Archaeologists in Licata, Sicily were recently exploring the remains of the ancient Greek colony Finziade when they came ...

So it is that Perseus finds himself agreeing to find and defeat the Gorgon - a monster called Medusa - a task that Polydectes believes to be impossible, since the Oracle has also prophesied that ...

Archaeologists Uncover Roman Mask Mold Depicting Medusa, Say It Was Used as a Protective Charm The archaeological site of ...

Or it might be the head of Medusa, the Gorgon whose hair of writhing snakes and petrifying gaze have haunted myth and art alike. For the more artistically inclined, there's the celebrated ...

Medusa was a Gorgon who had venomous snakes instead of hair. She could turn people to stone just by looking at them. Athena had not only told Perseus how to destroy the Gorgon, she had also given ...