No, Athena cursed medusa and her sisters making them gorgons with snakes for hair and a gaze that could turn a man to stone. Athena did this because medusa's sisters helped medusa break into Athena's temple to hook up with poisieden
people were scared of medusa because one look at her would turn you into stone
Perseus, son of Zeus, killed Medusa because she turned people to stone -- essentially, because she was a murderer.
Because of a curse Athena put on her.
There is no proof that Medusa could not help but to turn people to stone.
Medusa could turn people into stone.
Medusa
Medusa can turn people who meet her eyes into stone.
When someone looks at Medusa they turn in to stone.
because they have to stop medusa from truning other people into stone
Medusa didn't "want" to do that; it was her nature.
turn people to stone
Turning people to stone