In mythology, Medusa was a Gorgon, a monstrous creature with a gaze ... Despite being widely regarded as a monster, symbolism related to Medusa in Greek and Roman culture did not necessarily ...

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 ...

The book has been hailed as a feminist retelling of Medusa’s myth, however, for me, she remained a victim without any agency ...