Tattoo with Medusa, a monster from Greek mythology

It is said that her appearance was not quite the same as that of the femme fatale: grayish-green skin, sharp teeth, vipers instead of hair, and a literal look. fossil... Obviously we are talking about Medusa, one of the most famous "monsters" in Greek mythology and gods. tattoos with jellyfishinspired by this slightly offended mythological character.

I tattoos with jellyfish they may seem unusual, but in fact their meaning is really interesting and deserves attention. First of all, we cannot talk about The meaning of the Medusa tattoo not to mention a mythological tale.

Who is Medusa

In the beginning, Medusa was girl of rare beauty... His gaze could captivate men, but not only. In fact, Poseidon, the god of the sea, fell in love with her, kidnapped her and took her to the temple of Athena to seduce her. I'm afraid, Medusa hid her face behind a portrait of Athenaleaving her beautiful hair in plain sight. At this point, Athena realized what was happening in her temple and was offended by Medusa's attitude, believing that she wanted to challenge her with prettier hair than hers. Unfortunately, the fickle Athena terribly cursed Medusa, turning her into the monster for which she is known.

As ominous as it sounds, the name Jellyfish means "Defender" in ancient greek. This is no coincidence, because Medusa is one of those mythological figures that are used in art to protect buildings and people from evil spirits, following the logic of "l'orrido chases horrid".

The meaning of the Medusa tattoo

If we turn to mythology, we can notice The 3 main aspects of Medusa:

• it was one temptress, the femme fatale who, with her beauty, knew how to conquer the hearts of men
• it was one sacrificeNot only was she raped by Poseidon, but she was also punished by Athena for her alleged vanity.
• eventually, she became capable of turning into stone any creature that looked into her face and was therefore used as protection symbol.

Un jellyfish tattoo can represent beauty and youth, or a situation that we have become victims of, but which somehow made us stronger before. From a beautiful and defenseless girl, Medusa turned into a formidable and difficult to win "monster".

Finally, the jellyfish tattoo can serve protection, an amulet from unpleasant events, exactly as the Greeks believed. It really comes as no surprise many people choose the backrest as a place to sit for a Medusa tattoo to protect yourself from those who might attack them from behind.