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In Ovid's version of the Medusa myth, which god assaulted Medusa in Athena's temple, prompting the goddess to punish Medusa?
Answer
Poseidon
In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Poseidon (Neptune in Roman myth) assaulted Medusa in Athena's temple. Rather than punishing the god, Athena directed her wrath at Medusa, transforming her into a monstrous Gorgon with serpents for hair.
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Medusa wasn't always a monster—Ovid's version claims Poseidon assaulted her in Athena's temple, and the goddess punished the victim by transforming her into a gorgon.
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- Zeus
- Ares
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- poseidon
- ovid
- gorgon
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