Medusa has become a figure of protection to women who have experienced sexual assault or assault on some level, particularly ...

In some of the older versions, Medusa wasn’t a monster at all. She was a victim. Assaulted by Poseidon in Athena’s temple, then punished for it by being turned into something terrifying.

For a dreadful moment Perseus was tempted to look up at her to meet her eyes but with all his strength he kept his head turned away as Athena had instructed him and instead of looking at Medusa he ...

It’s a cultural, anthropological, and psychological analysis. It is one of the ethnographic studies, and he uses the symbol ...