Horrendous evil surviving from the times of Atlantis and Hyperborea lurks in this accursed mansion; slumbering, festering, biding its time to arise once more to wreak terror upon men. Beware Medusa's coil!
Now seriously, what the heck is Medusa?
First, Medusa is a proper noun. Sometimes she's also called Gorgo. In Greek mythology, Medusa is a monstrosity described as a winged human-looking female with living poisonous snakes in place of hair. She is said to have had so abhorrent an appearance that whoever caught even a glimpse of Medusa's face immediately turned into stone - forever! About this time, a portentous clap of thunder should roll across the sky.
How is this story connected to the myth about Medusa?
Well, the creature in the story was inspired by the legend and I should say the author got the part about "viperous" hair pretty nice.
But enough chit-chat. Go check it out yourself
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