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Most of us know the story of Medusa. She is the woman with snakes as hair who turns men to stone when they look into her eyes. She is killed by a hero, chosen by the gods, that uses the reflection of a shield to his advantage. Does anyone ever bother to ask how or why? With the gods of Olympus, anything is possible, so we assume she was born that way, mindlessly doing what she does best – killing. In Medusa by Rosie Hewlett, we have the monster’s story from her own lips. Tired of the lies…

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(T/W: mentions of violence and sexual assault)Medusa is such an important person in ancient mythology as an insight into how women are portrayed and demonised for things that are entirely out of their control. Although she is mythological, Medusa illustrates that stories about women often don't focus on the women themselves but how they interact with the men around them, meaning her humanity is often completely removed from her narrative. THE STORY OF MEDUSAMedusa was beautiful woman and…

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