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	'''Medusa''' was a woman in Greek mythology who was extremely beautiful. One of her suitors was Poseidon, the god of the sea, and one day he realized that, since he was a god, he didn't have to ask for her permission before having his way with her. So he did, right in the middle of the temple to Athena where she worked. Athena was naturally furious, but since she couldn't do anything to Poseidon, him being a god as well, she vented on Medusa herself - though this has the unfortunate implication of seeming as though Athena punished Medusa for [[What\|having the audacity to be raped in one of ''her'' temples]]. Either way, she went and turned Medusa into a [[Gorgon]], a monster with snakes for hair and a face so hideous that anyone who looked at it turned to stone. Greek gods are dicks.		'''Medusa''' was a woman in Greek mythology who was extremely beautiful. One of her suitors was Poseidon, the god of the sea, and one day he realized that, since he was a god, he didn't have to ask for her permission before having his way with her. So he did, right in the middle of the temple to Athena where she worked. Athena was naturally furious, but since she couldn't do anything to Poseidon, him being a god as well, she vented on Medusa herself - though this has the unfortunate implication of seeming as though Athena punished Medusa for [[What\|having the audacity to be raped in one of ''her'' temples]]. Either way, she went and turned Medusa into a [[Gorgon]], a monster with snakes for hair and a face so hideous that anyone who looked at it turned to stone. Greek gods are dicks.

	[Some alternative versions suggest that A) the sex was fully consensual; B) Athena actually changed her ''to protect her from future rapes''; C) Medusa and her fellow gorgons were either from the underworld or the daughters of sea gods; or D) they were just holdovers from even older religions, but Greek canon is a clusterfuck and Greek rape cases (and justice in general) were excuses for orators to verbally jerk off, so most people stick to the Athenian write-up.]		[Some alternative versions suggest that A) the sex was fully consensual; B) Athena actually changed her ''to protect her from future rapes''; C) Medusa and her fellow gorgons were either from the underworld or the daughters of sea gods; or D) they were just holdovers from even older religions, but Greek canon is a clusterfuck and Greek rape cases (and justice in general) were excuses for orators to verbally jerk off, so most people stick to the Athenian write-up.]

	Lots of myths said that her face was so ugly it turned people to stone (she was basically a shrieking fanged corpse covered in snakes), but most artistic depictions and almost all modern re-tellings have her looking rather beautiful, making her one of the first [[monstergirls]] - this even happened in Roman times (as can be seen with ancient Roman art), with some versions of myth saying instead that she was still very beautiful but it was [[Irony\|ironically]] pointless since everyone that gazed at her turned to stone. Also, while Medusa's sisters were changed into Gorgons just like her, Medusa is said to be the only one with the petrifying power, which is something that has become often conflated with the Gorgon race as a whole. That, or they all had that ability, but Medusa was the only one who could be killed. Like we said, it's a clusterfuck. Also important to remember that it was originally ''you'' looking at ''her'' that turned you to stone, not ''her'' looking at ''you.''		Lots of myths said that her face was so ugly it turned people to stone (she was basically a shrieking fanged corpse covered in snakes), but most artistic depictions and almost all modern re-tellings have her looking rather beautiful, making her one of the first [[monstergirls]] - this even happened in Roman times (as can be seen with ancient Roman art), with some versions of myth saying instead that she was still very beautiful but it was [[Irony\|ironically]] pointless since everyone that gazed at her turned to stone. Also, while Medusa's sisters were changed into Gorgons just like her, Medusa is said to be the only one with the petrifying power, which is something that has become often conflated with the Gorgon race as a whole. That, or they all had that ability, but Medusa was the only one who could be killed. Like we said, it's a clusterfuck. Also important to remember that it was originally ''you'' looking at ''her'' that turned you to stone, not ''her'' looking at ''you.''

	== Dungeons & Dragons ==		== Dungeons & Dragons ==
	Medusa was a person, not a species (she is a Gorgon), but that didn't stop the writers of [[Dungeons & Dragons]] from naming a whole race after her. "Medusae" vary a fair amount depending on which edition you look at.		Medusa was a person, not a species (she is a Gorgon), but that didn't stop the writers of [[Dungeons & Dragons]] from naming a whole race after her. "Medusae" vary a fair amount depending on which edition you look at.

