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** This is only the Roman version of this story (by Ovid), and most of the others make the situation slightly less bad. In some versions, the sex between Medusa and Poseidon was consensual and in others, like the Greek and dominant version, this is completely averted and the RevengeByProxy angle is eliminated. The Gorgons ''always'' looked like that (which makes sense, their parents being [[EldritchAbomination Ceto and Phorcys]], after all, and were some of the many terrifying monsters that plagued the unhappy world.
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** This is only the Roman version of this story (by Ovid), and most of the others make the situation slightly less bad. In some versions, the sex between Medusa and Poseidon was consensual and in others, like the Greek and dominant version, this is completely averted and the RevengeByProxy angle is eliminated. The Gorgons ''always'' looked like that (which makes sense, their parents being [[EldritchAbomination Ceto and Phorcys]], after all, all), and were some of the many terrifying monsters that plagued the unhappy world.
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* In Myth/NorseMythology, Loki rarely had it good. He started off as a slightly more happy-go-lucky (for whatever that's worth in Norse myths) [[TheTrickster trickster god]]. He ensured that Asgard's wall would be built for free, and aided Thor in many of his journeys. Hell, in some versions, Thor even says that Loki is "an evil man, but a good companion". Sure, he caused a great deal of trouble, but at the same time, he's typically regarded as a permanent outsider (in small part, one might argue, due to his half-giant heritage, never mind that a lot of other gods are half giant), gets threatened, and, at one point, gets his [[MouthStitchedShut lips sewn shut]] by some bastard dwarves while all the other gods look on and laugh. Arguably, this would piss a lot of people off. And then, long story short, he murders Baldur, is punished horribly, and then causes [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Ragnarok]], never repenting for his deeds.
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* In Myth/NorseMythology, Loki rarely had it good. He started off as a slightly more happy-go-lucky (for whatever that's worth in Norse myths) [[TheTrickster trickster god]].TricksterGod. He ensured that Asgard's wall would be built for free, and aided Thor in many of his journeys. Hell, in some versions, Thor even says that Loki is "an evil man, but a good companion". Sure, he caused a great deal of trouble, but at the same time, he's typically regarded as a permanent outsider (in small part, one might argue, due to his half-giant heritage, never mind that a lot of other gods are half giant), gets threatened, and, at one point, gets his [[MouthStitchedShut lips sewn shut]] by some bastard dwarves while all the other gods look on and laugh. Arguably, this would piss a lot of people off. And then, long story short, he murders Baldur, is punished horribly, and then causes [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Ragnarok]], never repenting for his deeds.
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* In Myth/NorseMythology, Loki rarely had it good. He started off as a slightly more happy-go-lucky (for whatever that's worth in Norse myths) [[TricksterArchetype trickster god]]. He ensured that Asgard's wall would be built for free, and aided Thor in many of his journeys. Hell, in some versions, Thor even says that Loki is "an evil man, but a good companion". Sure, he caused a great deal of trouble, but at the same time, he's typically regarded as a permanent outsider (in small part, one might argue, due to his half-giant heritage, never mind that a lot of other gods are half giant), gets threatened, and, at one point, gets his [[MouthStitchedShut lips sewn shut]] by some bastard dwarves while all the other gods look on and laugh. Arguably, this would piss a lot of people off. And then, long story short, he murders Baldur, is punished horribly, and then causes [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Ragnarok]], never repenting for his deeds.
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* In Myth/NorseMythology, Loki rarely had it good. He started off as a slightly more happy-go-lucky (for whatever that's worth in Norse myths) [[TricksterArchetype [[TheTrickster trickster god]]. He ensured that Asgard's wall would be built for free, and aided Thor in many of his journeys. Hell, in some versions, Thor even says that Loki is "an evil man, but a good companion". Sure, he caused a great deal of trouble, but at the same time, he's typically regarded as a permanent outsider (in small part, one might argue, due to his half-giant heritage, never mind that a lot of other gods are half giant), gets threatened, and, at one point, gets his [[MouthStitchedShut lips sewn shut]] by some bastard dwarves while all the other gods look on and laugh. Arguably, this would piss a lot of people off. And then, long story short, he murders Baldur, is punished horribly, and then causes [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Ragnarok]], never repenting for his deeds.
