The Symbol Is Used For: The logo on a high-end Italian fashion label.(VERSACE) B ut the Symbol Actually Means: Vanity and promiscuity will ruin you. Chances are you're familiar with the name Versace, even if it's only as "that word printed on things I can't afford." Just as iconic is the logo, based on Medusa: " You should probably avoid trying their clothing on in front of a mirror." And by Medusa, we mean a woman so hideous that looking upon her turned men into stone. To Versace's credit, legend has it that Medusa was originally incredibly beautiful, so much so that she seduced the sea god Poseidon. The only problem is that they did the nasty thing inside the temple of Athena, another god who wasn't too happy about it. So Athena punished Medusa with the fangs and the hair-snakes and all that. The point is, this high-priced international fashion house based their logo on a cautionary tale about the dangers of lust and bei
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