#i know this is like. a niche criticism. im aware lol

[vulpixhoney]

ways they could've kept the theme of the gods punishing people labeled as monsters and it's actually more complicated then that" without including the bullshit sexist Ovid "myth" of Athena and Poseidon:

Athena is still the one that helps Perseus slay Medusa, so it would still make sense for her to hate Athena and by proxy Annabeth. To Medusa she was just out here living her life, her and her sisters were just existing. And then the gods suddenly decided she deserved to die. And in most versions of the myth Perseus was just after her essentially as a spoil of war, to offer her head to a king. Or, as a tool to kill said king. She could be angry about that, angry at Athena for helping a couple of mortals kill her, angry at demigods and men for using her as a tool or prop for their own selfish reasons. Angry that she's still considered a monster in need of slaying, and not a woman, a person. Gorgons were considered powerful, revered even. Their visage in Ancient Greece was used above doorways, on coins and jewelry, as a symbol of protection. Like there's such good material here, that's actually accurate to Greek myths and doesn't perpetrate the writing of some misogynistic Roman poet.

#fuck ovid all my homies hate ovid #i know this is like. a niche criticism. im aware lol #but i HATE this “version” or the story #like as someone that practices Hellenic polytheism it honestly infuriates me whenever i see people toting Ovid's story around #im not even that close with athena but i burn with a fury whenever i see people claim this as part of the myths #bc its so misogynistic to her like?? he literally wrote this story to slander her specifically #and like. if youre going to misinterpret the gods at least use greek myths #ovid was literally roman #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #🤪 #anyway #(if this is confusing i made a post earlier complaining about them using this FAKE story in the show)

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