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Medusa

[muh-doo-suh, -zuh, -dyoo-] / məˈdu sə, -zə, -ˈdyu- /


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Only much later would I realize that it wasn’t so much a smorgasbord of vendors as it was the Gorgon Medusa: When one head is removed, more sprout in its place.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

When the monster emerges in the water tower, a moss-covered, faucet-dripping, steam-seeping laboratory punctuated by a screaming sculpture of Medusa, he’s as old as he is new.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

Brittany Ferries' Mont St Michel was accompanied by a flotilla of vintage and serving warships, including World War Two-era motor gunboat 81, motor launch HMS Medusa and RAF rescue boat HSL 102.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

The Medusa, a restaurant and music venue, is in Playa de Palma, near Palma, the capital and largest city of the island chain.

From New York Times • May 23, 2024

They told him which one was Medusa and that was important, for she alone of the three could be killed; the other two were immortal.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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