@@pixelzebra8440 “Medusa tattoo is cool I think” What this video “😱 what was i supposed to search Medusa tattoo meaning can’t even have a tattoo without being in a category nowadays.”
I once saw a women have a medusa tattoo and I complimented her on it and said that I can’t wait til I have mine and she hugged me so hard and told me that it never gets easier but we are fighters and I just started crying, we had such a long talk about everything and it felt so good actually talking to someone that have been in the same position and to actually be seen.. I will remember her for the rest of my life❤️
Its "overused" because there are alot of sa survivors. Medusa is an iconic character because of what she stands for/ resembles which is why survivors of sa get her tattooed
@@salvationbygracethroughfaithi think as long as youre satisfied, it doesnt matter what anyone else thinks! but ill probably never get a tattoo anyways 😅
@@salvationbygracethroughfaith I totally get what you're saying. Where I live a lot of people get high and doodle on themselves. Always makes my day when I se a really well put together sleeve.
the problem is, which backstory? the one that is popular in our cultural zeitgeist? or the oldest (and likely most correct to her conceptualisation in ancient greece), where she was born a gorgon, like her sisters? the current popular version was created, or at least popularized in rome by ovid, who just kinda hated authority in general…
@@sadlittlesnail6424 The most believable one, where she was 🍇d by Poseidon in Athenas temple. He has a history in Greek mythology of doing that sort of thing, as well as his brothers.
There’s no universal meaning for any tattoo. It’s just simply false. No one is going to look at a billy goat tattoo and know the meaning because it’s a fkin goat. Just because you say it has meaning doesn’t mean it has any meaning beyond your skin. Tattoos are cool and don’t need to have meaning which most never do unless it’s in your head.
@@MarcosLopez-ky5yg It can mean that (in the future of the wearer,) but it means s3xual assault. A lot of SA’d people commit after it because of the guilt, or they become SAers. (NOT ALL, JUST A FEW.)
It doesn't have multiple meanings, it is a reference to "long" timers and I don't mean someone who spent the night in a holding tank or did a couple of "nickles", I mean someone who has logged at least a dime.
@@kaylaanderson2391 dont mean to geek out here but Medusa was actually raped by Poseidon and then unfairly punished by Athena. So it makes sense that its the symbol of sexual assault.
@@foklore13 not according to actual Greek mythology. That retelling is Roman and written by Ovid, who is pretty hated amongst mythology nerds for twisting the Greek stories. The original myth did not involve SA. That's why I said the original myth did not involve SA. The gorgon also was not used as a symbol for safe houses for women, contrary to the misinformation spewed on the internet
Honorable mention, the semicolon tattoo. I feel like not many people know the meaning of it. It’s something that people who tried to take their own life get. Most commonly done after “healing”
Before the spider web on the elbow meant years served in prison, it used to be a sailor tattoo to represent years spent at sea. Things can have multiple meanings and also change. The elbow is also just good placement for a spider web tattoo, not many tattoos look good on the elbow.
True. The teardrop tattoo by yhe eye has multiple meanings. And I know people who get tattoos just cause their cool and don't really care what meaning they have.
I’m western culture sailors were the first to really have tattoos and I believe they would carve into their own skin and stain under it with black powder
My mom has a phoenix tattoo, she got it because she got hit by a car very badly and it was impossible to survive with all the injuries she got. She somehow survived and said that she will never forget the moment where she was about to die but survived, in this moment she thought about me and my grandmother (her mom) and she wanted to be there for us
Friendly reminder to all, tattoos don’t need to have meaning and it is completely okay to get something tatted on your body just because you think it is cool!
Exactly! Dude i know people that LOVE greek mythology and thats why they have the greek gods and monsters tattooed. Thwy would be straight up offended i assumed they were sexual abused because of it
As a tattoo artist I can confirm: People get Medusa more often because she’s a symbol of female empowerment and a critique of the patriarchy. People get the spider web because they think it looks cool. People get pineapples because they like the way they look. I have never heard the swingers thing, but out of the three pictures you shared, the last example on the wrists are “right side up” to the people who got them. People get the phoenix for many different reasons. I think I’ve tattooed it post-divorce more than anything. And the pin and the hearts might have meant childhood trauma to one person who posted about it online, but I guarantee most people get it because they like the way it looks and it resonates with them some way. Not every tattoo has to mean something, not every meaning has to be concurrent. There are seriously only a handful of tattoos that people are on the same page about (like a semi-colon, you could also argue a koi). But people get stuff because they like it. And I’m only making this comment so we can stop making silly assumptions about people.
100%. This is just silly internet shit that doesn't actually hold up in real life. I want a Medusa tattoo. Why? I like snakes. I own snakes. And I like sexy ladies. It's not that deep.
Me out here with sushi on my leg and game/series related ones over my arms. 90% of the time tattoos are just things people liked and wanted to get. Too many people think it's deeper than it is.
@@fuge74 That's fine until people think it should *only* have that meaning. The gay community freaks the fuck out if you insist that rainbow colors are just colorful ways to elicit a good mood, they think it's *their* symbol. So with tattoos, it'd be nice if people could safely not make assumptions, y'know?
The only tattoo idea I have is to have chains on my arms and this started when I played God of War so yeah it might have a meaning but fuck that I just want something that looks cool
Medusa is wrong. Many people had that. Just recently melinials adopted it. Also Phoenix was any major thing you overcome. Disorders, addiction, accidents, etc.
Please remember that if someone has such a tattoo it doesn't have to mean any of these meanings, you shouldn't judge a person on their tattoos if you haven't heard the meaning from someone personally, someone is allowed to get a Medusa tattoo if they just really like Greek Mythology, people are allowed to get Phoenix tattoos if they like Phoenixes and people are allowed to get Spiderweb tattoos if they like those, and any of these are allowed if someone has a different meaning for them than the common one, let people tell you the stories of their tattoos themselves
Fun fact, the tale with Medusa that you hear about is the Roman version! In the Greek version she was always a gorgon with two sisters, though she was the only mortal one and the only one that could turn things to stone with her gaze
I thought she got turned into a gorgon by Athena because of something with Poseidon and stuff ( i dont remember) and she used to be a really pretty person
@@mona4180this is actually Ovid's version of the tale. He had issues with authority and since god's were considered the ultimate authority in the greek/roman world he rewrote mythes and legends to depict the gods as even worse than they normally are depicted. A lot of people remember his version of Athena myths as she's normally known to be calm and collected, but his version she's petty and prone to anger.
@@mona4180that’s what there saying Greek and roman mythology are very similar but they have differences like in one she was turned into a gorgon and in another one she was always one that’s because they are not the same mythology but they are very similar but it was actually Roman (yes I did search this up I’m to lazy to get out of bed and I read some articles on it) that she was always a gorgon in Greek mythology she was turned to a Gorgon by Athena oh and in Roman mythology Medusa was actually Medousa so while the story is similar in Roman mythology she did not get turned into a Gorgon she was born one and had a different name I hope this helped clear up what this person was trying to let people know
medusa is actually representing strength as to why a lot of woman who go thru SA have it because they learned strength along the way i love this tattoo ❤
@truthseeker7277, your argument presents an illogical scenario. Let's explore it further. If he were to introduce his fists to my face for having a fake prison tattoo, several flaws in his logic become apparent. Firstly, engaging in physical violence is not only illegal but also highly irrational. It would not only jeopardize his own freedom but also result in legal consequences, potentially leading to additional charges or even a return to prison. Secondly, assuming the person he is confronting is an ex-convict, it is unlikely that they would risk their newfound freedom for a fake prison tattoo. After spending time behind bars, most individuals prioritize rebuilding their lives and avoiding any actions that could potentially land them back in prison. It would be illogical for someone who has experienced the hardships of incarceration to willingly engage in violence over a mere tattoo. Moreover, it is essential to consider the context of the conversation. If both individuals are locked up, discussing tattoos, it further supports the notion that the tattoo in question is legitimate. In such a setting, tattoos often hold significant meaning and can convey personal experiences or affiliations within the prison community. Therefore, assuming that the tattoo is a fake prison tattoo would defy the logical framework established by the conversation itself. In conclusion, resorting to physical violence based on assumptions about tattoos is not only illogical but also counterproductive. It is more reasonable to engage in open-minded discussions, respecting individual choices and the unique meanings that people assign to their tattoos.
Fun fact about Medusa! Shields used to have her face on them, as at the time she was a symbol of protection Edit: a lot of people are going back and forth on this. I took an art history class in college, and my teacher showed us some old paintings and statues from ancient Greece, and I might have forgotten some details, but she was meant to protect the people with the shields
@@Allspark_ SA means s*xual abuse But when Medusa was put on shields, it was mostly for physical protection during battle. Which.. I have no idea if the two are connected
To explain: the “alternate” story of Medusa involved her being a normal, beautiful priestess of the goddess Athena who had vowed herself to celibacy. and of course, because Greek gods are disgusting, Poseidon wanted her and Medusa turned him down. So he “took” her. As a result, Athena cursed her to become the snake woman she was that turned people to stone with one look and sent her away to an island. I believe the reason SA victims use Medusa is for the same reason she was seen as a symbol of protection: that curse protected her from ever being taken advantage of again. Some people think Athena cursed her out of jealousy, some believe it was to protect her. Either way, that’s the real story.
reality check: most tattoos don't mean anything universally. Unless it's a tear or a semicolon, people will just assume you like how the tattoo looks or have your own personal meaning behind it.
@@johanCx14probably a scam website copy and pasted onto every youtube video or i'm being dumb and paranoid, but there's a dot between the letters in youtube
You can't take a mythological entity like medusa and wanting people only use for one meaning. Medusa is part of mithology of greek culture more than 2 milleniums ago, and survived until these days so c'mon, medusa means a lot more than that
The meanings behind tattoos are subject to change as time progresses. Hell, they're subject to change from one person to another from one minute to the next. Don't look at someone and think you know anything based on their skin.
Also symbolisms are regional, it varies a lot from community to community, country to country, religion to religion... aside from every person having their own symbolisms based on experiences...
When you say the "original" Medusa story I assume you mean Ovid's version, where Neptune raped her in the temple of Minerva. But you should know that that isn't the actual original story. Ovid's Metamorphoses are a collection of Romanized Greek myths, with deliberate changes made to the stories to make the gods look bad, due to Ovid's own distaste for authority figures. They are not the "original" stories.
Jayus! No! I love you, and please do not mistake this for hate. Getting tattoos does not say you have childhood trauma. Tattoos are a form of self expression. Now, with that said, tattoos also do not mean that you don't have trauma. No matter what your sexual/gender identity is, a tattoo is an art form. Love you all!❤
I'll get a tattoo of ripped slippers to indicate that anyone that gets a tattoo and tries to explain to me he got this tattoo because he has a lot of trauma, will get slapped in the face with a broken slippers.
@@xControlMeHDas an artist myself control is correct art can be interpreted in many ways becuase of many factors like belief's, hobbys, experience, even trauma
Actually coincidence. I struggled with anger issues all my life and recently have learned to cope with them. Two weeks ago I went to the tattoo shop and got a Phoenix tattoo just because I felt like it without even knowing the meaning. This world is crazy
The phoenix is also frequently used by people who survive cancer (specifically chemo) and has seen use by trans people who've "finished" transitioning. Many people who have near death experiences feel great getting these as well. All art has some kind of meaning to it, but it can be interpreted in many ways, especially when you don't "do your research" to figure out what other people might think it symbolizes to be common. The tear and semi-colon are actual symbols with meaning, mostly because they are otherwise things people wouldn't find appealing. (I mean most people don't find these tattoos appealing even with the meaning, as their intention is to mark a permanent reminder into you).
I know men as well as women who have a medusa tattoo who have never been sexually assaulted. I know people who are spiderweb, tattoos, who have never serve a day in prison just because somebody says something mean something doesn’t make it a truth.
NOT SO FUN FACT! (If I get this wrong PLEASE LET ME KNOW.) Medusa actually was SA’D by Poseidon and when she came to Athena(I think it was Athena?) to tell her, but Athena called her a liar actually cursed Medusa(IDK why) so that anyone she would look in the eye would turn to stone- which meant she could never look at a man again.
(For everyone who doesn’t know what S.A mean) It stands for S*xual A*sault. The reason is because it is said that Medusa was raped by Poseidon, and therefor turned into a gorgon. YW guys!
Why are you so scared of words? You wrote "sexual assault" completely wrong, sexual is spelled sexual, not s*xual with an Asterix. Sane goes with a*sault, assault is spelled assault, NOT a*sault. I bet your American.
Your experience the spiderweb tattoo can easily be applied to Medusa tattoos as well. It just looks cool and many people don't care about "hidden meanings" behind them.
@@kabamm_-DI think that's what they're saying. Just like how she got the spider-web because "it looks cool" people also get the Medusa because "it looks cool" without worrying about the meaning behind it. ultimately the tattoo's meaning or lack of should only matter to the wearer and we shouldn't presume someone's life experiences based on it.
Do you even know why people got the Medusa tattoo? As in why Medusa and not anyone else? Cause Medusa is a victim of SA, and she was curse because she was SA in Athena ancient temple despite her devoting herself (Aka virginity to Athena) but since she got SA in the temple she got punish. She was a victim. Anyway some people interpret that Athena didn't curse Medusa but instead bless Medusa since now medusa can protect herself. Either way, if you have a medusa tattoo it usually mean her character and story speaks to you. Either way it's related to SA and women empowerment and such. The same reason people might get archilles tattoo. It's not just always about "women hair snake cool tattoo"
@@adrenalineactivate depends on the version of the myth. Classical mythology has no canon. In another version she is just a monster born of the primordial monsters. In another version yet she just has no origin. Please stop misrepresenting others' culture. Wonder when this is gonna start getting annoying.
@@ericsanders5357 Correct LOL. Not everything has a meaning, other than it looks nice, or i want it i hate it when people over analyse things that dont concern them,
@@Greenwood4727i mean Bella has lots of tattoos and might get more so she decided to research them and found some cool hidden meanings, which she shared with us. You can just get a tattoo cause it looks cool, but some of the cool ones shown here have hidden meanings which some people might relate too.
@@modhurimamondal8028 yeah sometimes you dont need a reason tother than its looks nice, if you yourself and it gives meaning thats fine, but other people can have different things, or it looks cool, as i said sometimes a cigar is a cigar and theres no deeper meaning. thats my point
@@frrstprkbc it says "In Ovid, Poseidon rapes Medusa in Athena's temple. In McMullan, Poseidon lures her there under false pretences with the end goal of making romantic advances. In both, Medusa is an innocent victim, and in both Athena is unconcerned with Medusa's lack of complicity and punishes her, not Poseidon." so dont talk inless you know your mythology sweetie ❤
@@LYNXYBINXYAnother fun fact: some writers before Ovid wrote Athena to be *protecting* Medusa instead of punishing her, the whole "turning people into stone thing" was meant to be used as a way to ward off men. Ovid is interesting because he often wrote the greek gods to be far more vindictive and petty compared to earlier iterations.
Again, tattoos have multiple meanings, and the meanings are individual, with a few highly culturally dependent exceptions. You can't draw any conclusions based on the tattoo someone is wearing. The only way you're going to find out what a person's tattoo means, is by asking the person who wears them. Do a search for the most infamous prison tattoo, the teardrop, and count how many meanings they actually have. The same goes for the Medusa and spider web tattoos. These aren't secret meanings, these are ways to pigeonhole people based on how they've modified their body. Let's not do that.
yeah, like its one thing for these symbols to have meaning thats recognizable for lots of people, but gatekeeping art because you think itll apply to everyone who uses that is just kinda shitty. like anyone could just happen to use a medusa tattoo or a pineapple tattoo... there shouldnt be meanings attached to them unless the person attached it to them. otherwise i feel like it defeats the point of getting a tattoo in the first place. its something YOU choose to have permanently engraved on YOUR body, for whatever reason its important to you, and only you can decide why that is. not the general "consensus" other people have.
@@OpinionParadewow okay so she's just trying to tell us stuff that she learned and your saying that its stupid people like you are the stupid ones because y'all are the one if nothing is in its place you go hey wire
@@MichaelAndIchaelmany more dont. Thats the problem. The only time ive seen people know the meaning behind the medusa tattoo was in online discourse. Every single time ive talked to someone about the Medusa tattoo (both one they already have or one theyre planning on getting) in real life, they said they like it because "it looks cool", "i like greek mythology", or even "shes hot and i like snakes". You shouldnt go around assuming everybody is operating on the same assumptions. Thats just a good way to distort your view of reality
It doesn't really matter tbh. Most of the people get tattoos cuz they liked it. Medusa tattoo theory is really famous in internet. But people get it anyway cuz it looks cool, or they like her character. Not everything has to be deep yk. U make what u like.
I think the medusa thing can apply in the same way your spider tat. Not everyone gets tattoos for their meanings. Some people just get them cause they think they look cool.
@tgiacin435 well, seeing as Medusa was sa'd by Poseidon, then became a proactive symbol for women who went through through that/in general I can see why she represents this (also this is down to the version you read)
In some tellings, she is athenas priestess and she either was sa'd or had sex in her temple, and Athena cursed/blessed her. In some tellings, she was born a gorgon.
"I did not know when I got mine" exactly why the medusa tattoo is overused in some cases. Not everyone is aware it represents something, especially something so serious. I am NOT belittling or taking away from anyones trauma by any means, I am a survivor as well, but so many people who aren't survivors have gotten the tattoo. My mother tattooed one on my dad, he's never been abused like that, but she had (we've had a lot of vulnerable convos about stuff like that) and neither of them knew about it. They just thought it looked badass. There are so many people who have dealt with and live with that trauma and are so strong and brave for that, but just keep in mind there are old bikers and dumb young people who have that tattoo and don't even have a clue as to what it means. though I do agree saying its overused is kinda toxic and hateful for no reason. It's a lot more progressive to explain what it represents rather than saying that people need to just not represent who they are and the struggles they've gone through.
Yeah they're kinda like a neutral version of red flags where having this thing can be a *sign* of x but doesnt necessarily mean they always have x, whatever x may be in the scenario
@@flameepidemic4839 yeah, that too bc I mean the whole reason I'm considering a lot of these is that I did go through that stuff lol you just gotta be patient and aware of the implications
unless you run into a guy like me and he sees your spiderwebs and immedietly questions you to why you have those and beats your ass for false representing... some of us have actually lost many years of our lives to prison and not everyone deserved to go spiderwebs are far more meaningful than you think and ill beat anyones ass for having them who didnt earn them. like they say dont be ignorant do your research and dont get beat up
@@adamsavage6902 I mean valid point but I think there's also a point to be made that he's talking about more than just the spiderwebs? And like, in the context of the other tattoos, at the risk of over sharing as someone who for example has been through sexual assault trauma I wouldn't judge someone who hasn't and gets that tattoo design anyway, just cause it's a cool fuckin design. So I guess I'm saying that might be true for some of these but not all of them
@@staceygram5555 Um, I do not know what to say. I have been SA'd and abused, and have watched it happen around me too at a very young age. Please do not go around saying that people are lying, because that is so incredibly harmful.
@@MonstersandMana008OMG are you ok? That must’ve been tough! I am sorry you went through that D: and I am sorry for the trama you’ve endured through that time :( No one deserves that!
@@MonstersandMana008cool useless comment yes they know that the point was “Medusa tattoos are overused” is valid because people just get tattoos that look cool. So it’s overused because some people weren’t actually sexually assaulted
To be fair she just thought it was cool but she probably searched up what it meant along with others it's not like she had a medusa tattoo lol Edit: Please look over this comment. I didn't think before I wrote which was a stupid thing to do.
Here are the 5 possible meanings of all tattoos: 1. I was tattooed against my will, a token from my traffickers, may they rot in hell 2. I got really drunk one night 3. I'm a huge fan of this or that and got a tattoo of it 4. I just thought it would look cool, no real thought behind it 5. I thought about it for a long time, it has a personal meaning for me and my peers.
Yeah, you forgot gang and/or prison tats. Which could've been included in the first, third or fourth if you didn't add that line about traffickers (why? is really common in your country?) and "no real thought about it". Everything have a thought behind it, even if just to look cooler or intentionally weirder. I've seen dumbasses who thought that getting gang tattoos will make them look cooler and by gods they were some stupid dumbasses.
I have 10 tattoos and I am fortunate enough to say I don't have any childhood trauma. Some people just want tattoos. Doesn't always have a deeper meaning.
Even worse when these symbols make no sense. The whole story of medusa was between females. One was jealous and powerful. One was beautiful and weak. The ironically symbolises survivors of sexual assault is the beautiful and weak one. And also… why sexual assault?! Medusa was never hurt by a man in the original story. Sure, there were some stories where Poseidon forced himself upon her but not many. Most stories involve her choice to engage the affair, her having his 2 children and becoming his wife by the Greek’s rule of Gods marrying their sexual partners. She was turned into a gorgon for breaking her vow, which was found when she decided to ‘partake’ in Poseidon within the temple to Athena. Athena and Poseidon being enemies resulted in a punishment that would hurt the both of them. Could’ve chosen a much better character to represent the strength of women who overcome the anguish of SA. Ps. Medusa being raped comes from Ovid’s greek tales around 0 BC, he was known for focusing on sex, adultery and all things related. It is a bad source because he literally wrote about everything from the birth of the Universe to the birth of Caeser (he was Roman). The oldest and most ‘correct’ would be from around 800bc from Hesiod’s theogony. I think a much cooler female empowerment icon from Greek mythology would be Nyx, who is often shown as the first being to ever exist, although later depicted as being created by Phanes the ‘god of creation’ and was also said to have been an image of fear for Zeus, who refused to punish Hypnos after he sought protection from Nyx for, on request from Hera, he lulled Zeus to sleep (which enabled the stories of Hercules). So yeah, Nyx is literally the girl boss of Greek mythology given that not even the arrogant godking was willing to offend her. Oh, she also facilitated Zeus’ reign as she literally told him how to take over from Cronus so its kinda like the whole ‘behind every successful man is a stronger woman kinda story’ She also had a pretty wholesome life living with her daughter.
@@tylerclarke4829the reasoning behind the medusa symbology is that medusa was r***ed by Poseidon, and that athena punished her for being a victim. Whether you agree or not, it doesn't matter. The tattoo is then reclaiming the character and her story in the sense of going against the belief that women should be punished or cursed for being victims.
@@tylerclarke4829and really that paragraph about how Ovid is "a bad source" of a mythological story because he wrote about everything else? Makes no sense. There are no facts, no one is a bad source because there is nothing to verify.
The traditional spiderweb tattoo can symbolize a struggle in the wearer's life that they have had to overcome ^^ Tattoos have many many meanings. Spiderweb tattoos existed long before inmate's started getting them.
Or another good one, an addict struggling with addiction. If I remember correctly from what I've read, if spider is in the web, it means addict is still addicted and haven't kicked off the stuff yet. So yeah, a lot of different meanings and you can't know for sure, so just fuck it and do what you want.
a spideweb on the elbow i think means that you believe in white supremacy and is put on the elbow bc it shows that you should stay away from them if you arent white idek if this is true i read it off a tattoo website can someone confirm? and ik tehre are multiple meanings but i think this is one of them maybe idk im js a teenager..
I had a friend who got a Medusa tattoo. She was never SA, she just likes mythology and Medusa was one of her favorites. And has a more consistent look in multiple interpretations of the character.
I always get questions about the butterfly tattoo on my wrist and the ; tattoo and on ny other wrist, and people are usually so sweet when they do find out what it means, it’s adorable. Meanings ; usually represents someone who survived a suicide attempt ( the semi-colon is grammatically used when an author decides to continue on a sentence rather than end it, which suicide survivors use to represent their survival) The butterfly tattoo is commonly used as just a pretty thing to put on your body, but one on your wrist can signify a self-harm survivor (look up “The Butterfly Project” for more detail)
The tattoo means whatever you say it means when someone asks. If someone sees my ink and tries to tell me what it means, they’re gonna talk to the back of my head cause I’m walking.
I wrote my brothers tattoo in ogham which is ancient Irish writing, he can't read it but I can and we joked about it in a pub and my sisters bf literally said "that could mean anything bad and you wouldn't know" I looked at him with a grin and said "aye the perfect 4 letters, c*nt" my brothers face went from laughing to horrified shock. It doesn't say that though it's just "That's it" in Irish
I disagree with saying that just that you get a tattoo says you have childhood trauma. as a veteran, almost all of the men, and quite a few of the women I served with have tattoos commemorating their service ( I do as well) it comes from a place of love of country, not trauma at all. also a fair number of civilians I know have commemorative tattoos for family members they love. my oldest son and his wife both have one with the birth information of their son.
tattoo's are art, art is subjective and is what it means to the artist or the person getting the tattoo. i know people don't really listen in art class but THAT is a very important lesson.
Exactly... and exactly why some people get those tats not for the reasons stated. They might have a personal reason why. Maybe a Greek historian? Maybe a Hawaiian pineapple? Maybe a D&D player for phoenix?