TED-Ed
The myth of Medusa - Laura Aitken-Burt
2025 • E36 May 1, 2025 6m
Medusa, transformed into a monstrous Gorgon by a wrathful Athena, sought refuge in a hidden cave. Time after time, would-be heroes journeyed to the cave to make their names by murdering Medusa— but fell to her gaze every time. Until another young man, Perseus, began his quest for glory. Laura Aitken-Burt shares the myth of Medusa and her infamous power to petrify.
Lesson by Laura Aitken-Burt, directed by Yael Reisfeld.
Lesson by Laura Aitken-Burt, directed by Yael Reisfeld.