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![In a late version of the Medusa myth, by the Roman poet Ovid, Medusa was originally a beautiful maiden, but when Neptune (the Roman equivalent of the Greek Poseidon) mated with her in the temple of Minerva (the Roman equivalent of the Greek Athena), the goddess punished Medusa by transforming her beautiful hair into horrible snakes.[14] Although no earlier versions mention this, ancient depictions of Medusa as a beautiful maiden instead of a horrid monster predate Ovid. In classical Greek art, the depiction of Medusa shifted from hideous beast to an attractive young woman, both aggressor and victim, a tragic figure in her death.[15] The earliest of those depictions comes courtesy of Polygnotus, who drew Medusa as a comely woman sleeping peacefully as Perseus beheads her.[15][16] As the act of killing a beautiful maiden in her sleep is rather unheroic, it is not clear whether those vases are meant to elicit sympathy for Medusa's fate, or to mock the traditional hero.[17]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kkhbaopwzo27d6xugplpsqc2/bafkreielu3t2kmxcst4ucdrliakatetzrtxtxv5ckoiubqv3udkzjrod34)
