Episode 5104: Dark Enigma - The Timeless Myth of Medusa and The Real Story of Rape Victim Turned Into Monster

Please be aware the stories, theories, re-enactments and language in this podcast are of an adult nature and can be considered disturbing, frightening and in some cases even offensive.  Listener Discretion is therefore advised.  Welcome heathens welcome to the world of the weird and unexplained.  I’m your host, Nicole Delacroix and together, we will be investigating stories about the things that go bump in the night, frighteningly imagined creatures, supernatural beings and even some unsolved mysteries but I promise all sorts of weirdness.  So, sit back, grab your favorite drink, and prepare to be transported to today's dark Enigma....  And on today’s Dark enigma well, we are heading to the basics today for a short story!  So, with that said, we will still be playing our drinking game and as you know, the drinking game is only for those of us that are at home and have nowhere else to go tonight.  The choice of libation, as always my darlings, is yours, so choose your poison accordingly… Alright, now for the game part how about every time I say Medusa that will be a single shot and every time I say Perseus, that will be a double shot.  Now that the business end is out of the way we can jump headfirst into today’s dark enigma… so don your best Peplos and Himation and grab your best tribute to Dionysus, wow how appropriate of me today?  Anyway, let’s dive into today’s offering of The Timeless Myth of Medusa and The Real Story of Rape Victim Turned Into Monster Ah, Medusa! One of my favorite Greek Myths: She is feared, and she is misunderstood. But very few people understand the truth behind the myth of Medusa. The truth behind the myth of Medusa doesn’t start with Perseus. It doesn’t even start with Medusa being cursed by Athena. It begins before that – in a history that isn’t written down. But we start today’s story with the original story of Medusa