Medusa (5e)

Medusa exists in other D&D editions see:

Medusa (disambiguation).

 5th edition Varied 
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Medusa
Painting by: Arnold Bocklin (1827-1901)
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Medusa
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Medusa Overview   

In Greek mythology, Medusa (/mɪˈdjuːzə, -sə/; Ancient Greek: Μέδουσα "guardian, protectress"), also called Gorgo, was one of the three monstrous Gorgons, generally described as winged human females with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone. Most sources describe her as the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, although the author Hyginus makes her the daughter of Gorgon and Ceto.

Medusa was beheaded by the Greek hero Perseus, who then used her head, which retained its ability to turn onlookers to stone, as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. In classical antiquity, the image of the head of Medusa appeared in the evil-averting device known as the Gorgoneion.

In Theros

Theros

Setting

The medusas of Theros differ from those [in other realms] in that they have long, serpentine bodies in place of legs.

List of Medusas

(6 official and unofficial Medusas)

Name	Type	Subtype	Size	HP	CR (XP)	Alignment	Habitat	Source
Hythonia (Individual)	Monstrosity	Medusa	Large	199	17 (18,000)	Lawful Evil		Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Medusa	Monstrosity	Medusa	Medium	127	6 (2,300)	Lawful Evil	Desert	SRD5
Medusa Overview	Overview	Monstorsity, Medusa					Desert	"Varied"
Sleeping Sovereign Medusa	Monstrosity	Fey, Medusa	Medium	199	14 (11,500)	Lawful Evil	Desert, Feywild, Wildes	Venture Maidens Campaign Guide
Theran Medusa	Monstrosity	Medusa	Medium	127	6 (2,300)	Lawful Evil	Desert	Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Undercity Medusa	Monstrosity	Medusa	Medium	120	6 (2,300)	Neutral Evil		Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

Sources and Notes

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