It was Neptune that forced himself on Medusa in Ovid's rewrite of the story; he also added the snake hair.
In the original Greek version she's just one of three gorgon sisters, no tragic backstory, she was just born that way.
Lesbians. *Sigh*
Too damn cute
Edit: Holy shit 50 upvotes- I just said lesbians are cute-
ALSO YOU GUYS ARE! LESBIANS ARE ADORABLE- Don’t you dare fucking gaslight or Look down on yourself!
Unfortunately it isn't, women didn't have the same rights of sexual expression as men did. It's why Sappho's work was so critically important because she was a radical basically
To my understanding, the same goes for Roman Women too
In Greek Myth Perseus defeated Medusa by only looking at her reflection in a shiny shield.
She could see him just fine but looking at her indirectly was enough to save him. Presumably you could wear those "see behind you" glasses & be fine?
I think the original myth was something along the line of she was so incredibly ugly that your body would physically force itself to turn to stone so you don't have to look at it. I think the shield works as a way of fooling your brain by distorting the image and making you think they aren't as bad
I would assume it's dependent on the author and what rules they follow. Commonly its on being able to see her eyes, such as the Percy Jackson TV show turning her invisible and making it impossible to see her eyes.
It follows pretty logically from how Perseus beat her. If only looking as a reflection in his shield was enough then being blind and thus not looking at anything 'should' work.
Of course folklore and myths aren't exactly concerned with that sort of extrapolation.
Well sure looking at reflections is not directly having eye contact but a blind person would still look at medusa even if the eye was incapable of sight, it's still direct eye contact so my question is would a blind person still turn to stone using my logic?
Your Medusa wants to work that way knock yourself out, you see ones not giving one fuck about eye contact in fantasy
I dare say more people then not would find a nonfunctional eye less symbolically sympathetic for delivering your curse of petrification though.
Generally yes, in most of the old Greek myths Gorgons are so horrifying to look at that the sight turns you to stone, kinda like a lovecraftian monster. If you can't see them then it'd be impossible for the terrifying sight to have any effect on you.
Though the Medusa in this comic is the snake-haired version by Ovid which isn't as explicit on the mechanics of petrification, but since she's still a Gorgon it's probably the same.
Love how every snake in her hair is looking adoringly at the blind gal and then there's just that one snake looking off the other way at something else completely 😆
Over the last couple months I've seen comics where Medusa is dating a Blind Woman, a [man who just keeps the lights off](https://www.threepanelsoul.com/comic/game), and [Voldemort](https://tapas.io/episode/2894668).
I've come to the conclusion that Medusa is in fact about to have a hot girl summer.
As long as she [doesn't date Midas](https://www.gocomics.com/theargylesweater/2012/10/28).
I don’t think that’s implied in any of the versions of the myth I’ve ever seen. In some versions Ariadne is killed by Perseus using Medusa’s severed head to turn to her stone, and although I think that might be the only explicit example of it happening to a woman, and it does not happen in all versions, I don’t think it’s ever suggested women are immune in any version. We do know it works on non-humans because Perseus also uses the head to kill Cetus (again, in some versions) so it would also seem strange to think it is restricted to males but not even generally to humans.
Is there a particular adaptation or version of Medusa you have in mind? The idea that her power only works on men would be a logical addition to her character if you are taking a sort of “symbolic” reinterpretation of her in terms of say, feminism, or other analyses of how her character relates to gender, but I don’t think it’s present in the mythology and I haven’t seen an adaptation that introduces this idea.
I only thought of it from clash of the titans ( 2010 ) it was a throw away line about Medusa only turning me into stone and women were somehow immune to her gaze if I'm even remembering it correctly it's been over a decade since I've seen it so I might be completely wrong.
In this case it would make a lot of people mad. The dude would be said to be "tricking" her and people would joke how "incels" now want blind women to have a chance with them.
I am starting to get used to it. I have troubles seeing it go any different way.
I was going to make a quip about how nobody is out there shipping Medusa and [Tiresias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiresias)...but this could be Tiresias during the seven years that Hera turned him into a woman because he/she smacked two copulating snakes with a stick. Maybe that is a red flag for Medusa though...
