Medusa's Truth
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What if Medusa wasn't cursed? What if Athena granted Medusa the power to protect herself by turning men into stone? What is Medusa wasn't ugly? What if angry men, bitter about being deprived of her beauty, painted her so? This fascinating retelling of Medusa explores an alternative story line between her and Perseus.
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