Medusa’s story appears to be a cautionary tale about the symbolic decapitation of women and the loss of power. Let’s start with the narrative of her story to unpack the mythology’s feminist implications. Medusa was one of three daughters, all of whom were born with exceptional beauty and stunning hair. She becomes a priestess to her sister Athena and vows to keep her purity to her sister. Athena becomes envious as men flock to her, only to be distracted by Medusa. Medusa eventually attracts the attention of Poseidon, who forces his way on her.

When Athena learns of this, she blames her priestess, Medusa, rather than him. To punish her, Athena put a curse on Medusa, turning her beautiful hair into a head of venomous snakes and turning anyone who looks into her eyes into stone.

Medusa’s head became a sought-after trophy for many warriors who dared to challenge her fierce monster-like powers at this point. Many warriors, including Perseus, are dispatched to kill her. Perseus is only able to kill and decapitate her with the assistance of all of the gods. He would have been absolutely petrified if it hadn’t been for the gods’ protection.

Perhaps the most fascinating analysis of this tale is done from a feminist perspective because it reveals how swift we are to mitigate female rage. Female rage is a force rarely seen but so powerful that it touches every aspect of our daily lives. 

Throne of Medusas embraces this female rage and empowers the women who are antagonised by the norms or succumbed to patriarchy. We want to see a world in which women are not bound by anyone’s rules or regulations. A world in which we control who and what we are. We want to connect all the Goddesses who live among us every day by using Medusa as our symbol of empowerment.