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
Debi Mazar pops in as a good Medusa, with a scarf tied around her snake hair.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024
Brittany Ferries' Mont St Michel was accompanied by a flotilla of vintage and serving warships, including World War Two-era motor gunboat 81, motor launch HMS Medusa and RAF rescue boat HSL 102.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024
They told him which one was Medusa and that was important, for she alone of the three could be killed; the other two were immortal.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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Marine Biology - Middle School
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Marine Biology - High School
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