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The godess in the myth is Athena, not Aphrodite.
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* Some of the monsters from Myth/ClassicalMythology, especially the ones that [[WasOnceAMan used to be humans]] but were turned into monsters as punishment for some crime. Perhaps the most obvious example is the Gorgon Medusa and her sisters. Medusa got turned into a monster for the "crime" of ''getting raped.'' That's right, [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal Poseidon raped her]] in Aphrodite's temple. Aphrodite got pissed that sex had occurred in one of her sacred places (despite sex being ''the thing She's the goddess of''), but couldn't do anything to Poseidon, so she took out her anger on Medusa by turning her and her sisters into Gorgons.
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* Some of the monsters from Myth/ClassicalMythology, especially the ones that [[WasOnceAMan used to be humans]] but were turned into monsters as punishment for some crime. Perhaps the most obvious example is the Gorgon Medusa and her sisters. Medusa got turned into a monster for the "crime" of ''getting raped.'' That's right, [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal Poseidon raped her]] in Aphrodite's Athena´s temple. Aphrodite Athena got pissed that sex had occurred in one of her sacred places (despite sex being ''the thing She's the goddess of''), places, but couldn't do anything to Poseidon, so she took out her anger on Medusa by turning her and her sisters into Gorgons.
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* Izanami-no-Mikoto, the goddess of death from Myth/JapaneseMythology. She dies horribly by being burned alive when she gives birth to Kagutsuchi, the god of fire; her last act while alive being to give birth to Mizuhame, a water goddess, and instruct her to calm her brother should he ever become too violent. However, her concern turns out to be for naught as her husband, Izanagi, chops the newly born Kagutsuchi into pieces as revenge for causing his wife's death. So, when her husband comes to bring her back to the world of the living, Izanami is understandably pissed off at him and spitefully reveals that she has willingly joined the realm of the dead now. However, she nevertheless promises to ask the gods presiding over the realm if she can return with him, provided Izanagi will not look at her during his visit... Which he, of course, does. Which makes him realize that his formerly hot wife is now a rotting corpse, the sight which makes him flee the realm of the dead in a panic and seal the entrance with a huge boulder. And so Izanami, having had quite enough with all this shit, swears that if Izanagi does not let her out of the realm of the dead, she'll become death itself and kill a thousand living beings every day. Izanagi, remaining as reasonable, mature and accomidating as he's been so far, sneers back that he'll just give life to one-thousand five-hundred every day in return.
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* Izanami-no-Mikoto, the goddess of death from Myth/JapaneseMythology. She dies horribly by being burned alive when she gives birth to Kagutsuchi, the god of fire; her last act while alive being to give birth to Mizuhame, a water goddess, and instruct her to calm her brother should he ever become too violent. However, her concern turns out to be for naught as her husband, Izanagi, chops the newly born Kagutsuchi into pieces as revenge for causing his wife's death. So, when her husband comes to bring her back to the world of the living, Izanami is understandably pissed off at him and spitefully reveals that she has willingly joined the realm of the dead now. However, she nevertheless promises to ask the gods presiding over the realm if she can return with him, provided Izanagi will not look at her during his visit... Which he, of course, does. Which makes him realize that his formerly hot wife is now a rotting corpse, the sight which makes him flee the realm of the dead in a panic and seal the entrance with a huge boulder. And so Izanami, having had quite enough with all this shit, swears that if Izanagi does not let her out of the realm of the dead, she'll become death itself and kill a thousand living beings every day. Izanagi, remaining as reasonable, mature and accomidating accommodating as he's been so far, sneers back that he'll just give life to one-thousand five-hundred every day in return.
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* Some of the monsters from Myth/ClassicalMythology, especially the ones that [[WasOnceAMan used to be humans]] but were turned into monsters as punishment for some crime. Perhaps the most obvious example is the Gorgon Medusa and her sisters. Medusa got turned into a monster for the "crime" of ''getting raped.'' That's right, [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal Poseidon raped her]] in Aphrodite's temple. Aphrodite got pissed that sex had occurred in one of her sacred places, but couldn't do anything to Poseidon, so she took out her anger on Medusa by turning her and her sisters into Gorgons.
