Who wrote?

Question

Who wrote the greek story Medusa?
thanks 10 pnts.

Answer 1

It's mythology - no one can say who wrote the story. It was passed down orally from generation to generation.
Medusa was a Gorgon, The Gorgons were three sisters, daughters of Phorcy and Ceto. Their names where Stethno, Euryale, and Medusa. Stethno and Euryale where immortal, however Medusa was a mortal.

There was no play written by that name in ancient Greece, but I did find this:

"Medusa, 'The 1st Greek Play in 2,000 Years', is an 18 page play and chapbook by Tom Hendricks and printed by the zine Musea. The author claims that the play was found in an old Greek olive oil jar, then translated into English. Gods Poseidon and Athena fight and the mortals are the pawns in their war. Twelve copies were printed on June 20, 1996."

You don't mean "Medea", by Euripides, do you?
See link 2, please

Answer 2

The Medusa story is found in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Answer 3

There are many stories about Medusa. Most are in "Metamorphoses" by Ovid. Probably the most famous is when Perseus kills her (Metamorphoses, Book 4):

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21765/21765-h/files/Met_IV-VII.html#bookIV_fableIX

For other stories (it's a lot to go through, but there are a lot of stories):

http://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Gorgones.html

Answer 4

Bernard Evslin