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Medusa, also called the Writhing Dread, was a hybrid beast created by the Isu as part of the Olympos Project. She was held in a vault in the depths of the Petrified Valley on Lesbos.

In Greek myths, she was deemed a Gorgon, with a hair composed of live venomous snakes, and a visage so monstrous that all who beheld it turned into stone. According to the myth, she was slain by the Mycenaean founder Perseus with a Sword of Eden.^[1]

In Korinthia, the story of Medusa inspired someone to carve a monumental statue of her grimacing head, known as the Cyclopean Head of Medusa.^[2]

At some point during the 5th century BCE, the misthios Kassandra gained entry into the Petrified Temple, and defeated "the Writhing Dread", retrieving the artifact that seemingly gave the creature life.^[2]

Trivia

A rare heavy weapon acquired by the Medjay Bayek of Siwa in Cyrene in 47 BCE was named after Medusa, owing to her ferocity.^[3]

Gallery

Concept art of Medusa in Odyssey
View of Medusa's lair
Medusa fighting Alexios
Medusa fight
Concept art of Medusa's temple
Concept art of Medusa's temple
Concept art of a Medusa statue

Appearances

Assassin's Creed II (painting only)
Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)

References

↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

Assassins	Layla Hassan • Victoria Bibeau • Kiyoshi Takakura • Alannah Ryan • Harlan Cunningham \| Amunet \| Kassandra (Ikaros) • Darius

Cult of Kosmos	Aspasia • Deimos • Nyx (Elpenor • Sotera • The Master • Hermippos • Midas) • Polemon (Epiktetos • The Centaur of Euboea • The Chimera • The Silver Griffin • Machaon) • Kleon (Brison • Podarkes • Rhexenor • Iobates • Kodros) • Exekias (Pallas • Deianeira • Belos • Swordfish • Okytos) • Iokaste (Melite • Harpalos • Zoisme • Diona • Chrysis) • The Hydra (The Mytilenian Shark • Melanthos • The Octopus • Sokos • Asterion) • Pausanias (Skylax • The Monger • Lagos • Kallias • Silanos)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

Isu	Aletheia \| Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios

Olympos Project	Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires

Mercenaries	Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded \| Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer

Love interests	Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas \| Adonis • Elpis

Others	Archidamos • Aristophanes • Artaxerxes I • Barnabas • Brasidas • Darius II • Demokritos • Elpidios • Euripides • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Iola • Markos • Myrrine • Nikolaos • Perikles • Phidias • Polykleitos • Praxilla • Pythagoras • Phoibe • Sargon • Sophokles • Sokrates • Thespis • Thrasymachos \| Leonidas • Dienekes • Kurush

Factions

Assassins (Layla Hassan's cell | Protectors of Persia) | Templars (Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Cult of Kosmos • Delian League • Peloponnesian League • Achaemenid Empire • Minor factions (Daughters of Artemis • Followers of Ares • The Dagger • Periklean Circle)

Locations

United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)

Events

Search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus | Peloponnesian War (Battle of Amphipolis • Battle of Pylos) • Plague of Athens | Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Thermopylae)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Ainigmata Ostraka • Crafting • Customization • Currencies (Drachma • Orichalcum) • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Engraving • Genetic memory • Helix Credits • Historical Locations • Leap of Faith • Memories • Message boards • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Artifact Fragment • Atlantis Artifacts • Pyramid • Spear of Leonidas • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Sword of Damokles) • Ships (Adrestia) • Skills • Social stealth • Story Creator Mode • Swimming • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Bows • Blunt weapons • Swords • Spears • Shields

DLC

The Blind King • Secrets of Greece • Legacy of the First Blade (Hunted • Shadow Heritage • Bloodline) • The Fate of Atlantis (Fields of Elysium • Torment of Hades • Judgment of Atlantis) • The Lost Tales of Greece • Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

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-[[File:ACOdyssey Promotional Screenshot 07.jpg|thumb|250px|Medusa]]
+{{Character Infobox
-'''Medusa''', also called ''Writhing Dread'', was a {{wiki|Gorgon}} who was slain by the {{Wiki|Mycenae|Mycenaean}} founder [[Perseus]] with a [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]].<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref>
+|name = Medusa
+|image = ACOdyssey Promotional Screenshot 07.jpg
+|death = 420s BCE<br/>[[Petrified Temple]], [[Lesbos]]
+|species = [[Human]]
+|affiliates = [[Olympos Project]]
+|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
+}}
+'''Medusa''', also called the ''Writhing Dread'', was a hybrid beast created by the [[Isu]] as part of the [[Olympos Project]]. She was held in a [[Petrified Temple|vault]] in the depths of the [[Petrified Valley]] on [[Lesbos]].
-[[Greece|Greek]] legend popularly describes her as having had hair composed of live, [[poison|venomous]] [[snake]]s and a visage so monstrous that all who beheld it turned into stone. According to the myth, she was also the only mortal Gorgon.
+In [[Greece|Greek]] myths, she was deemed a {{wiki|Gorgon}}, with a hair composed of live [[poison|venomous]] [[snake]]s, and a visage so monstrous that all who beheld it turned into stone. According to the myth, she was slain by the {{Wiki|Mycenae|Mycenaean}} founder [[Perseus]] with a [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]].<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref>
-At some point during the 5th century BCE, the [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] entered the [[Petrified Temple]] where the creature dwelt, and defeated it, retrieving the [[Prize of the Medusa|Apple of Eden]] that seemingly gave the creature life.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
+In [[Korinthia]], the story of Medusa inspired someone to carve a monumental statue of her grimacing head, known as the [[Cyclopean Head of Medusa]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
-In addition, owing to her ferocity, a rare [[heavy weapons|heavy weapon]] acquired by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] in [[Cyrene]] in 47 BCE was named after her.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>
+At some point during the 5th century BCE, the [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] gained entry into the Petrified Temple, and defeated "the Writhing Dread", retrieving the [[Prize of the Medusa|artifact]] that seemingly gave the creature life.<ref name="ACOd" />
+==Trivia==
+*A rare [[heavy weapons|heavy weapon]] acquired by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] in [[Cyrene]] in 47 BCE was named after Medusa, owing to her ferocity.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>
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