The Gorgons were the names of the three sisters in Greek mythology who had snakes for hair. The most famous, Medusa, had a powerful gaze that turned anyone. Skip to content.

Archaeologists exploring the ancient ruins of Finziade, the last Greek colony on the island of Sicily, recently discovered a mold used to create masks depicting the mythological Gorgon Medusa ...

The ancient Dorians knew well the legend of Medusa, the most beautiful of the three Gorgon sisters, who provoked the goddess Athena’s ire by consorting with a god. Athena’s revenge ...

Here is Medusa’s profile from Shin Megami Tensei IV: “A monster of Greek lore; one of the three Gorgon sisters. She had snakes for hair, bronze scales for skin, golden wings on her back, sharp ...

The most famous story about her says she was so hideous that people who gazed at her would turn to stone. But Medusa was a victim of the Greek gods as well as a victimizer.