Medusa (DC)
Medusa is a female comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Pre-Crisis
Medusa
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
She could turn people into stone with her eyes, a punishment from Pallas Athena for making love to Poseidon in a temple of the goddess of Wisdom. (Wonder Woman v2 #200) At some point, she mated with the cyclops Polyphemus and gave birth to the serpentine giant Cyclon (Sins of Youth: Wonder Girls v1 #1)
She was eventually beheaded by the hero Perseus. (Wonder Woman v2 #200)
The god of fear, Phobos, later used the heart of Medusa to create the demonic Decay, who battled Wonder Woman on numerous occasions. (Wonder Woman v2 #3)
During the second contest to become Wonder Woman, Diana of Themyscira encountered a serpent-bodied gorgon she believed to be Medusa. This gorgon turned several amazons to stone before being thrown off a cliff by Princess Diana. (Wonder Woman v2 #92)
Through the actions of a jealous Hera, Medusa's two gorgon sisters Euryale and Stheno were set free from their prison on Themyscira, and immediately schemed to resurrect their sister. Having only her head, they needed Circe's help. She refused, but after Poseidon promised her she would be reunited with her daughter Lyta, she agreed. (Wonder Woman v2 #204)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
She once mated with the cyclops Polyphemus and had a son in the form of the serpentine giant Cyclon. (Sins of Youth: Wonder Girls v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
Medousa had been blessed by Circe with a vocal allure that compels others to turn towards her gaze when calling to them. (Wonder Woman v2 #208)
Notes
- Medusa was created by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru where she mad her first appearance in Wonder Woman v1 #153 (April, 1965).
Alternate Versions
In other media
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Films
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Appearances
- Wonder Woman v1: (1965)
- Wonder Woman v2:
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