medusa (in greek mythology
11Medusa Peak — (79°38′S 157°25′E / 79.633°S 157.417°E / 79.633; 157.417) is a peak, 1700 m, located southeast of Perseus Peak on Tentacle Ridge, Cook Mountains. Named is association with other p …
12medusa — medusoid /meuh dooh soyd, dyooh /, adj. /meuh dooh seuh, zeuh, dyooh /, n., pl. medusas, medusae / see, zee/. Zool. a saucer shaped or dome shaped, free swimming jellyfish or hydra. [1750 60; special use of MEDUSA, alluding to the Gorgon s snaky… …
13Medusa — /meuh dooh seuh, zeuh, dyooh /, n., pl. Medusas. Class. Myth. the only mortal of the three Gorgons. She was killed by Perseus, and her head was mounted upon the aegis of Zeus and Athena. [ < L < Gk Médousa, special use of médousa, fem. of médon… …
14Medusa (disambiguation) — Contents 1 Other mythological figures 2 Astronomy 3 Ships 4 …
15Medusa Nebula — This article is about a planetary nebula. For the Medusa Galaxy Merger, see NGC 4194. Medusa Nebula Medusa nebula, 24 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, AZ. Courtesy of Joseph D. Schulman Observation data (Epoch J2000.0) …
16Medusa — From Greek mythology, one of the Gorgons. These three women were winged dragon like creatures with snakes for hair, and were so ugly they could turn someone to stone by looking at them. Two of the three Gorgons are immortal, Euryale and… …
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17Medusa — Me|du|sa in ancient Greek ↑mythology, a woman who had snakes instead of hair and turned everyone who looked at her into stone. She was killed by Perseus, who used his shiny ↑shield (=a metal object carried by soldiers to protect themselves) as a… …
18Medusa — n. (in Greek Mythology) one of the three Gorgons that had snakes for hair and everyone who looked at them was turned to stone …
19Cultural depictions of Medusa and Gorgons — Medusa mosaic (Roman period, Athens Archeological Museum) …
20Metis (mythology) — Greek deities series Primordial deities Olympians Aquatic deities Chthonic deities …
