An insidious creature that dwelled for eons in the underwater prisons of Nazjatar, the Gorgon was unwittingly freed during the war waged between King Arthas's Scourge and the Naga on the icy shores of Northrend. Plagued by undeath in the aftermath, Medusa welcomed the blessing of immortality. Gifted with a keen sense of archery and affinity to magic at birth, she has honed her skills over the ages – striking multiple foes with a single volley of arrows, debilitating them with jolts of lightning, and even conjuring a protective barrier of mana. Like her namesake, Medusa instills paralyzing fear into all that dare cross her path.
Beauty is power. This thought comforted Medusa--the youngest and loveliest of three beautiful Gorgon sisters, born to a sea goddess--because she alone of the sisters was mortal. It comforted her, that is, until the day masked assailants invaded the Gorgon realm and tore the two immortal sisters from their home, unmoved by their beauty or by their tears. One of the invaders seized Medusa as well, but then cast her aside with a disgusted look: 'This one has the mortal stink upon her. We have no use for that which dies.' Humiliated, enraged, Medusa fled to the temple of her mother and cast herself before the goddess, crying, 'You denied me eternal life--therefore I beg you, give me power! Power, so I can dedicate what life I have to rescuing my sisters and avenging this injustice!' After long thought, the goddess granted her daughter's request, allowing Medusa to trade her legendary beauty for a face and form of terrifying strength. Never for a moment has Medusa regretted her choice. She understands that power is the only beauty worth possessing--for only power can change the world.
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这里要说明的是，DOTA里的英雄背景虽然基于使用的模型和名字，但本质上是重新定义的。核心是要解释其动机和技能的来源。
先给出其官方的英语背景：
DOTA1中这个背景就融合了以下关于美杜莎的神话传说：
1，Gorgon，这里的Gorgon就是其神话的最初原型的。Gorgon(戈耳工，又译哥贡、高贡等)是希腊神话传说中的蛇发三姐妹，是海神福尔库斯的女儿。
2，immortality。获得永生的特质。在神话中，美杜莎是三姐妹中唯一不能永生的一位，所以在这个背景里，地图作者把获得永生做了演绎。
3，paralyzing。石化技能。在神话中，任何男人直面美杜莎都会被变成石头（背后是个令人叹惋的故事，看完后感觉那些神话好变态，到底是什么样的作者才创作出这些神话）。
DOTA2中的背景故事是：
这是一个全新的背景，但其中也是引用了其神话故事中核心元素：Gorgon，没有永生的力量，有两个姐姐，本来很漂亮，最后相貌丑陋（这里是说为了复仇而用自己的美貌换取力量）。
我尝试联系一下IceFrog来解释原作者设计这个背景的原委。