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* Some of the monsters from Myth/ClassicalMythology, especially the ones that [[WasOnceAMan used to be humans]] but were turned into monsters as punishment for some crime. Perhaps the most obvious example is the Gorgon Medusa and her sisters. Medusa got turned into a monster for the "crime" of ''getting raped.'' That's right, [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal Poseidon raped her]] in Aphrodite's temple. Aphrodite got pissed that sex had occurred in one of her sacred places, places (despite sex being ''the thing She's the goddess of''), but couldn't do anything to Poseidon, so she took out her anger on Medusa by turning her and her sisters into Gorgons.
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* Izanami-no-Mikoto from Myth/JapaneseMythology. She dies horribly by being burned alive by her own son, and when her husband comes to retrieve her to the world of the living, he flees simply because she is undead. No wonder she gets pissed.
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* Izanami-no-Mikoto Izanami-no-Mikoto, the goddess of death from Myth/JapaneseMythology. She dies horribly by being burned alive by when she gives birth to Kagutsuchi, the god of fire; her own son, last act while alive being to give birth to Mizuhame, a water goddess, and instruct her to calm her brother should he ever become too violent. However, her concern turns out to be for naught as her husband, Izanagi, chops the newly born Kagutsuchi into pieces as revenge for causing his wife's death. So, when her husband comes to retrieve bring her back to the world of the living, he flees simply because Izanami is understandably pissed off at him and spitefully reveals that she is undead. No wonder has willingly joined the realm of the dead now. However, she gets pissed.nevertheless promises to ask the gods presiding over the realm if she can return with him, provided Izanagi will not look at her during his visit... Which he, of course, does. Which makes him realize that his formerly hot wife is now a rotting corpse, the sight which makes him flee the realm of the dead in a panic and seal the entrance with a huge boulder. And so Izanami, having had quite enough with all this shit, swears that if Izanagi does not let her out of the realm of the dead, she'll become death itself and kill a thousand living beings every day. Izanagi, remaining as reasonable, mature and accomidating as he's been so far, sneers back that he'll just give life to one-thousand five-hundred every day in return.
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** This is by no means the only version of this story, and most of the others make the situation slightly less bad. In some versions, the sex between Medusa and Poseidon was consensual, and in others, the RevengeByProxy angle is eliminated; that is, the other two Gorgons ''always'' looked like that (which makes sense, their parents being [[EldritchAbomination Ceto and Phorcys]], after all) and Aphrodite simply turned Medusa into a form mimicking theirs. Still DisproportionateRetribution, but comes across as less ForTheEvulz on Aphrodite's part.
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** This is by no means the only the Roman version of this story, story (by Ovid), and most of the others make the situation slightly less bad. In some versions, the sex between Medusa and Poseidon was consensual, consensual and in others, like the Greek and dominant version, this is completely averted and the RevengeByProxy angle is eliminated; that is, the other two eliminated. The Gorgons ''always'' looked like that (which makes sense, their parents being [[EldritchAbomination Ceto and Phorcys]], after all) all, and Aphrodite simply turned Medusa into a form mimicking theirs. Still DisproportionateRetribution, but comes across as less ForTheEvulz on Aphrodite's part.were some of the many terrifying monsters that plagued the unhappy world.
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* In Myth/NorseMythology, Loki rarely had it good. He started off as a slightly more happy-go-lucky (for whatever that's worth in Norse myths) [[TricksterArchetype trickster god]]. He ensured that Asgard's wall would be built for free, and aided Thor in one of his journeys. Hell, in some versions, Thor even says that Loki is "an evil man, but a good companion". Sure, he caused a great deal of trouble, but at the same time, he's typically regarded as a permanent outsider (in small part, one might argue, due to his half-giant heritage, never mind that a lot of other gods are half giant), gets threatened, and, at one point, gets his [[MouthStitchedShut lips sewn shut]] by some bastard dwarves while all the other gods look on and laugh. Arguably, this would piss a lot of people off. And then, long story short, he murders Baldur, is punished horribly, and then causes [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Ragnarok]], never repenting for his deeds.
