Medusa (the lady with the snakes for hair)
Medusa is part of Greek mythology. Her gaze turned people to stone. Her her was writihing snakes.
In Greek mythology, Medusa is often depicted as a monstrous woman with snakes for hair and a gaze that turns people to stone.
No, Medusa is a Gorgon from Greek mythology.
The Gorgons were feared. They had the hair of snakes, and their gaze, if beheld, could turn one to stone.
Medusa is a character from Greek mythology, not a folktale. She is often depicted as a monster with snakes for hair, whose gaze turns people into stone.
In Greek mythology, the gas that turns people into stone is called "Medusa's gaze" or simply "Medusa's stare." Medusa, a Gorgon with snakes for hair, had the power to turn anyone who looked directly at her into stone.
Medusa was not a Greek goddess. She did appear in their mythology, however, as the terrifying snake-haired Gorgon whose gaze turned you to stone. Her head's powers were eventually used as a weapon by the hero Perseus.
well in Greek mythology Medusa could turn people to stone by looking at them.
The literary term used for gorgon is a mythological creature from ancient Greek mythology. Gorgons are typically depicted as female monsters with snakes for hair and the ability to turn others to stone with their gaze.
There isn't one in Greek Mythology.
She was caught flirting with Posiden in Athena's temple and was turned into a nasty gorgon.
It's referring to Medusa and how her gaze kills you or turns you into stone.