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Susan's Thesis
Medusa - From beast to beauty in archaic and classical illustrations from
Greece and South Italy
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for the degree of Master of Arts (Hunter College of
the City University of New York).
Representations of an attractive Medusa occur on
vases as early as the mid-fifth century B.C. in the context of the Perseus myth.
Earlier portrayals, however, feature a monster, generally hideously depicted.
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the iconographic development of
Medusa's full-figure and gorgoneia images on vases and other objects from her
earliest archaic representations to her fourth century B.C. portrayals. The
primary aim of this thesis is to determine when the transformation of Medusa
from a hideous monster into a beautiful woman initially occurs and whether this
transformation is simultaneous with regard to both her full-figure
representations and the gorgoneia.
Although this thesis is not protected by copyrights, the author would like to
be contacted if any part is used as research material to ensure its contents is
correctly represented and properly quoted.
The author would welcome the opportunity to expand or comment on any areas the
thesis covers.
Illustrations used for this thesis may be made available.
Please contact the author
here.
Proud alumni of Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management, Glendale, Arizona, USA.