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* In Myth/NorseMythology, Loki rarely had it good. He started off as a slightly more happy-go-lucky (for whatever that's worth in Norse myths) [[TricksterArchetype trickster god]]. He ensured that Asgard's wall would be built for free, and aided Thor in one many of his journeys. Hell, in some versions, Thor even says that Loki is "an evil man, but a good companion". Sure, he caused a great deal of trouble, but at the same time, he's typically regarded as a permanent outsider (in small part, one might argue, due to his half-giant heritage, never mind that a lot of other gods are half giant), gets threatened, and, at one point, gets his [[MouthStitchedShut lips sewn shut]] by some bastard dwarves while all the other gods look on and laugh. Arguably, this would piss a lot of people off. And then, long story short, he murders Baldur, is punished horribly, and then causes [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Ragnarok]], never repenting for his deeds.
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* In Myth/NorseMythology, Loki rarely had it good. He started off as a slightly more happy-go-lucky (for whatever that's worth in Norse myths) [[TricksterArchetype trickster god]]. He ensured that Asgard's wall would be built for free, and aided Thor in one of his journeys. Hell, in some versions, Thor even says that Loki is "an evil man, but a good companion". Sure, he caused a great deal of trouble, but at the same time, he's typically regarded as a permanent outsider (in small part, one might argue, due to his half-giant heritage, never mind that a lot of other gods are half giant), gets threatened, and, at one point, gets his lips sewn shut by some bastard dwarves while all the other gods look on and laugh. Arguably, this would piss a lot of people off. And then, long story short, he murders Baldur, is punished horribly, and then causes [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Ragnarok]], never repenting for his deeds.
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* In Myth/NorseMythology, Loki rarely had it good. He started off as a slightly more happy-go-lucky (for whatever that's worth in Norse myths) [[TricksterArchetype trickster god]]. He ensured that Asgard's wall would be built for free, and aided Thor in one of his journeys. Hell, in some versions, Thor even says that Loki is "an evil man, but a good companion". Sure, he caused a great deal of trouble, but at the same time, he's typically regarded as a permanent outsider (in small part, one might argue, due to his half-giant heritage, never mind that a lot of other gods are half giant), gets threatened, and, at one point, gets his [[MouthStitchedShut lips sewn shut shut]] by some bastard dwarves while all the other gods look on and laugh. Arguably, this would piss a lot of people off. And then, long story short, he murders Baldur, is punished horribly, and then causes [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Ragnarok]], never repenting for his deeds.
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* In NorseMythology, Loki rarely had it good. He started off as a slightly more happy-go-lucky (for whatever that's worth in Norse myths) [[TricksterArchetype trickster god]]. He ensured that Asgard's wall would be built for free, and aided Thor in one of his journeys. Hell, in some versions, Thor even says that Loki is "an evil man, but a good companion". Sure, he caused a great deal of trouble, but at the same time, he's typically regarded as a permanent outsider (in small part, one might argue, due to his half-giant heritage, never mind that a lot of other gods are half giant), gets threatened, and, at one point, gets his lips sewn shut by some bastard dwarves while all the other gods look on and laugh. Arguably, this would piss a lot of people off. And then, long story short, he murders Baldur, is punished horribly, and then causes [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Ragnarok]], never repenting for his deeds.
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* In NorseMythology, Myth/NorseMythology, Loki rarely had it good. He started off as a slightly more happy-go-lucky (for whatever that's worth in Norse myths) [[TricksterArchetype trickster god]]. He ensured that Asgard's wall would be built for free, and aided Thor in one of his journeys. Hell, in some versions, Thor even says that Loki is "an evil man, but a good companion". Sure, he caused a great deal of trouble, but at the same time, he's typically regarded as a permanent outsider (in small part, one might argue, due to his half-giant heritage, never mind that a lot of other gods are half giant), gets threatened, and, at one point, gets his lips sewn shut by some bastard dwarves while all the other gods look on and laugh. Arguably, this would piss a lot of people off. And then, long story short, he murders Baldur, is punished horribly, and then causes [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Ragnarok]], never repenting for his deeds.
