The Gorgon; or one of the Gorgons whose hair was changed into serpents, after which all who looked upon her were turned into stone.

A gorgon or female monster from Greek mythology. It turned humans into stone.

The only Gorgon that was mortal. She had snakes in her hair and her face could turn all viewers into stone.

She was one the the three Gorgon sisters. They had living snakes as hair, bronze hands, and golden wings. Sometimes they were also shown having a snake's tail instead of legs. Any who looked at them would be turned to stone. They were daughters of a sea god and a sea monster. The sisters names were Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa. Medusa was later slain by Perseus (Greek hero).

(Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus

a snake-haired, horrible woman whose gaze can turn creatures to stone.

The name of the mythical gorgon who would turn anyone who looked at her to stone.

(meh-DOO-suh) Gorgon slain by Perseus

( Gorgon) Snake-haired female monster

In Greek mythology, Medusa (Greek: Μέδουσα, Médousa, "guardian, protectress"The verb medein "to protect, rule over", has given the name of another dangerous protectress, Medea.), was a monstrous chthonic female character, essentially an extension of an apotropaic mask, gazing upon whom could turn onlookers to stone. Secondarily, Medusa was tripled into a trio of sisters, the Gorgons.

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the medusa is a monstrous humanoid creature with a mass of writhing, hissing snakes instead of hair.