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Medusa

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English - April 08, 2018 19:40 - 8 minutes - 8.03 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratings
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Medusa, written by Brittany Garcia and narrated by Erik Shell: https://www.worldhistory.org/Medusa/

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Medusa was one of three sisters born to Phorcys and Ceto known as the Gorgons. According to Hesiod's Theogony, the Gorgons were the sisters of the Graiai and lived in the utmost place towards the night by the Hesperides beyond Oceanus. Later authors such as Herodotus and Pausanias place the Gorgons' abode in Libya. The Gorgon sisters were Sthenno, Euryale, and Medusa; Medusa was mortal while her sisters were immortal.