Snakehair Stories

With her dramatic serpentine hair, and powerful petrifying gaze, Medusa has been a prominent figure in literature and art for thousands of years. One of three Gorgon sisters, she's been worshiped and feared in almost equal measure. Medusa once served as a symbol of protection, but became a sign of vice and seduction. In this story you'll learn the different variations of this snake-haired woman's origin story from 8th century BC to 19th-century poetry and even modern films. I know what you're thinking: 'I know Medusa. I've seen the movies.' But do you really? Read to find out.

Meda is the daughter of Medusa. Like her mother, she has the curse of turning people into stone when they look at her eyes. She inherited her mother's hair. Meda completely despises her mother and isn't interested in the life of killing mortals. Meda runs away to a completely new continent- America. The year is 2019 and life is going pretty well for Paris Frost. Until New Year's Eve. Paris went out partying with her mother, and when the clock struck 12 something happened that would change her life for ever.