Medusa’s story is one of a legendary beauty, a mortal punished with transformation for transgressions against the gods, her flowing hair becoming twisting snakes, her face imbued with the terrible power to transfix its viewers forever in stone. Even after… Read More ›
Medusa
(UPDATED) Thinking Costume: Medusa
One of the most popular costumes here on The Year of Halloween comes from this summer’s Thinking Costume: Medusa post. The Medusa of myth was a terrifying creature, crowned with a writhing, hissing mass of snakes and capable of turning all who… Read More ›
Thinking Costume: Medusa
This, our first Thinking Costume post of 2011, is dedicated to the mythical character of Medusa. Medusa brings together my two of my three favorite types of costumes: (1) the use of a complex and interesting character and (2) a… Read More ›