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a sexual assault victim cursed for the crime committed against her, then beheaded for it
means In Greek mythology, a Gorgon whose gaze turned onlookers to stone, slain by Perseus; by extension, anything mesmerizing and dangerous, or the bell-shaped, free-swimming stage of a jellyfish.
from From Greek Médousa, literally "guardian" or "protectress," from the verb médein, "to protect, rule over." The name fits a being set to guard with a glance that no one survives. The biological sense — a jellyfish's drifting bell — came later, the trailing tentacles likened to her snake-coiled hair.
- origin myth
- Athena punished her after Poseidon's assault
- useful corpse
- Her severed head still turned enemies to stone
- winged offspring
- Pegasus sprang from her bleeding neck
- jellyfish namesake
- The free-swimming jellyfish stage is called medusa
- modern icon
- Versace's logo is her snaky face
medusa marble sculpture — gian lorenzo bernini's marble bust, 1638, palazzo altemps, rome
medusa painting caravaggio — caravaggio's oil on canvas shield, 1595, uffizi gallery, florence
medusa jellyfish — box jellyfish (chironex fleckeri), deadly species in australian waters