considered too unordinary are outcasted and feared. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading for the love of hades loves of olympus book 2. Indeed, almost every influential female figure has been photoshopped with snaky hair. The medusa myth has enjoyed a renaissance since the story was featured in the clash of the titans movies in 1981 and 2010, and percy jackson and the olympians, also in 2010, where medusa.
Medusa, a love story ebook by sasha summers 97810849244. Fascinating and terrifying, the medusa story has long been a powerful signifier in culture with poets, feminists, anthropologists, psychoanalysts, political theorists, artists, writers, and others. A different story of medusa toptrends tagged with comic, oc, dnd, post it notes, dungeons and dragons. Click download or read online button to get medusa a love story book now. I recommend this book to anyone who loves an epic love story. Be prepared to be transported to a different timea different realm. Medusa is ruled by duty, to her titan father and the goddess athena. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
He tells the story of how perseus, the brave hero who slayed medusa, really didnt and how he was a big fake. So after you read these romantic and, of course, tragic myths, pick up your favorite fantasy read from harlequin or. The hateful, sarcastic, cruel gorgon who lives in the depths of a cave. Medusa is the human daughter of phorcys, a sea titan, who has bartered her more than once in her life. Browse through and read medusa romance stories and books. Beyond that, medusa s story is, johnston argues, a rape narrative. The story and myth of medusa features pictures from mythology and legend. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Medusa, a love story is a well written, well wordedyes that is a feature, because believe it or not to write ye olde english is difficult to write a honeymoon scene and not make it sound erotic, each word, each sentence written could show the emotions, each scene described so. According to this ancient author, the three sisters, sthenno, euryale, and medusa, were the children of phorcys and ceto and lived beyond famed oceanus at the worlds edge hard by night. By default you will receive a daily digest containing any books. Sep 22, 2015 still other modern storytellers claim that medusas life was a tragic love storythat poseidon loved her, intended to marry her or in some versions, did marry her and the couple made the unfortunate and inexplicable decision of consummating that love in athenas temple.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the medusa amulet. For the love of hades loves of olympus book 2 kindle edition by sasha summers. Yes, add sasha summers to my favorites no thanks click on any of the links below to share with your social network. I want to express that medusa was not as guilty as she seemed. Medusa a love story download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Summers prose is heart wrenching in its tenderness and stunning in its lyricism. Bringing together the essential passages and commentary about medusa, the medusa reader traces her through the ages, from classical times through the renaissance to the pop culture, art, and fashion. Perseus, in greek mythology, the slayer of the gorgon medusa and the rescuer of andromeda from a sea monster. Medusa, a love story 2012 read online free book by sasha. Click download or read online button to get medusa a love sto ry book now.
The myths team many years ago there was a beautiful women called medusa. The medusa myth has enjoyed a renaissance since the story was featured in the clash of the titans movies in 1981 and 2010, and percy jackson and the olympians, also in 2010, where medusa is portrayed by actress uma thurman. Medusa, a love story by sasha summers book read online. First time making an animated comic, so dont flames on me. Or at least, most of them, one day a blind woman by the name of alyx falls into the cave and discovers medusa. Medusa remains a potent icon at a time when women leaders continue to be viewed skeptically or, at worst, as inhuman. Lee medusa, a love story por sasha summers disponible en rakuten kobo. Medusa, a love story, kept me captivated from start to finish. She was a very kind and she obeyed her greek gods and. Martha stewart, condoleezza rice, madonna, nancy pelosi, oprah winfrey, angela merkel. Medusa, a love story is a well written, well wordedyes that is a feature, because believe it or not to write ye olde english is difficult to write a honeymoon scene and not make it sound erotic, each word, each sentence written could show the emotions, each scene described so well that you could imagine it. He tells the real story of the greek stories unlike the big fake, zeus. Medusa, a love story loves of olympus, book 1 by sasha summers book cover, description, publication history.
But even though this was a love story, the love was shadowed by the darkness of the plot, the scheming, war and everything between. But most of the inbetween was tough for me to plod through. A different story of medusa greek mythology art, medusa. Read medusa, a love story by sasha summers available from rakuten kobo. If you have any love for, interest in, or curiosity about the greek pantheon at all, get. What gets flipped is that medusa, for her own reasons, wants him to succeed as well as do we, the readers. That is the exact opposite of how i want to portray this story. This is the first book in a controversial saga of psychosexual and erotic intrigue. These mythical love stories are the kind storytellers yearn to tell. These stories address the roots and themes of medusas story in widely different ways, but each gives the woman of the myth a more.
We examine how she became the monster that she is so widely regarded as. Her name and aspects of her character are derived from greek mythology as her hair has prehensile attributes like that of medusa the gorgons hair. Perseus descends, strikes a deal with andromedas parents, and uses medusa s head to petrify the monster. Unlocking its secrets, claiming its power by mary valentis and. Medusa and blind love chapter 1, a greek mythology fanfic. In ancient greek mythology, medusa is the most famous of three monstrous sisters known as the gorgons. When olympus frees her from service, her heart leads her into the arms of the. There are multiple links below to help you acquire this gem of a story. The cursed girl a different story of medusa imgur see more.
