Medusa is a gorgon who can turn people to stone if they look her directly in her eyes. Medusa was a woman cursed with the hair of asps, golden wings and skin, and whose beauty had the power to transform men into stone statues. Once the prized priestess for Athena, Medusa was raped by Poseidon. Athena turned Medusa into a Gorgon and banished her, despite her innocence in the whole ordeal. Since then, Medusa lived on an island on the edge of Ocean and hid there, killing anyone who came ashore the island while hidden in an abandoned Temple in the heart of the island.
Thousands of years ago, Medusa was a daughter of Phorcys and Keto, and was once a chief priestess of Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, as well as a beautiful maiden full of promise and hope. However, Poseidon, the God of the Sea, was bitter at Athena for recently turning his beloved Coronis into a raven, so he decided to get back at her by seducing Medusa within the goddess' virgin temple. Poseidon raped Medusa on the cold floor of the temple of Athena, with Medusa praying to Athena for salvation. As a result, the infuriated Athena was disgusted with the beautiful woman and cursed Medusa, transforming her into a monsters and ending her into exile, much to Poseidon's horror and dismay. Medusa's hair was turned into serpents and anyone who would look upon her gaze would turn to stone. Overtime, Medusa became a creature of legend, turning anybody who gazed upon her into stone.
Appearance[]
Medusa used to be a beautiful woman. After Athena cursed her, however, Medusa is transformed into a tall woman with slithering green vipers for hair (which gave off a nauseating "reptilian smell"), long hands with sharp brass talons, and a snake-like body. In her natural serpent form, Medusa measures about between 20 and 50 feet long.
In human form, she wore a long black gown, and her face is a shimmering pale circle under her black veil. In disguise, her body looks normal, but once she takes the disguise off, she reveals she has green snakes instead of hair and as well as her snake appearance. She speaks in an exotic Middle Eastern accent.
Powers and Abilities[]
Charmspeak: Medusa has an extremely persuasive voice; she could slightly charmspeak.
Gorgon Blood Properties: As is the case with all Gorgons, blood from her right side can cure anything, but the blood from her left side is deadly, as it killed Phineas even when the Doors of Death were open and under Gaea's control.
Immortality: Medusa had been living on the island for 6,000 years before she was killed.
Snake Hair: She can use the snakes in her hair as an offensive weapon.
Shapeshifting: Medusa can change her appearance from a normal human woman to a slithery and large snake-like creature. However, even in human form, she can't change the appearance of her hair.
Medusa's Stone Stare
Stone Gaze/Gorgon Petrification: Should someone looks in the eyes of Medusa, their body will turn to stone, becoming a lifelike statue. She is said to be petrify people due to her ugliness. However, this power will only work on beings with souls, as when she tried it on Oracle, but he didn't turn to stone, since he is an angel and angels do not possess souls.
Post-Mortem Petrification: Her head can still be used to petrify people after it has been removed from her body.
Super Speed: Because of her snake-like appearance, Medusa is very fast and agile, enough to keep up with Rayne and Mia.
Super Strength: Medusa is unnaturally stronger than humans and is able to casually overpower them. Additionally, she possesses this strength in human form as well.
Coiling: Because she is basically a giant snake-like creature, Medusa can coil her lengthy body around prey to virtually crush the life out of them.
Talons: Her hands turn into sharp claws that can tear through flesh.
Skills and Talents[]
Archer: Medusa is an excellent archer, able to use a bow and arrow with great skill.
Weaknesses[]
Decapitation: The act of removing Medusa's head will result in permanent death.
