Medusa Tells All
Author: Rebecca Fjelland Davis
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 33
ISBN-13: 1479529605
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Introduces the concept of point of view through Medusa's retelling of the classic Greek myth 'Medusa'"--
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Medusa
Author: David Leeming
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2013-06-01
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 1780231334
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →With her repulsive face and head full of living, venomous snakes, Medusa is petrifying—quite literally, since looking directly at her turned people to stone. Ever since Perseus cut off her head and presented it to Athena, she has been a woman of many forms: a dangerous female monster that had to be destroyed, an erotic power that could annihilate men, and, thanks to Freud, a woman whose hair was a nest of terrifying penises that signaled castration. She has been immortalized by artists from Leonardo da Vinci to Salvador Dalí and was the emblem of the Jacobins after the French Revolution. Today, she’s viewed by feminists as a noble victim of patriarchy and used by Versace in the designer’s logo for men’s underwear, haute couture, and exotic dinnerware. She even gives her name to a sushi roll on a Disney resort menu. Why does Medusa continue to have this power to transfix us? David Leeming seeks to answer this question in Medusa, a biography of the mythical creature. Searching for the origins of Medusa’s myth in cultures that predate ancient Greece, Leeming explores how and why the mythical figure of the gorgon has become one of the most important and enduring ideas in human history. From an oil painting by Caravaggio to Clash of the Titans and Dungeons and Dragons, he delves into the many depictions of Medusa, ultimately revealing that her story is a cultural dream that continues to change and develop with each new era. Asking what the evolution of the Medusa myth discloses about our culture and ourselves, this book paints an illuminating portrait of a woman who has never ceased to enthrall.
Myth-O-Mania: Say Cheese, Medusa!
Author: Kate McMullan
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2012-03
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13: 1434246795
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In Greek mythology, Medusa was a Gorgon a winged monster with snakes for hair. Anyone who looked at her was instantly turned to stone. But she wasn't born that way. Not even close. Athena was so jealous of Medusa's beauty that she cursed her. Zeus changed the story to make his son, Perseus, look good. Hades is here to set the record straight on Perseus, Medusa, and everything in between.
Medusa
Author: Rosie Hewlett
Publisher: Silverwood Books
Published: 2021-04-30
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781800420663
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Gorgon. Killer. Monster. Victim. Survivor. Protector. Medusa breathes new life into an ancient story and echoes the battle that women throughout millennia have continued to wage.
The Story of Medusa
Author: Susan Swan
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9780448419817
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Cursed by the gods for her vanity, Medusa becomes a monster with snakes for hair--and the ability to turn all whose gaze upon her to stone. Full color.
Medusa
Author: Michael Dibdin
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 2008-09-04
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0571246028
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'Escapism of a high order.' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'A slyly intelligent page turner.' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AN AURELIO ZEN MYSTERY When a group of Austrian cavers in the Italian Alps come across human remains at the bottom of a deep shaft, everyone assumes the death was accidental - until the still unidentified body is stolen from the morgue and the Defence Ministry puts a news blackout on the case. The whole affair has the whiff of political intrigue. That's enough to interest Aurelio Zen's boss at the Interior Ministry, who wants to know who is hiding what from who and why. The search for the truth leads Zen into the murky history of post-war Italy and obscure corners of modern-day society to uncover the truth about a crime that everyone thought was as dead and buried as the victim. 'As the plot quickens, we are soon deep in Dibdin's favourite territory: the murky political conflicts of Italy's past and the oily chicanery of its present.' SUNDAY TIMES 'Dibdin's misanthropic wit finds plenty to play with.' GUARDIAN 'A terrific detective story.' 5* reader review 'Beautifully written . . . You get a real sense of the turbulence in the Italian state during that era.' 5* reader review 'MEDUSA is the best I've read so far, with a complex but pleasing plot.' 5* reader review PRAISE FOR MICHAEL DIBDIN AND THE INSPECTOR ZEN SERIES: 'He wrote with real fire.' IAN RANKIN 'A maestro of crime writing.' SUNDAY TIMES 'One of the genre's finest stylists . . . And Zen himself is a masterly creation: he is anti-heroic and pragmatic but obstinate, cunning and positively burdened with integrity.' GUARDIAN 'Dibdin tells a rollicking good tale that you want both to read fast, because of its gripping storyline, and to linger over, to savour the evocative descriptions of place and mood.' INDEPENDENT 'One of British crime fiction's most distinguished and distinctive voices.' ANDREW TAYLOR 'Dibdin has a gift for shocking the unshockable reader.' Ruth Rendell 'Zen is one of the greatest creations of contemporary crime fiction.' OBSERVER 'I love the way these books capture the atmosphere and contradictions of Italy.' 5* reader review 'Aurelio Zen novels are a great treat.' 5* reader review 'There is no better writer than Dibdin. His books are a joy to read.' 5* reader review 'Love these books . . . I am sure you will get hooked too!' 5* reader review
Little Medusa's Hair Do-Lemma
Author: Jennifer Buchet
Publisher: Spork
Published: 2021-05-11
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781950169474
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Little Medusa comes from a long line of snake-loving, serpentine-wearing Gorgons. When she receives her very first snake, Little Medusa discovers that having a snake slither and slide through her hair isn't so great after all. And to make matters more difficult, she begins questioning if she really wants to scare her friends to stone with her new forever friend. Using her imagination and heart, Little Medusa tries her best to please her family, her best-pet snake, and herself. Based on Greek Mythology, Little Medusa features Common Core Connections and explores the universal themes of following family tradition and staying true to oneself.
Medusa the Mean
Author: Joan Holub
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-12-03
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1442485957
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Seeking to become immortal like the other Goddess Girls, Medusa searches for a magical necklace, an effort that is compromised by her mean reputation, her snaky hair, and unexpected consequences.
Medusa's Curse
Author: A. J. Hunter
Publisher:
Published: 2017-10-10
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781536422580
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When geology-mad Sam goes to stay with her American cousin, Trey, neither of them have any idea what adventures they're about to unleash. They bring together two pieces of The Heart of Light and whoosh! they're thrown back into Ancient Greece, where
Medusa Uploaded
Author: Emily Devenport
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Published: 2018-05-01
Total Pages: 394
ISBN-13: 1250169321
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Medusa Uploaded by Emily Devenport offers readers a fast-paced science fiction thriller on the limits of power and control, and the knife-edge between killing for revenge or a greater good. Vulture—10 Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of 2018 io9—28 New Scifi and Fantasy Books to Add to Your Shelves in May The Verge—12 Science Fiction and Fantasy Novles to Check Out This May Kirkus—Best SFF and Horror Out in May My name is Oichi Angelis, and I am a worm. They see me every day. They consider me harmless. And that's the trick, isn't it? A generation starship can hide many secrets. When an Executive clan suspects Oichi of insurgency and discreetly shoves her out an airlock, one of those secrets finds and rescues her. Officially dead, Oichi begins to rebalance power one assassination at a time and uncovers the shocking truth behind the generation starship and the Executive clans. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