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* Some of the monsters from ClassicalMythology, especially the ones that [[WasOnceAMan used to be humans]] but were turned into monsters as punishment for some crime. Perhaps the most obvious example is the Gorgon Medusa and her sisters. Medusa got turned into a monster for the "crime" of ''getting raped.'' That's right, [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal Poseidon raped her]] in Aphrodite's temple. Aphrodite got pissed that sex had occurred in one of her sacred places, but couldn't do anything to Poseidon, so she took out her anger on Medusa by turning her and her sisters into Gorgons.
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* Some of the monsters from ClassicalMythology, Myth/ClassicalMythology, especially the ones that [[WasOnceAMan used to be humans]] but were turned into monsters as punishment for some crime. Perhaps the most obvious example is the Gorgon Medusa and her sisters. Medusa got turned into a monster for the "crime" of ''getting raped.'' That's right, [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal Poseidon raped her]] in Aphrodite's temple. Aphrodite got pissed that sex had occurred in one of her sacred places, but couldn't do anything to Poseidon, so she took out her anger on Medusa by turning her and her sisters into Gorgons.
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* Izanami-no-Mikoto from JapaneseMythology. She dies horribly by being burned alive by her own son, and when her husband comes to retrieve her to the world of the living, he flees simply because she is undead. No wonder she gets pissed.
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* Izanami-no-Mikoto from JapaneseMythology.Myth/JapaneseMythology. She dies horribly by being burned alive by her own son, and when her husband comes to retrieve her to the world of the living, he flees simply because she is undead. No wonder she gets pissed.
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* Tiamat from the Enûma Eliš ({{Enuma Elish}}). Tiamat and her husband Apsû were the primordial beings of creation; all the gods descended from them. When these gods got raucous, Apsû suggested to her that they be put down. In older translations, Tiamat was all for this, but [[http://www.class.uh.edu/mcl/classics/3308/EnumaElish.html more recent work]] has shown that she tried to veto the idea: "let us attend kindly!" So when Apsû conspired with his vizier Mummu, the god Ea overheard, put them to sleep, and killed Apsû. Even then, Tiamat finally only makes war against Ea and his followers when incited to it by other gods.
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* Tiamat from the Enûma Eliš ({{Enuma Elish}}).''Literature/EnumaElish''. Tiamat and her husband Apsû were the primordial beings of creation; all the gods descended from them. When these gods got raucous, Apsû suggested to her that they be put down. In older translations, Tiamat was all for this, but [[http://www.class.uh.edu/mcl/classics/3308/EnumaElish.html more recent work]] has shown that she tried to veto the idea: "let us attend kindly!" So when Apsû conspired with his vizier Mummu, the god Ea overheard, put them to sleep, and killed Apsû. Even then, Tiamat finally only makes war against Ea and his followers when incited to it by other gods.gods.
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* Tiamat from the Enûma Eliš (Enuma Elish). Tiamat and her husband Apsû were the primordial beings of creation; all the gods descended from them. When these gods got raucous, Apsû suggested to her that they be put down. In older translations, Tiamat was all for this, but [[http://www.class.uh.edu/mcl/classics/3308/EnumaElish.html more recent work]] has shown that she tried to veto the idea: "let us attend kindly!" So when Apsû conspired with his vizier Mummu, the god Ea overheard, put them to sleep, and killed Apsû. Even then, Tiamat finally only makes war against Ea and his followers when incited to it by other gods.
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* Tiamat from the Enûma Eliš (Enuma Elish).({{Enuma Elish}}). Tiamat and her husband Apsû were the primordial beings of creation; all the gods descended from them. When these gods got raucous, Apsû suggested to her that they be put down. In older translations, Tiamat was all for this, but [[http://www.class.uh.edu/mcl/classics/3308/EnumaElish.html more recent work]] has shown that she tried to veto the idea: "let us attend kindly!" So when Apsû conspired with his vizier Mummu, the god Ea overheard, put them to sleep, and killed Apsû. Even then, Tiamat finally only makes war against Ea and his followers when incited to it by other gods.