	2e: Medusae look like elven women with snakes for hair and white eyes. They tend to rely on mating with human men to have more medusa daughters, since actual men of their race (called "maedar") are rare as fuck (to the point that most in-universe experts have never heard of them) and the bizarre-ass nature of their reproduction keeps them that way... what? You want to know the details? Alright, it works like this: human man plus medusa equals 2-6 eggs, all of which hatch into medusa daughters. Maedar + medusa, on the other hand, equals 2-6 eggs, of which 25% will hatch into boys. Of those boys, ONE PERCENT are maedar in turn; the other boys, and all the girls, are humans (who, unfortunately, are not immune to their mother's gaze). Medusa and maedar are extremely sexually dimorphic; medusae have snake hair and petrifying gazes, maedar are bald and can turn stone to flesh with a touch. There's also greater medusae, who have snake-bodies instead of legs (like a [[Lamia]]-- thank Ray Harryhausen for his popular depiction of a snake-bodied Medusa in ''Clash of the Titans'') and super-poisonous blood, and glyptars, which are undead maedar whose souls possess crystals, which can be attached to statues (to make golems) or swords (to make intelligent magical weapons).		2e: Medusae look like elven women with snakes for hair and white eyes. They tend to rely on mating with human men to have more medusa daughters, since actual men of their race (called "maedar") are rare as fuck (to the point that most in-universe experts have never heard of them) and the bizarre-ass nature of their reproduction keeps them that way... what? You want to know the details? Alright, it works like this: human man plus medusa equals 2-6 eggs, all of which hatch into medusa daughters. Maedar + medusa, on the other hand, equals 2-6 eggs, of which 25% will hatch into boys. Of those boys, ONE PERCENT are maedar in turn; the other boys, and all the girls, are humans (who, unfortunately, are not immune to their mother's gaze). Medusa and maedar are extremely sexually dimorphic; medusae have snake hair and petrifying gazes, maedar are bald and can turn stone to flesh with a touch. There's also greater medusae, who have snake-bodies instead of legs (like a [[Lamia]]-- thank Ray Harryhausen for his popular depiction of a snake-bodied Medusa in ''Clash of the Titans'') and super-poisonous blood, and glyptars, which are undead maedar whose souls possess crystals, which can be attached to statues (to make golems) or swords (to make intelligent magical weapons).

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	== Warhammer Fantasy ==		== Warhammer Fantasy ==
	[[File:Warhammer Bloodwrack Medusae.png\|thumb\|Art for the Bloodwrack Medusae in 8th Edition Warhammer Fantasy]].		[[File:Warhammer Bloodwrack Medusae.png\|thumb\|Art for the Bloodwrack Medusae in 8th Edition Warhammer Fantasy]]
	In [[Warhammer Fantasy]], the 8th edition update for the [[Dark Elves (Warhammer Fantasy)\|Dark Elves]] saw the release of a new unit called the Bloodwrack Medusae; former Druchii Sorceresses of Ghrond who sought to use their magic to become beautiful, until they angered the jealous goddess Atharti and were transformed into gore-slicked, painwracked monsters, with tresses of writhing serpents and a giant snake's tail replacing their lower torso. Driven mad and reduced to feral beasts, [[Morathi]] drove them from the city, but they occasionally show up alongside Druchii armies - either chained to Atharti's Bloodwrack Shrines, or having been drawn from their cavern lairs by the promise of victims to take their pain out on.		In [[Warhammer Fantasy]], the 8th edition update for the [[Dark Elves (Warhammer Fantasy)\|Dark Elves]] saw the release of a new unit called the Bloodwrack Medusae; former Druchii Sorceresses of Ghrond who sought to use their magic to become beautiful, until they angered the jealous goddess Atharti and were transformed into gore-slicked, painwracked monsters, with tresses of writhing serpents and a giant snake's tail replacing their lower torso. Driven mad and reduced to feral beasts, [[Morathi]] drove them from the city, but they occasionally show up alongside Druchii armies - either chained to Atharti's Bloodwrack Shrines, or having been drawn from their cavern lairs by the promise of victims to take their pain out on.

