Though most of the world sees Medusa as simply a snake-haired monster that turns people into stone if they so much as make eye contact with her, there's much more to the myth than that.

To most people, Medusa is known as a snake-haired figure in Greek mythology who could turn those who crossed her path into stone. But to others, Medusa is an individual whose story holds a much ...

Archaeologists uncovered something unusual while recently excavating an ancient Roman villa: Two mosaics depicting the Greek mythological figure Medusa. In Greek mythology, Medusa is one of the ...

In ancient mythology, Medusa was one of the Gorgons, three sisters who had snakes for hair. Medusa was cursed by Athena, or Minerva as the Romans called her, to turn any living thing that she cast ...

Greek myth Medusa has a "fierce and grotesque or feminine and composed" face with "hair made of snakes," according to The Met’s website. "The most common interpretation of Medusa suggests she is ...

“Medusa’s Sisters” offers a compelling alternate version that brings new depth to a familiar myth. Wendy Smith is the author of “Real Life Drama: The Group Theatre and America, 1931-1940.” ...

In mythology, Medusa was a Gorgon, a monstrous creature with a gaze that could turn anyone to stone, often depicted with snakes for hair. But while most modern depictions focus on this monstrous ...

MEDUSA (The Myth of Monsters, Book 1), by Katherine Marsh When I teach contemporary rewritings of Greek mythology, I begin with a warning: The world these myths conjure is especially brutal for women.

As a lover of mythology this Medusa build by Aftershock PC Australia, immediately grabbed my attention. Its expressive stone-look depiction of Perseus' triumph over the Gorgon is said to be a ...