Comment on Medusa likely would have had tiny snakes growing from her upper lip and chin as she aged.
XeroxCool@lemmy.world 10 hours agoI wasn’t aware of that equality=matriarchy perception. I haven’t dove into the actual human ancient Greeks much, so thanks for that added info for me to seek out at some point. I had some inkling after finding out about the mythological Amazons
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Yeah I have a friend who’s really into the bronze age, and I just think it’s fascinating how the stories we tell and the ways we reinterpret stories says so much about us. Fiction is a tool to share our values and ideas in a palatable and entertaining way, even if we don’t mean to do so.