Versace symbol: The symbol of Versace empire is the snake-haired banshee Madusa in Greek mythology. The beauty's hair is made up of snakes, and the tip of her hair is the head of a snake.

medusa (Greek: μ? Δ ο υ σ α, English: Medusa), also translated as Medusa and Medusa, is a gorgon in ancient Greek mythology, one of the three sisters of Gorgon, who lives on the other side of the oceanus and meets the land of darkness. His father is Falcone, the son of Gaia and Puntos, and his mother is Ceto, the sister of Falcone.

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Medusa is a gorgon in ancient Greece. Anyone who sees her eyes will be petrified. The monster was killed by Perseus, a hero, with the help of Athena and Hermes. Perseus dedicated his head to Athena, so it was embedded in Athena's aegis.

The earliest written records of Medusa can be found in the ancient Greek poet hesiod's long poem "Divine Spectrum". According to The Divine Spectrum (lines 274-286), Medusa is the daughter of the father of all monsters, Falcone and Ceto. She and her other two sisters, Steeno and Oulu Ale, are called Gorgon.

among the three sisters in Gorgon, only Medusa is dead (in ancient Greece, "the dead" (θ ν η τ? ) often refers to mortals, but this does not mean that Medusa is a mortal. According to her background and ability, she is undoubtedly a monster.) "But only she sleeps with Poseidon in the spring flowers lying on the grass." (line 278-9)

Medusa was beheaded by Perseus, an ancient Greek hero. Poseidon and Medusa's two sons "held Jin Jian-born" giants Crassus and Pegasus jumped out of her body.

Although Gorgon was mentioned in Homer's earlier epics, only the singular form was used in the epics, that is, Homer knew only one Gorgon and did not mention the name of Medusa.

In the ancient Greek art in the ancient times, Gorgon Medusa was full of fangs, snakes on his head and ferocious faces. This shape has the effect of exorcism, while painting on the shield can intimidate the enemy. In the classical period, however, there appeared works to beautify the face of Medusa.

At the same time, Pindar, a poet in the classical period, also called Medusa "good-cheeked" (line 16 of the 12th Song of Pitoko), and even in the later myth, it was said that Medusa was killed for trying to compare with Athena (Apollo Dolos, Stack Room 2.4.3).

In Roman art, there are also many images of Medusa as a beauty with snake hair. In ancient times, Medusa had no snake body but only snake hair, but it is often depicted as a snake body in modern works.

In ancient Greece, Medusa was a natural monster, but in Rome, the Roman poet Ovid made a great adaptation of Greek mythology. In his poem Metamorphosis (4.793-83), he said: Medusa was originally a beautiful woman, especially famous for her beautiful hair, and many men even wanted to propose to her. Perseus learned this from a friend who had met Medusa.

Perseus reportedly went on to say that one day, Medusa was defiled by Neptune, the sea god, in the temple of Minerva. Minerva couldn't bear to see it, so he turned around and covered his eyes with a shield, so Minerva turned Medusa's hair into a snake.

At the same time, Metamorphosis 6.118-119 points out that Neptune became a bird and combined with Medusa. In fact, Ovid didn't say that magic eye of Medusa was cursed by Minerva. In Metamorphosis, Medusa still owns a petrified magic eye, and a poisonous snake will be born when the blood drops fall to the ground. Therefore, Medusa described by Ovid is a "beautiful banshee" rather than an ordinary person.

Because of Ovid's adaptation and modern misinformation, Medusa is often regarded as an innocent image in modern times. The modern saying that Medusa was originally a priest of Athena and turned into a monster because of being cursed is not found in ancient Greek and Roman documents, and it is a mixed adaptation of modern people.

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Founded in 1978, the brand logo is the mythical Medusa, which represents fatal attraction. Versace's design style is very distinctive, and his unique aesthetic feeling and strong avant-garde artistic representation make him popular all over the world. He emphasizes happiness and sexiness, and his neckline often opens below the clavicle, which has taken the luxury and luxury of classical aristocratic style, and can fully consider wearing comfortably and properly showing his body shape.

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Versace's logo design uses symbolic techniques, adopts the mythical shape of Medusa as the spiritual symbol, and draws on the magnificent cultures of ancient Greece, Egypt and India. Medusa represents a fatal attraction, which symbolizes that Versace is not only gorgeous beyond opera, but also highly sought after by the world with its avant-garde artistic characteristics.

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