Medusa is one of the three Gorgons in Greek mythology.
Medusa may also refer to:
Art and entertainment Fictional characters Medusa, a Soul Eater character Medusa, a Kamen Rider Wizard character Medusa, a military unit in the Jason Bourne novel series Medusa, a planet in the TV series Star Maidens Madame Medusa, a character in The Rescuers Medusae, an alien race in the novel The Legion of Space Medusa, an antagonist in the Japanese manga Rosario + Vampire Rider, a Fate/stay night character Medusa (DC Comics), a comic book character from DC Comics Medusa (Marvel Comics), a comic book character from Marvel Comics Medusa, a character in the Kid Icarus game series Medusa, a monster in the Eggerland game series Dusa, a disembodied gorgon head in the video game Hades
Film and TV Medusa, a 1973 film starring George Hamilton and Cameron Mitchell Medusa Film, a film production company owned by Mediaset Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful, a mockumentary film "Medusa" (Supergirl), a season 2 episode of the TV series "Medusa" (The X-Files), twelfth episode of season 8 of the TV series
Literature Medusa, a 1988 novel by Hammond Innes Medusa, a 2004 novel by Thomas Thiemeyer Medusa (Cussler novel), a 2009 novel by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos Medusa (Dibdin novel), a 2003 novel by Michael Dibdin Medusa, and Other Poems, by Lady Charlotte Elliot (1878) "Medusa", a poem by Louise Bogan Medusa: A Tiger by the Tail, a 1983 novel by Jack L. Chalker
Music Medusa, a female rap artist affiliated with the open-mic workshop Project Blowed Medusa (band), a punk-influenced rock band from the UK Medusa (Annie Lennox album), 1995 Medusa (Clan of Xymox album), 1986 Medusa (Paradise Lost album), 2017 Medusa (Trapeze album), 1970 The Medusa, an album by New Zealand rock band Tadpole, 2002 "Medusa" (Jhayco, Anuel AA and J Balvin song), 2020 "Medusa" (Cameron Whitcomb song), 2024 "Medusa", a song by Anthrax from Spreading the Disease, 1985 "Medusa", a song by Jolin Tsai from Play, 2014 "Medusa", a song by Psyopus from Odd Senses, 2009 "Medusa", a song by Sweet from Desolation Boulevard, 1974 "Medusa", a song by Times of Grace from Songs of Loss and Separation, 2021 "The Medusa", a song by The Haunted from The Dead Eye, 2006 "Medusa (Stone)", a song by Theory of a Deadman from Dinosaur, 2023
Paintings Medusa (Caravaggio), a painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, produced in two versions in 1596 and ca. 1597 Medusa (Leonardo), either of two early paintings by Leonardo da Vinci
Places Medousa, Xanthi, Greece Medusa, New York, United States Medusa Lake, another name for Lake Natron, Tanzania Medusa Lake (Antarctica)
Astronomy Medusa Nebula, a planetary nebula in the constellation of Gemini Medusa Galaxy Merger (NGC 4194), pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major 149 Medusa, an asteroid
Ships , various ships of the Royal Navy , several submarines of the Italian Navy , a Gazelle-class light cruiser of the Imperial German Navy , various ships of the United States Navy
Roller coasters Medusa (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom), a steel floorless roller coaster Medusa (Six Flags Great Adventure), steel floorless roller coaster Medusa Steel Coaster, a hybrid roller coaster in Six Flags México
Plants and animals Medusa, a phase in the life cycle of jellyfish Medusozoa Medusa pepper, a Capsicum annuum cultivar Medusa orchid, an orchid with snake-like tendrils.
Other uses Medusa (mythology), the name of several other figures from Greek mythology MEDUSA, a proposed type of nuclear pulse propulsion for interplanetary and interstellar space travel MEDUSA4, a design software program MEDUSA (weapon), a non-lethal directed-energy weapon Medusa piercing, an alternative term for philtrum piercing Operation Medusa, a 2006 military operation in Afghanistan
See also Madusa, stage name of professional wrestler Debrah Miceli (born 1964) Méduse (disambiguation) Meduza (disambiguation)