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* Izanami-no-Mikoto from JapaneseMythology. She dies horribly by being burned alive by her own son, and when her husband comes to retrieve her to the world of the living, he flees simply because she is undead. No wonder she gets pissed.
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* Izanami-no-Mikoto from JapaneseMythology. She dies horribly by being burned alive by her own son, and when her husband comes to retrieve her to the world of the living, he flees simply because she is undead. No wonder she gets pissed.pissed.
* Tiamat from the Enûma Eliš (Enuma Elish). Tiamat and her husband Apsû were the primordial beings of creation; all the gods descended from them. When these gods got raucous, Apsû suggested to her that they be put down. In older translations, Tiamat was all for this, but [[http://www.class.uh.edu/mcl/classics/3308/EnumaElish.html more recent work]] has shown that she tried to veto the idea: "let us attend kindly!" So when Apsû conspired with his vizier Mummu, the god Ea overheard, put them to sleep, and killed Apsû. Even then, Tiamat finally only makes war against Ea and his followers when incited to it by other gods.
* Tiamat from the Enûma Eliš (Enuma Elish). Tiamat and her husband Apsû were the primordial beings of creation; all the gods descended from them. When these gods got raucous, Apsû suggested to her that they be put down. In older translations, Tiamat was all for this, but [[http://www.class.uh.edu/mcl/classics/3308/EnumaElish.html more recent work]] has shown that she tried to veto the idea: "let us attend kindly!" So when Apsû conspired with his vizier Mummu, the god Ea overheard, put them to sleep, and killed Apsû. Even then, Tiamat finally only makes war against Ea and his followers when incited to it by other gods.
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* Some of the monsters from ClassicalMythology, especially the ones that [[WasOnceAMan used to be humans]] but were turned into monsters as punishment for some crime. Perhaps the most obvious example is the Gorgon Medusa and her sisters. Medusa got turned into a monster for the "crime" of ''getting raped.'' That's right, [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal Poseidon raped her]] in Aphrodite's temple. Aphrodite got pissed that sex had occurred in one of her sacred places, but couldn't do anything to Poseidon, so she took out her anger on Medusa by turning her and her sisters into Gorgons.
** This is by no means the only version of this story, and most of the others make the situation slightly less bad. In some versions, the sex between Medusa and Poseidon was consensual, and in others, the RevengeByProxy angle is eliminated; that is, the other two Gorgons ''always'' looked like that (which makes sense, their parents being [[EldritchAbomination Ceto and Phorcys]], after all) and Athena simply turned Medusa into a form mimicking theirs. Still DisproportionateRetribution, but comes across as less ForTheEvulz on Athena's part.
** This is by no means the only version of this story, and most of the others make the situation slightly less bad. In some versions, the sex between Medusa and Poseidon was consensual, and in others, the RevengeByProxy angle is eliminated; that is, the other two Gorgons ''always'' looked like that (which makes sense, their parents being [[EldritchAbomination Ceto and Phorcys]], after all) and Athena simply turned Medusa into a form mimicking theirs. Still DisproportionateRetribution, but comes across as less ForTheEvulz on Athena's part.
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* Some of the monsters from ClassicalMythology, especially the ones that [[WasOnceAMan used to be humans]] but were turned into monsters as punishment for some crime. Perhaps the most obvious example is the Gorgon Medusa and her sisters. Medusa got turned into a monster for the "crime" of ''getting raped.'' That's right, [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal Poseidon raped her]] in Aphrodite's temple. Aphrodite got pissed that sex had occurred in one of her sacred places, but couldn't do anything to Poseidon, so she took out her anger on Medusa by turning her and her sisters into Gorgons.
Gorgons.
