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Medusa is a Gorgon who was slain by the Greek hero Perseus. She was a monstrous creature with snakes growing out of her head like hair, and a glare that would instantly petrify anyone who looked at her eyes. Even after death, her severed head would still retain this power.

In popular culture[]

Literature[]

  • "The Gorgon", by Clark Ashton Smith (as a decapitated head)
  • The Circus of Dr. Lao, by Charles G. Finney

Television[]

  • Doctor Who
  • Tales from the Cryptkeeper
  • Face Off (as a decapitated head)
  • Land of the Lost
  • Super 10

Films[]

  • Clash of the Titans (1981)

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