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	Medusas of 4e.PNG\|A combined pic showing both male and female 4e Medusae.		Medusas of 4e.PNG\|A combined pic showing both male and female 4e Medusae.
	Medusa 5e.jpg\|The latest D&D Medusa.		Medusa 5e.jpg\|The latest D&D Medusa.
	PF Medusa.~~jpg~~\|Medusa from Pathfinder.		Medusa B1.png\|Medusa from Pathfinder.
	PF Euryale.jpg\|Euryale from Pathfinder.		PF Euryale.jpg\|Euryale from Pathfinder.
	Medusa Knight Riding Gorgon.jpg\|A Medusa and a [[Gorgon]] from 3e.		Medusa Knight Riding Gorgon.jpg\|A Medusa and a [[Gorgon]] from 3e.

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	Medusa MM 2e.png\|2e's ''Monstrous Manual''.		Medusa MM 2e.png\|2e's ''Monstrous Manual''.
	Maedar MM 2e.png\|2e Maedar.		Maedar MM 2e.png\|2e Maedar.
			Maedar MC3.jpg
	Medusa maedar A Hero's Tale.png\|Both sexes. From the 2e module ''A Hero's Tale''.		Medusa maedar A Hero's Tale.png\|Both sexes. From the 2e module ''A Hero's Tale''.
	Medusa tRoSP.png\|''The Rod of Seven Parts''		Medusa tRoSP.png\|''The Rod of Seven Parts''

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	::Petrifying Gaze: Starting at 5th level, you can use your action to force a creature within 30 feet that can see your eyes to make a DC 8 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the creature is paralyzed until the end of its next turn. On your turn, you can use your bonus action to force the same creature to repeat this saving throw with disadvantage. Each time it fails, it is paralyzed again until the end of its next turn. When a creature is paralyzed in this way for the third time in a span of 10 minutes, it is instantly petrified. Starting at 10th level, the DC for this saving throw increases to 10. At 15th level, the DC increases to 12. At 20th level, the DC increases to 14.		::Petrifying Gaze: Starting at 5th level, you can use your action to force a creature within 30 feet that can see your eyes to make a DC 8 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the creature is paralyzed until the end of its next turn. On your turn, you can use your bonus action to force the same creature to repeat this saving throw with disadvantage. Each time it fails, it is paralyzed again until the end of its next turn. When a creature is paralyzed in this way for the third time in a span of 10 minutes, it is instantly petrified. Starting at 10th level, the DC for this saving throw increases to 10. At 15th level, the DC increases to 12. At 20th level, the DC increases to 14.

			===Gallery===
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			Medusa ODD2.png\|Original D&D
	Medusa 1e.jpg\|1e		Medusa 1e.jpg\|1e
	Medusa MotP 1e.jpg\|''Manual of the Planes''		Medusa MotP 1e.jpg\|''Manual of the Planes''

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	Medusa maedar A Hero's Tale.png\|Both sexes. From the 2e module ''A Hero's Tale''.		Medusa maedar A Hero's Tale.png\|Both sexes. From the 2e module ''A Hero's Tale''.
	Medusa tRoSP.png\|''The Rod of Seven Parts''		Medusa tRoSP.png\|''The Rod of Seven Parts''
			Medusa MCR2.jpg\|''Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix 2''
	Medusa 3e.jpg\|3e Medusa.		Medusa 3e.jpg\|3e Medusa.
	Maedar 3e.png\|3e Maedar, from Dragon #355.		Maedar 3e.png\|3e Maedar, from Dragon #355.

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	They're called "bloodwrack" medusae because their gaze attack doesn't petrify - it exsanguinates, causing a victim's blood to painfully erupt from their skin until they collapse in a gore-drenched heap.		They're called "bloodwrack" medusae because their gaze attack doesn't petrify - it exsanguinates, causing a victim's blood to painfully erupt from their skin until they collapse in a gore-drenched heap.

