JF Ptak Science Books Quick Post
Medusa was supposed to be hideous–scary, revolting. Most of the time though the images I see of her make her look quite attractive–and very strong. She was one of the gorgon sisters, child of Gaea and Oceanus, who in the short run feel for Poseidon and broke her rules of chastity, and for which was terrifically punished by Athena to the fate we know today.
This is a detail from the following engraving, which I can’t yet identify, though I reckon it to be early/mid-19th century:
It is a striking image, and if I translate the caption correctly it was one that you would see in the bottom of a glass/drinking vessel.