Medusa (Portuguese Wikipedia)

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Bullfinch, Thomas. «Bulfinch Mythology - Age of Fable - Stories of Gods & Heroes». Consultado em 7 de setembro de 2007. ...and turning his face away, he held up the Gorgon’s head. Atlas, with all his bulk, was changed into stone.
Bullfinch, Thomas. «Bulfinch Mythology - Age of Fable - Stories of Gods & Heroes». Consultado em 7 de setembro de 2007. ...and turning his face away, he held up the Gorgon’s head. Atlas, with all his bulk, was changed into stone.

Provavelmente seja o particípio feminino presente do verbo medein, "proteger", "comandar" (American Heritage Dictionary; compare Médon, Medeia, Diomedes, etc.), ou deriva da mesma raiz. OED revisão de 2001, s.v.; medein - LSJ.