No. The people of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried under hot ash. They eventually decayed, leaving hollow cavities. Archaeologists later poured plaster into these cavities, forming casts of the people's bodies.
No one turned to stone after Vesuvius erupted. If you are thinking of the eruption of 79 AD, the majority of the people died by the pyroclastic flow of hot gasses. The white "statues" we see of the victims are plaster casts of their bodies.
An ancient volcano named Mt. Vesuvius near Pompeii turned people into stone.
Mount Vesuvius' magma is comprised mostly of pumice stone. It is low density molten rock that erupts at a high temperature.
Mount Vesuvius' magma is comprised mostly of pumice stone. It is low density molten rock that erupts at a high temperature.
The myth of Medusa, a Gorgon creature in Greek mythology, tells the story of a woman with snakes for hair whose gaze could turn people to stone. There is no specific volcano mentioned in connection to this myth; it is usually associated with her home, a cave in the mountains. It is a mythical aspect rather than a scientific phenomena related to a volcano.
Medusa
you go past the guy that was turned into stone and keep going
The greek monster medusa turned people to stone.
Perseus did this. He was flying by with his winged sandals and he saw Atlas holding up the sky. He felt sorry for Atlas and turned him into stone with Medusa's head. This is supposedly how Mount Atlas came about.
they turned to stone
Niobe, turned to stone by Apollo and Artemis. Atlas ind Phineus by Perseus brandishing Medusa's head.
anyone who looks into her eyes is turned to stone, and her blood was turned to acid