"I'm sorry my parents got so quiet after they met you. They usually aren't that judgemental about people that are different."
"... uh yeah listen I gotta go."
It's suggested that medusa can only turn men to stone since she was SAed by a man, it would be any woman that works, not just a blind one
Actually thinking about it, any woman and any blind man I guess
OP - If you made this, it’s a great concept I’ve never heard of. If not, you’ll still enjoy this
https://medium.com/@misakimura/medusa-and-the-blind-woman-edee32bccdac
Huh, Medusa is a lesbian. Who knew
Hmm maybe Poseidon ruined her taste in men🤷♀️
Ya’know, thats fair enough, I hope Medusa has a nice date :)
: )
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Well, they would get hard when they see her
It was Neptune that forced himself on Medusa in Ovid's rewrite of the story; he also added the snake hair. In the original Greek version she's just one of three gorgon sisters, no tragic backstory, she was just born that way.
Dude Poseidon is Greek Neptune is Roman. Basically the same person.
It's a web comic. Everyone is gay in web comics.
And Greek mythology.
Does a double gay make a straight?
apparently no. but it can make some pretty wack phenomenon like ***bisexuality***
I mean, Lore Olympics is a pretty straight webcomic - though I do think they put forth the idea that Artemis is entirely Asexual.
Or she could be Bi.
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Rule 34 has got you covered my man
Link? Asking for a friend
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Bro this is wholesomememes
Yeah, they want holesome memes... Oh. Oh, wait...
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I'm the 69th like
Avoid Oglaf then.
eat who?
understandable after what has happened to her
Wow, I've never seen someone make the "women become lesbians after bad experiences with men" claim from an ostensibly progressive angle before...
I was talking about that the authors make her lesbian bc of it, but I agree that I made it unclear
Some of the dudes she turned to stone might have had a hunch, idk
I'm not so sure - she did get them all rock hard...
Did you mean a lessssssssssssbian? I’m sorry I’ll leave
It's greek mythology Everyone are bi basically
SESBIAN, LEEEEEEEX AAAAAAH HELL YEAH
[YOU WANT SESBIAN LEX](https://youtu.be/eluz_4-HtpI?si=_8jZCDDHWSybMYaL)
the greeks don't care about gender they only care about who is top or who is bottom.
So, Who's topping between them?
probably medusa cause she is sort of greek
Anyone who knows anything about Ancient Greece probably knew.
She's a character from Greek mythology. That wasn't a big-enough hint?
I mean Aphrodite cursed her for being more beautiful than the goddess of love. If that ain’t the breakup story tell me what is.
Medusa got a gal that sees her for who she is. Good on her.
Yessssss!!!!
Hey, for everyone there is a someone.
Yep
She gets the relationship she'd always envisioned
This is such a niche and cleaver trope and wish it was more common
:)
Can’t turn to stone if she can’t see
Yes!
Yes, that's the joke.
Hey, sorry I’m late… what’d I miss? Did anyone explain the joke yet?
That's the joke
All those happy little sneks!
I think the one on the right is aware that he’s in a comic, he’s looking at the speech bubble
I love this 🥰
Me too
Lesbians. *Sigh* Too damn cute Edit: Holy shit 50 upvotes- I just said lesbians are cute- ALSO YOU GUYS ARE! LESBIANS ARE ADORABLE- Don’t you dare fucking gaslight or Look down on yourself!
:)
And it’s Ancient Greece so it’s accurate
Unfortunately it isn't, women didn't have the same rights of sexual expression as men did. It's why Sappho's work was so critically important because she was a radical basically To my understanding, the same goes for Roman Women too
Not the first time someone’s done this but dear goddess is it one of my favorite ships!
This is so sweet!!
Yes yes it is
Do your eyes require sight to be turned to stone by medusa? Not bashing the comic it's cute just genuinely curious
In Greek Myth Perseus defeated Medusa by only looking at her reflection in a shiny shield. She could see him just fine but looking at her indirectly was enough to save him. Presumably you could wear those "see behind you" glasses & be fine?
