For thousands of years, the Greek myth of Medusa has inspired countless retellings and works of art. This Medusa is “a girl on the edge” after enduring a sexual assault for which she is unjustly punished. via WMC's the_fbomb
Burton’s Medusa is “a girl on the edge” after enduring a sexual assault for which she is unjustly punished.
Can you tell us a little about your personal history with the Greek myth of Medusa? When did you first hear it, and what were your original impressions? But when you look into the sources, there’s just so little about her, who she was, and why she was turned into a monster or gorgon. All we really know is that she’s a woman whose hair was turned into snakes, with a terrifying stare that turns men to stone. She has been surrounded by connotations of negativity. Or, in the most positive sense, a kind of feminine rage.
I hadn’t really spent much time considering her life before. I didn’t know that she was a young woman particularly revered for her beauty, and for me, that was a moment of interest. It highlighted the diametric opposites of beauty and monstrosity in her story and the fact that she is punished for her beauty. I remember thinking that was such a great opportunity for a story because it’s a journey that someone has gone on, but we don’t really know anything about it.
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