She has instead reinvented the tale into a plausible love story while staying true to the root legend which inspired it. I was just slightly skeptical to see how this could possibly top its predecessor but realized it wasnt about that at all. She hates every single human being and all the gods and goddesses will all her might. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad. In later myths mainly in ovid medusa was the only gorgon to possess snake. She vowed to be celibate her entire life as a priestess of athena until she fell in love with poseidon. This author is eric van lustbader, who has subsequently written another seven books about jason bourne over twice as many books as robert ludlum ever wrote about him. Sasha summers accomplishes far more than a retelling of the myths surrounding perseus and medusa. Medusa medusalith amaquelinboltagon is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Medusa has since haunted western imagination, materializing whenever male authority feels threatened by female agency, writes johnston. He says that zeus made medusa sound bad when she really wasnt.
It bore the features of a woman of a woman of more perfect loveliness than was ever told of in tale, or sculptured in marble, or painted on canvas. Medusa, a love story ebook por sasha summers 97810849244. Medusa and blind love chapter 6 secret is out, a greek. However, after robert ludlums death in 2001, a new author stepped in to take over and continue writing stories about jason bourne and his operations in medusa. Buy medusa, a love st ory by summers, sasha from amazons fiction books store. Athena had turned her skin to scales that were a dark olive green with eyes as yellow as the gold the treasures in her temple, but most notably about her appearance was that live venomous snakes replaced her long gorgeous locks. I consumed this book nearly as quickly as the first. Jul 09, 2015 medusa, a love story loves of olympus volume 1 sasha summers on. The story of medusa is featured in the book entitled old greek stories by james baldwin published in 1895 by the american book company. While their love stories feature different kinds of people, they all center on frustrated longing. Medusa was one of the three gorgons, daughters of phorcys and ceto, sisters of the graeae, echidna, and ladon all dreadful and fearsome beasts. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. Learn more about the traditional story of perseus in this article. The deep end of the sea by heather lyons, medusa, a love story by sasha summers, sweet venom by tera lynn childs, the lightni.
For the love of hades is a worthy sequel to the astonishingly well written and beautifully told medusa, a love story the loves of olympus. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading medusa, a love story loves of olympus book 1. Medusa, a love story ebook by sasha summers rakuten kobo. Athena never tried to curse him or call him out for what he did to medusa. I prefer happily ever after booksif i want to be depressed ill watch. Medusa was the target to blame, since she was so beautiful and attentiongrabbing. Medusa, a love story loves of olympus book 1 ebook. For the love of hades by sasha summers, paperback barnes. Youtube this tragic and beautiful retelling of one of the worlds oldest stories tackles the eternal battle between duty and happiness. Medusa, a love story by sasha summers, paperback barnes.
A story of victim blaming, one that she says sounds all too familiar in a current american context. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. But how medusa and ariston are to be reunited is what were really waiting for and it all works out and makes sense. The earliest known record about the story of medusa and the gorgons can be found in hesiods theogony. In some variations of the myth, medusa was born a monster like her sisters, described as girded with serpents, vibrating tongues, gnashing their teeth, having wings, brazen claws, and enormous teeth. In this forthcoming ya novel, the myth of medusa is blended with the classic story of the crucible to create a fierce and feminist retelling unlike any youve read before. They are rescued by a fisherman, and young perseus grows up, unaware of his royal birth. Perseus was the son of zeus and danae, the daughter of acrisius of argos. Medusa, a love story by sasha summers, 9781515011897, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. I was riveted from the very beginning of the story as the author took me on an incredibly joyous and tragic ride.
Shes no room for the tenderness her warrior guard, ariston, stirs. But the temple keeper for athena comes along and offers her something that she never thought she would experience again since that faithful day. In greek mythology, medusa was a monster, a gorgon, generally described as a winged. Silence death the kid love story lc completed animemanga fanfiction november 5, 2017. Rena takahashi is an average girl with a deadly quirk. Medusa is ruled by duty, to her titan father and the goddess. Medusa of the gorgons was cursed by the goddess athena to forever be hideous. Medusa, a love story black hippie chicks take on books. Stephanie dray, author of the critically acclaimed song of the nile. Liam, a young man without a family and with a difficult past, escapes to chicago to start a new life. She could tell he had a love life because of the amount of time he spent alternately pleasing and blustering on the telephone, his voice a.
Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. As the sisters literally weave, they figuratively weave stories of unfulfilled love. Medusa, a love story by sasha summers booksamillion. Apr 22, 2012 medusa, a love story quickly rose to the top of my alltime favorite books. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. The book say cheese medusa is about hades, a greek god of the underworld.
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