Monday, March 23, 2026
Miranda Kerr is playing this Medusa of DC Comics.. in the movie "Wonder Woman Twenty Two: Medusa", directed by Martin Scorcese .. .. DC Comics Medusa Biography copy and pasted from comicvine.gamespot .. .. https://comicvine.gamespot.com/medusa/4005-20976/
Medusa
Character » Medusa appears in 285 issues.
Medusa is a legendary monster with petrifying gaze from Greek Mythology.
Character Wiki
Images (68)
Forum (0)
News
Recommended reading
Comics
Related Pages
Medusa appears in 285 issuesView all
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
12 appearances
Legend of Isis
Legend of Isis
5 appearances
Fate/stay night
Fate/stay night
5 appearances
Olympians
Olympians
5 appearances
Medusa last edited by sergiovse on 06/07/25 11:57PM View full history
History
Greek Mythology
No Caption Provided
Medusa is one of the 3 Gorgons, daughters of the sea deities Phorcys and Ceto. She was a beautiful woman who was cursed by the goddess Athena after she was raped by Poseidon inside Athena’s temples. Athena could not retaliate against Poseidon and instead punished Medusa by turning her beautiful hair into living snakes.
Medusa and her sisters Euryale and Stheno went to live in isolation. Her eyes were capable of petrifying any living creature. She was eventually sought out by Perseus and killed by decapitation, being the only mortal Gorgon. Her children Chrysaor (a giant) and Pegasus (a flying horse) were born at the time of her death. Her head was later used by first Perseus and then Athena. It could still petrify anyone who gazed upon it.
DC Universe
Through the actions of a jealous Hera, Medusa's two gorgon sisters were set free from their prison on the then hovering Paradise Island. The two then set out to be reunited with their long dead sister. Forcing Circe to recreate the gorgon. Circe at first was unwilling to simply aid the two sisters and followed the letter rather than the spirit of the deal and resurrected only Medusa's head, citing that it had been the part the two sisters had handed her and demanded it be remade. Posidon then promises Circe she would be reunited with her daughter, who was being raised by the Amazons, if she ressurected Medusa. To this Circe agreed, and a vengeful Medusa was reborn.
Medusa harbored the desire to take vengeance on the Champion of the Gods, so her sights was set on Wonder Woman, the ambassador of Themyscira.
The gorgon first storms the White House to briefly engage Wonder Woman, who along with Artemis and General Philipus were there to discuss the presence of American warships on Themyscira's horizon, before she escapes as part of a larger plan.
No Caption Provided
Her next strike falls shortly afterwards as she attacks the embassy, turning one of the employees sons to stone in the process. An enraged Diana nearly kills the gorgon in the lobby, but is prevented as Medusa calls out to Ares, challenging Diana in his name. Begrudgingly Diana has to accept.
The fight takes place in a baseball court and is by Ares transmitted to the world. The fight is brutal, as Diana fights blind, first by a piece of cloth, then by snake venom she pours into her own eyes. But Diana is victorious in the end as once again, Medusa is decapitated. Ending her plans of turning Wonder Woman and every viewer to stone.
Shortly afterwards, Medusa's head is involved in Athena's takeover of Olympus, being used to turn Zeus' champion to stone.
Latest Images
View all (68) images
Appears in 28 episodesView all
Fate/stay night
Fate/stay night
8 appearances
Robot Chicken
Robot Chicken
5 appearances
Be Cool, Scooby Doo!
Be Cool, Scooby Doo!
1 appearances
General Information
Super Name
Medusa
Real Name
Aliases
Medousa
Gorgon
Publisher
In the Public Domain
Creators
None
Gender
Female
Character Type
God/Eternal
First Appearance
Jumbo Comics #31
Appears in
285 issues
Birthday
n/a
Died
Wolverine/Hercules: Myths, Monsters & Mutants #2
Batwoman #17 - World's Finest, Part V: Mercy
Wonder Woman #210 - Stoned Conclusion
Powers
Agility
Berserker Strength
Claws
Divine Powers
Feral
Healing
Longevity
Penance Stare
Poisonous
Prehensile Hair
Super Hearing
Super Sight
Super Speed
Super Strength
Swordsmanship
Unarmed Combat
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment