Medusa
Petrifying gaze bearer
Medusa is a monster from Greek mythology, one of the three Gorgon sisters.
She had snakes for hair and a gaze that turned anyone who looked at her to stone.
Perseus killed her by viewing her reflection in his shield and beheading her.
The name evokes terror, ugliness, or a woman whose appearance is frightening: She woke up looking like Medusa. (Lowercase medusa is the jellyfish stage.)
Serpent-haired mythical being
- HydraMulti-headed mythical serpent
- MinotaurBull-man of Greek myth
- CerberusMythical watchdog of death's realm
- ScyllaSix-headed mythical beast
Charybdis · Sphinx · Cyclops · Echidna · Lamia · Python · manticore · griffin
Gorgon-slaying demigod
- AthenaGreek wisdom deity
- PoseidonGreek sea deity
- PegasusDivine airborne horse
- decapitationSevering head from body
aegis · shield · reflection · curse · transformation · chthonic · immortal · mortal
Solid earth fragment
- gazeFixed, intent look
- stareProlonged fixed gaze
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
freeze · petrify · immobility · rigid · paralysis · terror · eyes · glance
Elongated limbless reptiles
- coilsConnected loops of material
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- hissingSharp sss sound
- writhingTwisting the body convulsively
venomous · fangs · slithering · reptilian · tendrils · entwined · asp · viper
Gorgon
Serpent-haired mythical being
- HydraMulti-headed mythical serpent
- MinotaurBull-man of Greek myth
- CerberusMythical watchdog of death's realm
Scylla · Charybdis · Sphinx · Cyclops · Echidna · Lamia · Python · manticore · griffin · kraken
Perseus
Gorgon-slaying demigod
decapitation · aegis · shield · reflection · curse · transformation · chthonic · immortal · mortal · serpentine
stone
Solid earth fragment
frozen · freeze · petrify · immobility · rigid · paralysis · terror · eyes · glance · deadly
snakes
Elongated limbless reptiles
writhing · venomous · fangs · slithering · reptilian · tendrils · entwined · asp · viper · tangled
Caravaggio
Renaissance-era Italian painter
Bernini · sculpture · shield · Renaissance · Baroque · icon · symbol · Uffizi · painting · severed
fear
Emotional response to threat
hideous · grotesque · nightmare · menacing · deadly · cursed · fearsome · gaze · paralyzing · abomination
- Classical MythologyZeus, Apollo, Venus, Athena, Aphrodite
- GreciaAcropolis, Parthenon, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades
- GreeceAcropolis, Parthenon, Athens, Greek, Hellenic
- Greek mythologyZeus, Athena, Apollo, Hera, Poseidon
- mythical creaturesdragon, dragons, vampire, vampires, werewolf
- mythologyZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Odin
MedusaPygmalion
Sculptor enamored with his creation
life-giver · Beatrice · Prometheus · Asclepius · animator
MedusaAphrodite
Greek goddess of love
Venus · beauty · Helen of Troy · Rapunzel · Psyche
MedusaPerseus
Gorgon-slaying demigod
Athena · guardian angel · protector · savior figure · Asclepius
- medusa headSerpent-haired monster's severed visage
- Medusa's headSnake-crowned lethal countenance