yes i've been listening to it!!! hehe

++ & offerings. would someone as devoted as Medusa really defile the temple of her goddess? still, she ends up getting cursed by Athena bc of that & THEN it becomes Poseidon’s son Perseus’ “hero quest” to behead Medusa. heartbreaking.

context for the above piece: most versions of Medusa’s story say she had an “affair” with Poseidon at the temple of Athena BUT THE THING IS, Medusa was a very devout follower of Athena. some retellings say Poseidon raped her in the temple, bc of course he’d find her there, in her daily prayers ++

and it changes the weather and makes things all sorts of bad for the people on earth. i wanted to try to write from her perspective of how his love turned into a cage for her. it’s not quite forgiveness, but it’s not a loss of love either. it’s just complicated, and they need better boundaries haha.

for those not familiar with Hadestown, Hades’ love for Persephone is portrayed as once pure and true, but was corrupted, and Persephone longs for that old version of him. instead of letting her live 6 months on earth and 6 months in the Underworld, he actually takes her from earth sooner +

thank you, i appreciate it!!!!!