** This is by no means the only version of this story, and most of the others make the situation slightly less bad. In some versions, the sex between Medusa and Poseidon was consensual, and in others, the RevengeByProxy angle is eliminated; that is, the other two Gorgons ''always'' looked like that (which makes sense, their parents being [[EldritchAbomination Ceto and Phorcys]], after all) andAthena Aphrodite simply turned Medusa into a form mimicking theirs. Still DisproportionateRetribution, but comes across as less ForTheEvulz on Athena's Aphrodite's part.
** This is by no means the only version of this story, and most of the others make the situation slightly less bad. In some versions, the sex between Medusa and Poseidon was consensual, and in others, the RevengeByProxy angle is eliminated; that is, the other two Gorgons ''always'' looked like that (which makes sense, their parents being [[EldritchAbomination Ceto and Phorcys]], after all) and
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* Some of the monsters from ClassicalMythology, especially the ones that [[WasOnceAMan used to be humans]] but were turned into monsters as punishment for some crime. Perhaps the most obvious example is the Gorgon Medusa and her sisters. Medusa got turned into a monster for the "crime" of ''getting raped.'' That's right, [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal Poseidon raped her]] in Athena's temple. Athena got pissed that sex had occurred in one of her sacred places, but couldn't do anything to Poseidon, so she took out her anger on Medusa by turning her and her sisters into Gorgons.
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* Some of the monsters from ClassicalMythology, especially the ones that [[WasOnceAMan used to be humans]] but were turned into monsters as punishment for some crime. Perhaps the most obvious example is the Gorgon Medusa and her sisters. Medusa got turned into a monster for the "crime" of ''getting raped.'' That's right, [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal Poseidon raped her]] in Athena's Aphrodite's temple. Athena Aphrodite got pissed that sex had occurred in one of her sacred places, but couldn't do anything to Poseidon, so she took out her anger on Medusa by turning her and her sisters into Gorgons.
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** This is by no means the only version of this story, and most of the others make the situation slightly less bad. In some versions, the sex between Medusa and Poseidon was consensual, and in others, the RevengeByProxy angle is eliminated; that is, the other two Gorgons ''always'' looked like that (which makes sense, their parents being [[EldritchAbomination Ceto and Phorcys]], after all) and Athena simply turned Medusa into a form mimicking theirs. Still DisproportionateRetribution, but comes across as less ForTheEvulz on Athena's part.
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** This is by no means the only version of this story, and most of the others make the situation slightly less bad. In some versions, the sex between Medusa and Poseidon was consensual, and in others, the RevengeByProxy angle is eliminated; that is, the other two Gorgons ''always'' looked like that (which makes sense, their parents being [[EldritchAbomination Ceto and Phorcys]], after all) and Athena simply turned Medusa into a form mimicking theirs. Still DisproportionateRetribution, but comes across as less ForTheEvulz on Athena's part.part.
* Izanami-no-Mikoto from JapaneseMythology. She dies horribly by being burned alive by her own son, and when her husband comes to retrieve her to the world of the living, he flees simply because she is undead. No wonder she gets pissed.
* Izanami-no-Mikoto from JapaneseMythology. She dies horribly by being burned alive by her own son, and when her husband comes to retrieve her to the world of the living, he flees simply because she is undead. No wonder she gets pissed.
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* In NorseMythology, Loki rarely had it good. He started off as a slightly more happy-go-lucky (for whatever that's worth in Norse myths) [[TricksterArchetype trickster god]]. He ensured that Asgard's wall would be built for free, and aided Thor in one of his journeys. Hell, in some versions, Thor even says that Loki is "an evil man, but a good companion". Sure, he caused a great deal of trouble, but at the same time, he's typically regarded as a permanent outsider (in small part, one might argue, due to his half-giant heritage, never mind that a lot of other gods are half giant), gets threatened, and, at one point, gets his lips sewn shut by some bastard dwarves while all the other gods look on and laugh. Arguably, this would piss a lot of people off. And then, long story short, he murders Baldur, is punished horribly, and then causes [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Ragnarok]], never repenting for his deeds.
