Books about Medusa explore her transformation from a beautiful woman to a terrifying creature and the reasons behind it.

After Perseus had beheaded Medusa and put her head into his satchel, he used his winged sandals to quickly fly away from the other two vengeful Gorgons.

Never before has Medusa been more extraordinarily compelling than she is, here—revealing herself as not a victim nor a monster, but a woman taking back her story. Given the continuing revelations about men like Weinstein and (US president Donald) Trump, and others we have each encountered on our way through life, Medusa's myth is ripe for the retelling. Perseus was assisted by the gods, who provided him with a mirrored shield, winged sandals, a helmet of invisibility, an adamantine sword, and a magical satchel that could carry Medusa’s head.

As for Perseus an Zeus I was more aware of The Greek story about these two then 11 month's back in 2020 l, I read a locked in the Tower story from Ireland same concept but, didn't read about that glittering shower of Gold that resulted in Perseus mother being impregnated with Him. There are some unusual POVs in the mix, a talking head (no, not David Byrne), a crow, and an olive tree among them. Some other variations of the myth suggest that Medusa and the other Gorgons were always hideous monsters and covered with snakes.Although his primary interest is in the ancient civilizations of the Near East, he is also interested in other geographical regions, as well as other time periods.

And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, our view is that there exist countless mysteries, scientific anomalies and surprising artifacts that have yet to be discovered and explained. When Athena discovered the sea god had ravaged Medusa in her shrine she sought vengeance by transforming Medusa’s hair into snakes, so that anyone who gazed at her directly would be turned into stone. Delving into the origins of this mythic tale, Haynes revitalizes and reconstructs Medusa's story with her passion and fierce wit, offering a timely retelling of this classic myth that speaks to us today.

It addresses the issues you would expect: the nature of beauty, love, attraction, victim blaming, being different, gender stereotyping and the trauma of sexual assault. Olivia Lomenech Gill's artwork was the perfect match for the subtleness of emotion exhibited throughout the tale and also the melancholy that exuded from it at the end. i found the illustrations to be extremely gorgeous and i loved seeing medusa's myth from a more feminist perspective. Her fate designated at the hands of a God and Goddess feels cruel, how through no fault of her own has she been so horribly damned. This was one of - if not the best - Medusa retelling I’d read in years and I highly recommend it to those wanting a fresh take on her myth.