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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 3622446, member: 91461"]Medusa. The only immortal of the 3 gorgonian sisters. An innocent rare beauty<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie60" alt=":kiss:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> turned victim of a lustful God, turned again into a MONSTER!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie95" alt=":vamp:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>With fangs like a wolf and hair made of live poisenous snakes she can freeze a man with a glance.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]971197[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p> Arnold Böcklin (1827-1901), Medusa, c. 1878. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]971233[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Mysia, Parion. </p><p>Civic issue. Ca. 500-475 B.C. AR drachm (13.69 mm, 3.12 g). Facing Gorgoneion / Complex multiple incuse punch design in roughly cruciform pattern. SNG Cop. 256; Asyut 612. Near VF, lightly toned;</p><p><br /></p><p>To the ancients she was, in my limited scope and perception, an allegory to man overcoming the unnatural, spiritual and EVIL<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]971202[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Caravaggio </p><p><font size="4"><b><i>Head of Medusa</i></b></font></p><p>after 1590; Oil on canvas mounted on wood; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]971234[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Macedon, Neapolis </p><p>AR Obol. Circa 500-480 BC. Gorgoneion with protruding tongue / Quadripartite incuse square. Traite II 1, 1742, pl. 55, 17. BMC p. 84, 13; SNG ANS 423. 0.65g, 8mm.</p><p>Extremely Fine. Fine late archaic style.</p><p><br /></p><p>Her demise is the ultimate coming of age/love story: Boy hears of girl. Travels far to find her. Boy finds girl. Girl attempts to get boys attention. Boy beheads girl and becomes a man. The ultimate man. Perseus to be exact.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]971208[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus_with_the_head_of_Medusa" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus_with_the_head_of_Medusa" rel="nofollow">Perseus with the head of Medusa</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benvenuto_Cellini" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benvenuto_Cellini" rel="nofollow">Benvenuto Cellini</a> (1554)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]971212[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>(Perseus in 3-D)</p><p>Pontos. Amisos c 85-65 BC. </p><p>Bronze Æ, 30mm., 18,18g.</p><p>Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with griffin / AMIΣOY Perseus standing holding harpa and head of Medusa, at feet, body of Medusa, monograms to both sides.VF Sea 1166-76 (same).</p><p><br /></p><p>And now to moderns she has been reinvented as an icon to man's tyranny over the fairer sex. It's only taken 3,000 years or so but Medusa is sexy again!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]971219[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Though she's always been alluring to me. Early on I thought I would try to collect every type of gorgonian coin... Then reality set in and I realized I needed to collect the ones that sang to me (and within my budget). </p><p>This one did just that a few weeks ago. Fangs, snake hair, tongue sticking out! Talk about a bad @$$ B... Or should I say bad @$$ G?!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]971232[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>THRACE, Apollonia Pontica</p><p>After 450 BCE. AR Reduced Drachm (14.38 MM 2.31 gm). Head of Gorgon facing, tongue protruding / Anchor with crayfish. SNG.BM.162. aXF</p><p>Ex: InAsta</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]yRYFKcMa_Ek[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Please show off those undead beastly beauties, stories or whatever you've got Gorgon!</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]fm-po_FUmvM[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 3622446, member: 91461"]Medusa. The only immortal of the 3 gorgonian sisters. An innocent rare beauty:kiss: turned victim of a lustful God, turned again into a MONSTER!:vamp: With fangs like a wolf and hair made of live poisenous snakes she can freeze a man with a glance. [ATTACH=full]971197[/ATTACH] Arnold Böcklin (1827-1901), Medusa, c. 1878. [ATTACH=full]971233[/ATTACH] Mysia, Parion. Civic issue. Ca. 500-475 B.C. AR drachm (13.69 mm, 3.12 g). Facing Gorgoneion / Complex multiple incuse punch design in roughly cruciform pattern. SNG Cop. 256; Asyut 612. Near VF, lightly toned; To the ancients she was, in my limited scope and perception, an allegory to man overcoming the unnatural, spiritual and EVIL:wideyed: [ATTACH=full]971202[/ATTACH] Caravaggio [SIZE=4][B][I]Head of Medusa[/I][/B][/SIZE] after 1590; Oil on canvas mounted on wood; [ATTACH=full]971234[/ATTACH] Macedon, Neapolis AR Obol. Circa 500-480 BC. Gorgoneion with protruding tongue / Quadripartite incuse square. Traite II 1, 1742, pl. 55, 17. BMC p. 84, 13; SNG ANS 423. 0.65g, 8mm. Extremely Fine. Fine late archaic style. Her demise is the ultimate coming of age/love story: Boy hears of girl. Travels far to find her. Boy finds girl. Girl attempts to get boys attention. Boy beheads girl and becomes a man. The ultimate man. Perseus to be exact. [ATTACH=full]971208[/ATTACH] [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus_with_the_head_of_Medusa']Perseus with the head of Medusa[/URL], [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benvenuto_Cellini']Benvenuto Cellini[/URL] (1554) [ATTACH=full]971212[/ATTACH] (Perseus in 3-D) Pontos. Amisos c 85-65 BC. Bronze Æ, 30mm., 18,18g. Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with griffin / AMIΣOY Perseus standing holding harpa and head of Medusa, at feet, body of Medusa, monograms to both sides.VF Sea 1166-76 (same). And now to moderns she has been reinvented as an icon to man's tyranny over the fairer sex. It's only taken 3,000 years or so but Medusa is sexy again! [ATTACH=full]971219[/ATTACH] Though she's always been alluring to me. Early on I thought I would try to collect every type of gorgonian coin... Then reality set in and I realized I needed to collect the ones that sang to me (and within my budget). This one did just that a few weeks ago. Fangs, snake hair, tongue sticking out! Talk about a bad @$$ B... Or should I say bad @$$ G?! [ATTACH=full]971232[/ATTACH] THRACE, Apollonia Pontica After 450 BCE. AR Reduced Drachm (14.38 MM 2.31 gm). Head of Gorgon facing, tongue protruding / Anchor with crayfish. SNG.BM.162. aXF Ex: InAsta [MEDIA=youtube]yRYFKcMa_Ek[/MEDIA] Please show off those undead beastly beauties, stories or whatever you've got Gorgon! [MEDIA=youtube]fm-po_FUmvM[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]
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