** This actually gets worse when one realizes that there are TWO versions of the story leading to Ragnarok, and in the other, Loki never killed Baldur at all. He was punished instead for [[DisproportionateRetribution getting drunk at a party and insulting the other guests]]. For this crime, he was imprisoned and forced to watch as one of his sons is transformed against his will into a wolf which then ''tore out the entrails of his twin brother'', the entrails that were then in turn used to ''bind Loki into place to suffer eternal torment.'' That's right: unending agony while bound in the remnants of your murdered son. Yeah. All that for a bit of snark. It's really no wonder that when he gets out, he decides to join the Jotun to end the world.
** Of the children he fathered, two are thrown completely out of Asgard by Odin (Hel and Jormungandr, both for being ugly), while one gets chained to an island for the rest of time (Fenris) for being big, strong, and scary... and, essentially, for being a child of Loki (because, you know, you can't trust Loki's kids). The fact that all of these kids come back and help their father destroy Asgard at Gotterdammerung is perhaps understandable. (Fenris is usually told as being imprisoned precisely because the Asgard knew of his important role in Ragnarok, but then it gets into SelfFulfillingProphecy territory.)
* Some of the monsters from ClassicalMythology, especially the ones that [[WasOnceAMan used to be humans]] but were turned into monsters as punishment for some crime. Perhaps the most obvious example is the Gorgon Medusa and her sisters. Medusa got turned into a monster for the "crime" of ''getting raped.'' That's right, [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal Poseidon raped her]] in Athena's temple. Athena got pissed that sex had occurred in one of her sacred places, but couldn't do anything to Poseidon, so she took out her anger on Medusa by turning her and her sisters into Gorgons.
** This is by no means the only version of this story, and most of the others make the situation slightly less bad. In some versions, the sex between Medusa and Poseidon was consensual, and in others, the RevengeByProxy angle is eliminated; that is, the other two Gorgons ''always'' looked like that (which makes sense, their parents being [[EldritchAbomination Ceto and Phorcys]], after all) and Athena simply turned Medusa into a form mimicking theirs. Still DisproportionateRetribution, but comes across as less ForTheEvulz on Athena's part.
** This actually gets worse when one realizes that there are TWO versions of the story leading to Ragnarok, and in the other, Loki never killed Baldur at all. He was punished instead for [[DisproportionateRetribution getting drunk at a party and insulting the other guests]]. For this crime, he was imprisoned and forced to watch as one of his sons is transformed against his will into a wolf which then ''tore out the entrails of his twin brother'', the entrails that were then in turn used to ''bind Loki into place to suffer eternal torment.'' That's right: unending agony while bound in the remnants of your murdered son. Yeah. All that for a bit of snark. It's really no wonder that when he gets out, he decides to join the Jotun to end the world.
** Of the children he fathered, two are thrown completely out of Asgard by Odin (Hel and Jormungandr, both for being ugly), while one gets chained to an island for the rest of time (Fenris) for being big, strong, and scary... and, essentially, for being a child of Loki (because, you know, you can't trust Loki's kids). The fact that all of these kids come back and help their father destroy Asgard at Gotterdammerung is perhaps understandable. (Fenris is usually told as being imprisoned precisely because the Asgard knew of his important role in Ragnarok, but then it gets into SelfFulfillingProphecy territory.)
* Some of the monsters from ClassicalMythology, especially the ones that [[WasOnceAMan used to be humans]] but were turned into monsters as punishment for some crime. Perhaps the most obvious example is the Gorgon Medusa and her sisters. Medusa got turned into a monster for the "crime" of ''getting raped.'' That's right, [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal Poseidon raped her]] in Athena's temple. Athena got pissed that sex had occurred in one of her sacred places, but couldn't do anything to Poseidon, so she took out her anger on Medusa by turning her and her sisters into Gorgons.
** This is by no means the only version of this story, and most of the others make the situation slightly less bad. In some versions, the sex between Medusa and Poseidon was consensual, and in others, the RevengeByProxy angle is eliminated; that is, the other two Gorgons ''always'' looked like that (which makes sense, their parents being [[EldritchAbomination Ceto and Phorcys]], after all) and Athena simply turned Medusa into a form mimicking theirs. Still DisproportionateRetribution, but comes across as less ForTheEvulz on Athena's part.
