Medusa
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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
For centuries, the Greek Gorgon Medusa has been cast as a vicious monster, a beastly woman with writhing snakes for hair and a deadly gaze that turns living creatures to stone.
From New York Times • May 25, 2024
Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in Palma de Majorca.
From BBC • May 23, 2024
They were white cobras tangled among themselves, like the hair of Medusa.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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