Medusa, Mythic Monster (Ancient Art Podcast 53)

In this spooktacular Halloween episode of the Ancient Art Podcast with monstrous fiends and tortured souls lurking about in dark shadows, we explore a mythic monster from the Classical world, the original femme-fatale, the slithering seductress, the Gorgon Medusa. From ancient poets Hesiod and Ovid, we discover the lineage, background, and tragic curse that damned this poor maiden, and reveal her “children,“ winged Pegasus and Chrysaor. We reveal the changing face of the obscured demoness in the history of