The more welcoming side of Medusa turns typical mythology upside down, with the smile likely designed to represent peace and ...

Every so often — more often than not in a post-lockdown digital world, of course — Twitter latches onto an idea and makes it go mega-viral. The latest such concept is a standalone movie featuring a ...

A new collection of essays considers how the villainous women of classical antiquity resonate in contemporary Western society Nora McGreevy - Correspondent Explore the true history and myths behind ...

Quite a number of people are acquainted with the tale of a woman who has snakes for hair and whose gaze can petrify even the mightiest of men. What then, was the real story behind this transformation?

Medusa, the terrifying monster of ancient Greek myth, stands triumphant in New York City today, holding aloft the head of her slayer, Perseus, in a new seven-foot-tall bronze statue outside of the New ...