Traditional
Medusa
A myth from Ancient Greece
Medusa told by Anna Conomos Wedlock
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Story
Medusa is one of three sisters known as the Gorgons. Each sister has snakes for hair and the power to turn anyone who looks at them into stone. King Polydectes sends a young man called Perseus to fetch the head of this powerful monster in an attempt to get rid of him. Armed with gifts from the Gods, Perseus enters the Gorgons’ cave…
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Why we chose it
Medusa, with her snakes for hair and ability to turn men to stone, is one of the best known and most fascinating of the Ancient Greek monsters.