2025 is the year of the snake, so I was pondering symbolism about snakes. My train of thought went from Eve to Medusa. I really did not enjoy mythology when I was in school, but I think a large part of that was the “required reading” part of it. Today, I am curious about the historical mythology stories as well as more modern retellings, and perhaps those that switch typical perspectives.
So, I’m looking for book recommendations featuring Medusa. Anything good?
Mythos by Stephen Fry might be good. It’s not strictly Medusa, but she is in it.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythos_(book)
The audio book is amazing as well, cause you get to hear how those old Greek names should be pronounced, lol
Oh my gosh, that’s a really good point about the audio book. I bet that’ll help me a lot. I start losing plot when I can’t remember the names.
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
Basically the story of Perseus but with a modern perspective and Medusa as the main protagonist.
Awesome! Got it on hold at the library!
You guys had Greek mythology for required reading? What country do you live in?
US. Pretty sure the book was Mythology by Edith Hamilton.
Poland has it
I picked up a book on mythology in the summer before 9th grade in California in the 90s, but formal lessons on mythology were included in some history classes and in my high school Latin class.
Weird. I’m from Canada so we just learned about beavers and math n shit.
Thinking about it more, we also encountered it in literature classes.
