Medusa - The Queen of Killer Looks

When Hesiod first called Medusa and her sisters by name, he didn't mention their appearance. In this episode, we discuss the "why" and trace the origin of the Gorgon to a time long before our snake-haired Queen was called Medusa.  Resources:  The Language of the Goddess: Gimbutas, Marija, Campbell, Joseph: 9780500282496: Amazon.com: Books https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Creatures/Medusa/medusa.html Medusa: Sympathy for a Monster | Classical Wisdom Weekly Medusa - Wikipedia Spolia - Wikipedia Medusa | Myth & Story | Britannica 🐍 Medusa :: The Real Story of the Snake-Haired Gorgon (greekmythology.com) Medusa in Greek Mythology - Origin Story & Death - World History Edu Medusa and the Gorgons: The Origins of the Legendary Tale – War and Civilization (camrea.org) Gorgons - Wikipedia Gorgoneion - Wikipedia Hesiod, Theogony, line 270 (tufts.edu) Ceto - Wikipedia Phorcys - Wikipedia Corfu - Wikipedia Apotropaic magic - Wikipedia   Contact me: [email protected] Mailing List - join here! Postal Mail: PO Box 205, MacArthur WV 25873   Social Media: Facebook - Instagram - Twitter   Affiliate links: Rakuten - https://www.rakuten.com/r/3GILLS?eeid=45830 ALLi - https://allianceindependentauthors.org/?affid=10208 Kobo home page - https://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=3as/gZthuJE&offerid=884497.1515&type=3&subid=0