Story of Medusa tattoo The story of Medusa is a Greek mythological tale about a beautiful woman who was transformed into a monstrous creature with snakes for hair. According to the myth, Medusa was once a priestess of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, but she was punished by the goddess for having an affair with Poseidon, the god of the sea, in Athena's temple. As punishment, Athena transformed Medusa's...