In the ages when the universe was divided by the gods, there lived a girl named Medusa who made everyone jealous with her beauty and at the same time made all the gods fall in love with her. Medusa was such a beautiful girl that it was impossible to find another woman on earth who could rival her in beauty. That's why they say that all the women on earth were jealous of Medusa because of her beauty. This beautiful Medusa devoted herself to the gods and lived with her two sisters in a temple belonging to Athena, the goddess of intelligence, the favourite daughter of the chief god Zeus. Of these three sisters, the daughters of Phorkus and Keto, except for Medusa, the other two were immortal. Seeing this beautiful girl living in her own temple, Athena was also impressed by the beauty of the girl, but she did not care much because she found herself more beautiful and much more intelligent. Athena was together with the great Poseidon, the lord of the seas, the brother of Zeus. The great God Poseidon, powerful and immortal, was also aware of this beautiful girl living in the temple of his wife Athena, but he was afraid of being despised for falling in love with a mortal in the court of the gods, so he hid his interest in her. One day Athena learnt about Poseidon's interest in Medusa with the permission of Zeus, the all-knowing chief god. Poseidon vehemently denied this and swore to the Goddess Athena that there was no more beautiful and charming creature on earth and in the sky. Athena, believing what Poseidon said, did not make a big deal out of the incident. Although Poseidon told Athena so, he still could not get Medusa, the beauty of the world, out of his mind.
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