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Medusa is one of the three Gorgons in Greek mythology.

Contents

• Other mythological figures
• Art and entertainment
• Fictional characters
• Film and TV
• Literature
• Music
• Paintings
• Places
• Astronomy
• Ships
• Roller coasters
• Plants and animals
• Other uses
• See also

Medusa may also refer to:

Other mythological figures

• Medusa, a daughter of Sthenelus (son of Andromeda and Perseus) and Nicippe
• Medusa, a daughter of the Trojan king Priam
• Medusa, a daughter of Pelias
• Medusa, a daughter of Orsilochus
• Medusa, one of the Hesperides

Art and entertainment

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

• HMS Medusa, various ships of the Royal Navy
• Italian submarine Medusa, several submarines of the Italian Navy
• SMS Medusa, a Gazelle-class light cruiser of the Imperial German Navy
• USS Medusa, 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, 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)
• All pages with titles containing Medusa
• All pages with titles beginning with The Medusa

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