Medusa (disambiguation)
Wikimedia disambiguation page
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
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.
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