Medusa
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Only much later would I realize that it wasn’t so much a smorgasbord of vendors as it was the Gorgon Medusa: When one head is removed, more sprout in its place.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
When the monster emerges in the water tower, a moss-covered, faucet-dripping, steam-seeping laboratory punctuated by a screaming sculpture of Medusa, he’s as old as he is new.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025
Syn proudly sent me a link to a US public warning about Medusa which was put out in March.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025
For centuries, the Greek Gorgon Medusa has been cast as a vicious monster, a beastly woman with writhing snakes for hair and a deadly gaze that turns living creatures to stone.
From New York Times • May 25, 2024
Seven-year-old Annabeth sat next to her, playing with a Medusa beanbag toy.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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Marine Biology - Middle School
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Marine Biology - High School
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