Legend Has It

There are two sides to every story. For every villain slain by a hero, there is a story that was cut short. We have all heard of the fabled Gorgon Medusa, with a gaze so fierce that it turned all who looked her in the eye to stone; but who was she?   This week we take a closer look at the story of Medusa and examine the duality of the myth. Was she a seductress, that was punished by her goddess because she broke her vows of chastity? Or was she a victim of rape, whose goddess comforted her, and made sure that she would never be at the mercy of anyone else ever again? How did this story evolve from one extreme to its polar opposite?