The Clue
She was beheaded by Perseus (6 letter answer)
The Answer
MEDUSA
Tags
Notes
The answer MEDUSA is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
Related Clues
A Gorgon
One of the Gorgons
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Gorgon slain by Perseus
Gorgon with venomous locks
Monster slain by Perseus
Her looks could kill
Mythological woman with unruly hair
Snake-haired woman of myth
Snaky-locked woman of myth
Definition
MEDUSA as a noun:
1. (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus
2. (jellyfish, medusa, medusan) = any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
3. one of two forms that coelenterates take: is the free-swimming sexual stage in the life cycle of a coelenterate and has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles