Zeus... (in the form of a swan) raped Leda, (in the form of a bull) carried off Europa, (in the form of golden shaft of light or coins) impregnated Danae, etc. and etc.. Apollo chased Daphne and she got turned into a tree to escape him. As much as I like trees, turning into one ought to be a matter of desire not desperation. And poor Medusa! She was beautiful, and a virgin sworn to the service of a goddess, when a god (I'm forgetting which one) pounced upon her. She got cursed with the snakes by her jealous goddess so that no man's wandering eye would lightly fall that way again. Leaving her homeland and all known amenities, she fled with her sisters to a barren rock... and even there she wasn't safe from the gods because Aethena told Perseus to go there and behead her. Not good at all. A wart on the nose or knock knees would be easier to live with than the attention that too much beauty can bring.