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The title of this trope itself, by the way, has solid foundations in later interpretations of Greek Myth where the Gorgons became Progressively Prettier, at least in literature if not art. In the oldest versions of the Gorgon legends, they were said to be hideous-looking, hence Medusa's classic snake hair and scaled face. Older depictions show them with bulging eyes and fangs, with evil grimaces (often considered a direct comparison to a rotting corpse). However, as centuries passed, many tellings had the Gorgons as mortal women more lovely than Aphrodite, causing that goddess to curse them such that any who saw their loveliness would be turned to stone. Others went so far as to say the Gorgons were so beautiful, their faces could stop men's hearts. Another version, first recorded in Ovid's Metamorphoses, is that Medusa was originally a beautiful temple maiden, and Neptune was so captivated by her beauty that the two became lovers, going as far as to have hanky-panky in Minerva's temple (where Medusa was the high priestess). Minerva, disgusted that the maiden would do this, turned her into a Gorgon as punishment. A harsher variation on this claims that Medusa wasn't a willing participant, but Minerva chose to punish her anyway because she couldn't punish Neptune (although a softer variant of this harsher variant is Minerva transforming Medusa to protect her from Neptune).

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The furry comic Goblin Hollow has a gorgon in one arc who looks like an ordinary vixen with snakes under her headscarf . Hesiod, Theogony 281; Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheke Book II, part iv, nos. 1–3. "The Library: Books 1–3.9." Translated by J.G. Frazer, (Loeb Classical Library), Harvard University Press, 1921 (reprint), pp. 155–161. Lady Marsh from The Lair of the White Worm is a reptilian vampire, but is still played by the beautiful Amanda Donohoe.Dark Souls: The Chosen Undead can meet three: Quelaag, The Fair Lady and Priscilla. All three are Type 1 ( Lordran is NOT a nice place) but Priscilla gets special mention for being built up as an abomination who " has no place in this world"... but when you meet her, shows herself to be a lovely young woman with white hair, dragon scales and a scythe. She even opts for pointing you to the exit rather than fight you... not that you can't murder her anyway.

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Note that while much "classical" art portrays Medusa (after her change) as horrifically butt-ugly, the whole Cute Monster Girl and Not Evil, Just Misunderstood thingie is a fairly old interpretation, although more prominent in modern takes. Seelig BJ. The rape of Medusa in the temple of Athena: aspects of triangulation in the girl. Int J Psychoanal. 2002 Aug;83(Pt 4):895–911. doi: 10.1516/00207570260172975. PMID 12204171. Tripp, Edward, Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Thomas Y. Crowell Co; First edition (June 1970). ISBN 069022608X. Not a Gorgon, but in Divine Blood Eija Semezou is a gothically beautiful Japanese-Greek girl with an aura that terrifies most people that come near her. For further fun, its noted that the aura is pretty much useless against some of the more dangerous people while making normally harmless people dangerous. It's suggested she might grow out of it when she gets more control of her powers, but pointed out that she already has more control than most adults. She has a bit of a phobia when dealing with crowds, but it's hard to tell if the phobia resulted from the aura, in which case it's rather reasonable, or the aura resulted from the phobia.

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A green face Medusa is perfect for someone looking to make a dramatic statement. Medusa’s skin was given a greenish hue after Athena cursed her, so this design symbolizes that spell. This tattoo can be a great way to tell your friends what you’re really like, like showing them the person beneath the surface. 25. Innocent Look Medusa Tattoo Today at the Global Gateway Forum, the European Investment Bank signed the €40 million investment grant provided by the European Commission with GÉANT, coordinator of the European National Research and Education Network and AFR-IX, who will be executing the infrastructure project to bolster digital connectivity between North Africa and the European Union through the €342 “MEDUSA” Submarine Cable Project. A unique take on the Medusa tattoo is to give her color. It can make the design more striking, especially if you use different shades of one color. The snakes are also usually colored to contrast against Medusa’s skin tone. 9. Medusa Versace Tattoo Another less-often but still used trope is that the Gorgeous Gorgon pissed somebody off by being so good looking, and was subsequently transformed into a monster. The transformation, though, wasn't quite enough to make her ugly. Ovid. Metamorphoses, Volume I: Books 1–8. Translated by Frank Justus Miller. Revised by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library No. 42. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1977, first published 1916. ISBN 978-0-674-99046-3. Online version at Harvard University Press.

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Dusa the Gorgon Head (she can float) from Hades is a Cute Monster Girl, and also implied to be the decapitated head of Medusa herself, having apparently worked very hard at reinventing herself post-mortem. She also harbours a flagrantly obvious crush on Zagreus, with Heart Symbols and a Crush Blush showing up whenever he gets close to her.

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a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). "Medusa", p. 175 in The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. Medusa is played by a countertenor in Jean-Baptiste Lully and Philippe Quinault's opera, Persée (1682). She sings the aria "J'ay perdu la beauté qui me rendit si vaine" ("I have lost the beauty that made me so vain").Played with interestingly for the Beauty and Beast Corps from Metal Gear Solid 4. While they are perfectly normal women (if Ax-Crazy) under their Powered Armor, the armor invokes this by making them look like cybernetic monsters. Defeating them in their armored form causes it to fall off, revealing that they're quite fetching under the mask. They actually embody both sides of the trope-their armor shows the duality of a vicious, inhuman soldier contrasted with the terrified, broken victim wearing it, while their real forms contrast a beautiful, serene exterior with an inner core damaged beyond the ability of anyone to repair.