All Tropes Are Dumb Except For The Ones I Specifically Like And Use

All tropes are dumb except for the ones I specifically like and use

This post was made purely for the sake of my (broken) sense of humor, but hear me out:

One of the reasons why people prefer the older versions of the myth of Medusa rather than Ovid's one is because a) She was born a gorgon and b) It is very likely that her relationship with Poseidon was more consentual according to Hesiod, or at least less abusive.

There's also this depiction of Poseidon appearing in Medusa's cave right after she was beheaded, while one of her sisters stands in front of him so that he won't see her corpse:

But allow me to add one more idea, and ruin the rest of your day in the process:

Medusa was pregnant with Pegasus when Perseus killed her. While Pegasus' parentage isn't directly specified, most people agree that he was fathered by Poseidon. And we know that when a deity turns into an animal in order to have sex with a mortal their offspring usually turns out to inherit the form of that animal, either partially or completely.

This discussion is going where you think it is going.

If Apollo would be an animal that would be a dolphin.

I'm not going to elaborate nor apologize.

So... there's a species of caecilian discovered in the Brazilian Amazon named Atretochoana. But everybody calls it the Penis Snake, despite the fact that it's not a penis nor a snake. 😶

Also, for the sake of art's love, here are some Anna Brahms Dolls that I ended up associating with greek goddesses.

Hera

Demeter

Hestia

Athena

Persephone

Eos

Hebe

Psyche

Aphrodite

Leto

One of the most annoying things when you read abour your own is discovering that someone from your country invented/discovered something revolutionary, but there was an american who won the Nobel Prize for it.