No; she was at one point transformed from maiden into sea monster, by some accounts - in others she was a sea monster born from other sea gods.
Medusa could turn people into stone.
Medusa's myth was that she could transform anyone who looked at her to stone. Some say she had two other sisters however she was the only mortal one and the most powerful. She was killed by Perseus who cut off her head and her head was used as a weapon to turn the holders enemy to stone.
Medusa's sisters were immortal and could not die.
yes
There is no proof that Medusa could not help but to turn people to stone.
Medusa was called Medusa... She had two sisters; Euryale and Stheno. They were the three Gorgons. Euryale and Stheno were immortal. Medusa was not.
Medusa turned anything she looked at into stone. That could be considered a talent - or a curse.
She was once the most beautiful goddess of them all. But then when Aphrodite was born, she got jealous of Medusa. So she put a spell on Medusa so that she could become the most hideous goddess ever. And that is what happen to Medusa!!
no
Medusa killed many "someones." With her gaze she could turn people to stone and she made use of that gift.
possibly, if Zeus did not turn into his immortal form first, which would vaporize medusa the insant she looked at him.
Medusa was a woman who was cursed and turned into a gorgon. She had snakes for her hair and could turn you into stone if you looked directly in her eyes.