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Commenting so I don't forget about this thread lolI plan to join at some point this month!
starting sometime this week....
Just finished this and found it an interesting retelling of such a classic mythical story. I found such strength in Medusa through the challenges of adversity she faces throughout her life.
Audiophile Archives wrote: "starting sometime this week...."Started today (12/19)...and because of the Disney+ series, "Percy Jackson & The Olympians" (we just finished season 1 last night), I'm soooo in the right headspace to dive into the hubris of the gods. I've read The Odyssey (back in HS), Circe, Lore, A Touch of Darkness, A Thousand Ships, Clytemnestra, and The Song of Achilles so any retelling of the greatly misunderstood and very much maligned Medusa is going to be a treat!
Audiophile Archives wrote: "Audiophile Archives wrote: "starting sometime this week...."Started today (12/19)...and because of the Disney+ series (we just finished season 1 last night), I'm soooo in the right headspace to d..."
Hope you'll enjoy it! :)
excited to know what my next purpose will be.
Does anyone know if this comes from Ovid’s Roman version or from Hesiod’s (actual) Greek myth? It's just that they’re very different, and I’m honestly tired of Ovid’s Roman (which only exists due to Ovid's political (fanfic)) retelling being passed off as the original Greek story. Also, the only version that Medusa was a villain was when she was literally born as a monster (like her sisters, just as a mortal monster) in the actual Greek version of the story, no drama, just straight to the point.
Sarah wrote: "Does anyone know if this comes from Ovid’s Roman version or from Hesiod’s (actual) Greek myth? It's just that they’re very different, and I’m honestly tired of Ovid’s Roman (which only exists due t..."Sorry, this is closer to Ovid's version of Meddy whose locs 'as thick as her fingers' were spitefully replaced by Athena, (view spoiler)
Audiophile Archives wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Does anyone know if this comes from Ovid’s Roman version or from Hesiod’s (actual) Greek myth? It's just that they’re very different, and I’m honestly tired of Ovid’s Roman (which onl..."Thank you so much for letting me know. I really appreciate it. I’m just a bit weary of the misinformation surrounding the two versions and how often they get mixed up (I know too much for my own good to overlook it). I understand why some people prefer one version over the other, but it’s hard for me to overlook the differences—like the name shift between Herakles (Greek) and Hercules (Roman).
Reading
by Natalie Haynes to continue the journey of Medusa's retelling. The best part is the narration of the audiobook is the authoress herself.
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From New York Times bestselling author Ayana Gray comes a new kind of villain origin story, reimagining one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and powerful young heroine.
Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else’s story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parents—both gods, albeit minor ones—she dreams of leaving her family’s island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddess Athena, who invites her to train as an esteemed priestess in her temple, Meddy leaps at the chance to see the world beyond her home.
In Athens’ colorful market streets and the clandestine chambers of the temple, Meddy flourishes in her role as Athena’s favored acolyte, getting her first tastes of purpose and power. But when she is noticed by another Olympian, Poseidon, a drunken night between girl and god ends in violence, and the course of Meddy’s promising future is suddenly and irrevocably altered.
Her locs transformed into snakes as punishment for a crime she did not commit, Medusa must embrace a new identity—not as a victim, but as a vigilante—and with it, the chance to write her own story as mortal, martyr, and myth.
Exploding with rage, heartbreak, and love, I, Medusa portrays a young woman caught in the cross currents between her heart’s deepest desires and the cruel, careless games the Olympian gods play.