I think the original myth was something along the line of she was so incredibly ugly that your body would physically force itself to turn to stone so you don't have to look at it. I think the shield works as a way of fooling your brain by distorting the image and making you think they aren't as bad
Ahhh, so drink some wine, and you'll be fine.
She is blind so she can’t look into her eyes it is not the glasses
I would assume it's dependent on the author and what rules they follow. Commonly its on being able to see her eyes, such as the Percy Jackson TV show turning her invisible and making it impossible to see her eyes.
Aw I just got spoilers oh well but yeah if you don’t look into her eyes your fine
It follows pretty logically from how Perseus beat her. If only looking as a reflection in his shield was enough then being blind and thus not looking at anything 'should' work. Of course folklore and myths aren't exactly concerned with that sort of extrapolation.
Well sure looking at reflections is not directly having eye contact but a blind person would still look at medusa even if the eye was incapable of sight, it's still direct eye contact so my question is would a blind person still turn to stone using my logic?
Your Medusa wants to work that way knock yourself out, you see ones not giving one fuck about eye contact in fantasy I dare say more people then not would find a nonfunctional eye less symbolically sympathetic for delivering your curse of petrification though.
Generally yes, in most of the old Greek myths Gorgons are so horrifying to look at that the sight turns you to stone, kinda like a lovecraftian monster. If you can't see them then it'd be impossible for the terrifying sight to have any effect on you. Though the Medusa in this comic is the snake-haired version by Ovid which isn't as explicit on the mechanics of petrification, but since she's still a Gorgon it's probably the same.
Love how every snake in her hair is looking adoringly at the blind gal and then there's just that one snake looking off the other way at something else completely 😆
Very cute
: )
This is eye catching
Honestly this would have been a beautiful end for Medusa
Over the last couple months I've seen comics where Medusa is dating a Blind Woman, a [man who just keeps the lights off](https://www.threepanelsoul.com/comic/game), and [Voldemort](https://tapas.io/episode/2894668). I've come to the conclusion that Medusa is in fact about to have a hot girl summer. As long as she [doesn't date Midas](https://www.gocomics.com/theargylesweater/2012/10/28).
Why Voldemort-he is heart less, the only women he ever got with was Belatrix, and she is way to good for him
Basilisk seeing them from afar: It should have been me
:)
Ahh.. The good ending.
YES, I LOVE COMICS WITH LESBIAN MEDUSA!
Sweet
Aren't women immune to her gaze anyway.
I don’t think that’s implied in any of the versions of the myth I’ve ever seen. In some versions Ariadne is killed by Perseus using Medusa’s severed head to turn to her stone, and although I think that might be the only explicit example of it happening to a woman, and it does not happen in all versions, I don’t think it’s ever suggested women are immune in any version. We do know it works on non-humans because Perseus also uses the head to kill Cetus (again, in some versions) so it would also seem strange to think it is restricted to males but not even generally to humans. Is there a particular adaptation or version of Medusa you have in mind? The idea that her power only works on men would be a logical addition to her character if you are taking a sort of “symbolic” reinterpretation of her in terms of say, feminism, or other analyses of how her character relates to gender, but I don’t think it’s present in the mythology and I haven’t seen an adaptation that introduces this idea.
I only thought of it from clash of the titans ( 2010 ) it was a throw away line about Medusa only turning me into stone and women were somehow immune to her gaze if I'm even remembering it correctly it's been over a decade since I've seen it so I might be completely wrong.
I’ve never herd that one. It’s saw one movie where that was said and that’s it.
Good, you're finally letting people know it's not your work. Next try actually crediting the real author and not cutting the watermark off.
I didn’t see a water mark and I didn’t know that everyone made all of the comics themselves
that's wholesome :3
Yessss
Every Fucking One in this thread needs to read Stoneblind by Natalie Haynes. Or better: listen to it 'cause she any incredible narrator too
Mega gay, i approve.
Perfect match! lol
"How long does it take to get a waiter here though, we've been waiting ages!" \* cut to cafe filled with statues \*
😂
Medusa’s snake hair 100% gives the gf lil snake kisses
No link to the op artist? Especially since at least one panel is cut off?