			In [[Total War: WARHAMMER]], their gaze attack is portrayed as some kind of FTL missile that blows shit up in a "blink of an eye".

	They will be returning in [[Age of Sigmar]] as part of the new [[Daughters of Khaine]] faction, evidently having regained most of their sanity and now serving as the high priestesses of [[Morathi]], who is herself a Medusa right down to the petrifying gaze and snakes for hair. They are particularly close to the [[lamia]]-like Melusai.		They will be returning in [[Age of Sigmar]] as part of the new [[Daughters of Khaine]] faction, evidently having regained most of their sanity and now serving as the high priestesses of [[Morathi]], who is herself a Medusa right down to the petrifying gaze and snakes for hair. They are particularly close to the [[lamia]]-like Melusai.

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	Maedar MM 2e.png\|2e Maedar.		Maedar MM 2e.png\|2e Maedar.
	Medusa maedar A Hero's Tale.png\|Both sexes. From the 2e module ''A Hero's Tale''.		Medusa maedar A Hero's Tale.png\|Both sexes. From the 2e module ''A Hero's Tale''.
			Medusa tRoSP.png\|''The Rod of Seven Parts''
	Medusa 3e.jpg\|3e Medusa.		Medusa 3e.jpg\|3e Medusa.
	Maedar 3e.png\|3e Maedar, from Dragon #355.		Maedar 3e.png\|3e Maedar, from Dragon #355.

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	Medusas of 4e.PNG\|A combined pic showing both male and female 4e Medusae.		Medusas of 4e.PNG\|A combined pic showing both male and female 4e Medusae.
	Medusa 5e.jpg\|The latest D&D Medusa.		Medusa 5e.jpg\|The latest D&D Medusa.
	PF Medusa.~~jpg~~\|Medusa from Pathfinder.		Medusa B1.png\|Medusa from Pathfinder.
	PF Euryale.jpg\|Euryale from Pathfinder.		PF Euryale.jpg\|Euryale from Pathfinder.
	Medusa Knight Riding Gorgon.jpg\|A Medusa and a [[Gorgon]] from 3e.		Medusa Knight Riding Gorgon.jpg\|A Medusa and a [[Gorgon]] from 3e.

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	Medusa MM 2e.png\|2e's ''Monstrous Manual''.		Medusa MM 2e.png\|2e's ''Monstrous Manual''.
	Maedar MM 2e.png\|2e Maedar.		Maedar MM 2e.png\|2e Maedar.
			Maedar MC3.jpg
	Medusa maedar A Hero's Tale.png\|Both sexes. From the 2e module ''A Hero's Tale''.		Medusa maedar A Hero's Tale.png\|Both sexes. From the 2e module ''A Hero's Tale''.
	Medusa tRoSP.png\|''The Rod of Seven Parts''		Medusa tRoSP.png\|''The Rod of Seven Parts''

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	Medusa maedar A Hero's Tale.png\|Both sexes. From the 2e module ''A Hero's Tale''.		Medusa maedar A Hero's Tale.png\|Both sexes. From the 2e module ''A Hero's Tale''.
	Medusa tRoSP.png\|''The Rod of Seven Parts''		Medusa tRoSP.png\|''The Rod of Seven Parts''
			Medusa MCR2.jpg\|''Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix 2''
	Medusa 3e.jpg\|3e Medusa.		Medusa 3e.jpg\|3e Medusa.
	Maedar 3e.png\|3e Maedar, from Dragon #355.		Maedar 3e.png\|3e Maedar, from Dragon #355.

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	Maedar MM 2e.png\|2e Maedar.		Maedar MM 2e.png\|2e Maedar.
	Medusa maedar A Hero's Tale.png\|Both sexes. From the 2e module ''A Hero's Tale''.		Medusa maedar A Hero's Tale.png\|Both sexes. From the 2e module ''A Hero's Tale''.
			Medusa tRoSP.png\|''The Rod of Seven Parts''
	Medusa 3e.jpg\|3e Medusa.		Medusa 3e.jpg\|3e Medusa.
	Maedar 3e.png\|3e Maedar, from Dragon #355.		Maedar 3e.png\|3e Maedar, from Dragon #355.