Timeline for Anatomically Correct Medusa
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| Jan 26, 2016 at 18:16 | comment | added | ArmanX | @Darrel Hoffman - my guess is that the head still contained some of the chemical; when pulled out of the bag, it was enough to turn the the Kracken (as well as Atlas) to stone. It may be that the Kracken's foreign biology was enough to cause it to turn to stone; Atlas was in pain from holding the earth on his back, which triggers fear-like stress. As for Perseus, he was blessed by the gods, and carrying a lot of powerful magical items (Herme's shoes, Cronus' sickle, Athena's shield, and the Nymphs' Cap of Darkness and a magic bag), and Medusa was asleep; why would he be afraid? | |
| Jan 26, 2016 at 18:08 | comment | added | wizzwizz4 | @DarrelHoffman Look. Some legends are just legends. Like Excalibur. Everyone knows that magic isn't real. (This question doesn't have the magic tag!) | |
| Jan 26, 2016 at 18:07 | comment | added | ArmanX | @BЈовић - I don't think so. Medusa's head was still turning things to stone after her death. | |
| Jan 26, 2016 at 17:49 | comment | added | Taegost | I absolutely LOVE this explanation. | |
| Jan 26, 2016 at 17:18 | comment | added | Darrel Hoffman | Only thing missing from this is how the turning-to-stone is related to sight - I don't think Perseus was not afraid. He just found a way to fight her without looking directly at her by using his shield as a mirror. How could a reflection of Medusa be less dangerous than seeing her directly? Also, he later uses her severed head to petrify the Kraken - so it has to somehow function even post-mortem - on a giant sea monster who has no cause whatsoever to fear her... | |
| Jan 26, 2016 at 16:12 | comment | added | BЈовић | I thought the petrefied people returned to flash after she died. Or am I wrong? | |
| Jan 26, 2016 at 11:27 | comment | added | algiogia | +1 About a substance turning people to stone, looks like it really exists. There is a museum in Naples, Italy where you can see the full circulatory system of the human body. A scientist in 1800 allegedly invented a substance that turns blood vessels into stone. | |
| Jan 26, 2016 at 10:14 | comment | added | Joe Bloggs | +1 for the statuary as food packaging concept. That's horrifying. | |
| Jan 25, 2016 at 22:59 | history | answered | ArmanX | CC BY-SA 3.0 |