Medusa was once a beautiful woman, but when she got together with Poseidon in Athena’s temple ... He presumed that he could design a statue more beautiful than any woman and set out to complete it.

"There are many ancient variations in Medusa's story. One famous version has her as a beautiful woman raped by Poseidon in a temple of Athena, who promptly transformed her, as punishment for the ...

He and his brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, drew straws to decide who would rule which ... it was by raping the women—thus earning the eternal hatred of his new family. Medusa was not the only monster in ...

Authorities in Mexico have slapped a “closure” order on a 10-foot-tall (3-meter) aquatic statue of the Greek god of the sea Poseidon that was erected in May in the Gulf of Mexico just off the ...

Authorities in Mexico have slapped a "closure" order on a 10-foot-tall statue of the Greek god of the sea Poseidon that was erected in May in the Gulf of Mexico just off the town of Progreso ...

The statue depicts a trident-wielding Poseidon appearing to rise from the sea metres from the beach near the town of Progreso, Yucatan. But Mexico's environmental protection agency said the statue ...

Image: The 10ft-tall statue depicts the Greek god Poseidon appearing to rise from the sea. Pic: AP A 10ft-tall statue of the Greek god of the sea erected in Mexico has been "closed" and could be ...

FILE - Tourists take pictures of Poseidon sculpture before the arrival ... agency slapped a “closure” order on the aquatic statue erected in May, saying it lacked permits, and a legal ...