Medusa
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Summary
Medusa is a mythological Greek character[1]. She ranks in the top 0.3% of mythological greek character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46,004 views/month, #4 of 1,333).[2]
Key Facts
- Father: Phorcys[3], Gorgon[4]
- Mother: Ceto[5]
- Child: Chrysaor[6], Pegasus[7]
- Sex or gender: female[8]
- Killed by: Perseus[9]
- Part of: Gorgons[10]
- Commons category: Medusa[11]
- Unmarried partner: Poseidon[12]
- Cause of death: decapitation[13], Q19211181[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Medusa[15]
- Commons gallery: Medusa[16]
- Depicted by: Head of Medusa[17], Medusa Head[18], Perseus and Medusa[19]
- Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[20], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[21], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23]
- Partially coincident with: Medea[24]
- Name in native language: Μεδουσα[25]
- Different from: Medousa[26], Medúzák (egyértelműsítő lap)[27]
- Sibling: Stheno[28], Euryale[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[30]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Medusa include les ténèbres[31], a frigate[32]; Caput medusae[33], a disease[34]; Medusagyne[35], a taxon[36]; 149 she[37], an asteroid[38]; Medusavirus[39], a taxon[40]; Medusandra[41], a taxon[42]; Medusanthera[43], a taxon[44]; and Medusantha[45], a taxon[46].
Why It Matters
Medusa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] She is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for her include les ténèbres[31], a frigate[32]; Caput medusae[33], a disease[34]; Medusagyne[35], a taxon[36]; 149 she[37], an asteroid[38]; Medusavirus[39], a taxon[40]; and Medusandra[41], a taxon[42].
FAQs
Who were Medusa's parents?
Medusa's father was Phorcys[3]. Medusa's mother was Ceto[5].