Medusa (disambiguation)

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Medusa is one of the three Gorgons in Greek mythology.

Medusa may also refer to:

Other mythological figures

• Medusa, a daughter of Sthenelus (son of Andromeda and Perseus) and Nicippe
• Medusa, a daughter of Priam
• Medusa, a daughter of Pelias
• Medusa, a daughter of Orsilochus
• Medusa, a child of the Trojan king Priam

Places

• Medusa, Xanthi, Greece
• Medusa, New York, United States

Works of art

Painting

• Medusa (Caravaggio)
• Medusa (Leonardo da Vinci painting)

Literary fiction

• Medusa (comics)
• Medusa (Honorverse)
• Medusa, a novel by Thomas Thiemeyer
• Medusa (Cussler novel), a novel by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos
• Medusa (Dibdin novel), a novel by Michael Dibdin
• Medusa, a Soul Eater character
• Medusa, a military unit in the Jason Bourne novel series
• Medusa, a planet in the TV series Star Maidens
• Madame Medusa, a character in The Rescuers
• Medusae, an alien race in the novel The Legion of Space
• Medusa, an antagonist in the Japanese manga Rosario + Vampire
• Rider, a Fate/stay night character

Films and film production

• Medusa, a 1973 film starring George Hamilton and Cameron Mitchell
• Medusa, a film production company owned by Fininvest
• Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful, a mockumentary film

Music

• Medusa (Clan of Xymox album)
• Medusa (Annie Lennox album)
• Medusa (Trapeze album)
• "Medusa," a song by Anthrax on the album Spreading the Disease
• "Medusa," a song by Sweet on the album Desolation Boulevard
• "The Medusa", a song by The Haunted from The Dead Eye
• Medusa, a female rap artist affiliated with Project Blowed

Astronomy

• Medusa Nebula
• Medusa Galaxy Merger
• 149 Medusa, an asteroid

Ships

• French frigate Méduse (1810), which inspired several works of art:
  • The Raft of the Medusa, 1818–1819 painting by Théodore Géricault
  • Das Floß der Medusa, 1968 oratorio by Hans Werner Henze
  • Le Radeau de la Méduse, 1994 French film
• USS Medusa (1869), a Passaic-class coastal monitor
• USS Medusa (AR-1), a fleet repair ship launched in 1923

Gaming

• Medusa (Dungeons & Dragons)
• Medusa, a character in the Kid Icarus game series
• Medusa, a monster in the Eggerland game series
• Medusa, the boss of the final chapter of the first book in Bookworm Adventures

Roller coasters

• Medusa (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom), a steel floorless roller coaster
• Medusa Steel Coaster, a hybrid roller coaster
• Bizarro (Six Flags Great Adventure) at Six Flags Great Adventure, which was formerly known as Medusa

Software

• MEDUSA, a design software program
• Medusa (internet server), a framework for internet servers

Other uses

• Medusa (biology), one of two forms taken by cnidarian animals
• MEDUSA (weapon)
• Operation Medusa, a military operation in Afghanistan
• Medusa piercing
• Medusa, a type of nuclear pulse propulsion

See also

• Madusa, stage name of professional wrestler Debra Miceli (born 1964)

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