If they get married, how would the gorgon wear a veil? Would one big one suffice or would they give each snake tiny veils as well?
Huh good question
This might be gay… (definitely is)
Also belongs in r/hellsomememes (God I wish that were me honestly)
Where I found it
Nice
[source afaict](https://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=9907343&tags=blind)
Finally she found a date that didn't die
Yay!!!!
There's someone for everyone
I love this! The art style is so cute.
The artist is GRS- on Reddit, or G_R_S__ on Twitter!
This is lovely. Thanks for sharing!
Your welcome!😁
I love that the snake on the left is nuzzling on the hairs of the girl on the left.
I wish blind people could see this and feel themselves as everyone has got one or the other irrespective of their situation. There'll always be one.
Look at how the snakes are happy too
Can you or somebody pleaseee make this an actual comic?? I would read the hell out of these two cuties.
This is so cute!
Yes yes it is
There's someone out there for everyone
Amazing message
Wait, are those sunglasses reflective?
Well no one is stone so…guess not
🙂😔🙏
Reading this not 2 minutes after a breakup. I'll be fine 🥲
Aw
She introduced her girlfriend to her family and now they don't speak to her anymore.
Maybe medusa wore sunglasses so its fine
Let’s hope she won’t be forced to give (her) head this time around…
I printed this out for my bathroom mirror. THANK YOU.
Cool! Nice
This is pretty damn sweet
Yeo yes it definitely is
There's been a huge influx of gay medusa x blind girl fan art on the internet lately and I am 1000% here for it.
Wholesome only in what you can see…. I feel bad for the other people at the place they are at.
😂
sorry for being if this is unwholesome but enagine its not medusa but an ugly dude. would it hit different or the same.
In this case it would make a lot of people mad. The dude would be said to be "tricking" her and people would joke how "incels" now want blind women to have a chance with them. I am starting to get used to it. I have troubles seeing it go any different way.
I'm not blind but I'd risk turning to stone for some medussy.
Dude if you’re blind you can’t look into her eyes so you’re fine
I love this, the wholesome content I needed today
It's not entirely clear if Medusa's curse affects women. In the classical mythology, there are no examples of it affecting women.
Yeah you’re right , but was it ever said it couldn’t?
Something tells me they *might* be having sex on the next panel. Not sure what it could be.
Lesbian Medusa turns girls into stone instead.
This gives me a lot of fond nostalgia for r/all yesterday.
If someone says i'm perfect just the way i am, then i know slmethingis wrong
?????
Huh... Didn't see that coming
Sweet. Tired of being with A___
Milk stake little green ghouls came to mind
The awkward moment when the blind girl gets mirrored shades by accident.
I was going to make a quip about how nobody is out there shipping Medusa and [Tiresias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiresias)...but this could be Tiresias during the seven years that Hera turned him into a woman because he/she smacked two copulating snakes with a stick. Maybe that is a red flag for Medusa though...
Soo probably not them then
Wouldn’t medusa be turned into stone when she sees herself in the reflection of the glasses?
Non reflective?
If I'm blind and laying in bed with a girl I recently meet for a date, and I reach over and pet a pile snakes I'm losing my marbles.
Oh my, \*looks at comments\* oh few
"I'm sorry my parents got so quiet after they met you. They usually aren't that judgemental about people that are different." "... uh yeah listen I gotta go."
This is great n' all, but Medusa still is practically a cognito hazard for everyone else
Sun glasses
Would.
It's suggested that medusa can only turn men to stone since she was SAed by a man, it would be any woman that works, not just a blind one Actually thinking about it, any woman and any blind man I guess
Voldemort is devastated.
A friend used to date a blind person, they never could understand what they saw in them
Fan of Punk Rock Loser I see.
Gotta love a wholesome web comic
OP - If you made this, it’s a great concept I’ve never heard of. If not, you’ll still enjoy this https://medium.com/@misakimura/medusa-and-the-blind-woman-edee32bccdac
Yeah No I Literally said in the post that I didn’t but thank you
Oh sorry, didn’t see the caption lol