Gorgon

A beautiful maiden was she,
whom pledged herself to Athena,
With a celibate’s vow, as a Priestess,
And her heart, so full of joy

But the ocean’s Lord lusted for her,
And his advances she would deny,
Athena’s service she was within
And that oath, she would not betray

Then the fateful day would come,
When the Ocean’s Lord would claim,
With force and rage, that which was not his
Her innocence, her purity, violated

Soon Athena learned, of that grim crime,
that unhallowed her Temple grounds
Her fury, she would unleash, ever so vile
Upon her Priestess, so loyal

And so, the Priestess, once so beautiful,
Was morphed from maiden to Beast,
Snakes now grew, where her hair once was
And her legs, a python’s scaly body

Vilified for a crime, which hers was not,
From Athens, she fled, to lands distant
Sorrow took root in her heart
But soon to be replaced by venomous fury

Vengeance, she swore against Athena,
Against the Ocean’s Lord, and Olympus,
For her curse gave the means of revenge
“Hell hath no fury, like the Gorgon scorned!”

Gorgon is based on Ovid's version of Medusa's story, which can be found in his work, Metamorphoses (Book IV). This poem will also be featured in my upcoming book: She Set The Sky Ablaze.

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