Understanding Medusa: The Myth and Legacy of the Gorgon

She was never the monster. She was the victim who became powerful. Behind the terrifying image of snakes for hair and a gaze that turns men to stone lies a profound story of injustice, transformation, and female power that still resonates today. In "e;Understanding Medusa,"e; scholar L.K. Meritt reveals the hidden truth of this misunderstood figure—once a beautiful priestess violated by Poseidon, ...