AN ICONIC AND MONUMENTAL ROMAN LIMESTONE RELIEF OF MEDUSA, THE DEADLY BEAUTY OF ANTIQUITY, SECOND HALF OF THE 2ND CENTURY AD

AN ICONIC AND MONUMENTAL ROMAN LIMESTONE RELIEF OF MEDUSA, THE DEADLY BEAUTY OF ANTIQUITY, SECOND HALF OF THE 2ND CENTURY AD Expert’s note: The extraordinary place occupied by Medusa in the classical mythology is reflected even in her name. While the great Greek gods were absorbed into Roman religion under Latin names – Zeus as Jupiter, Athena as Minerva, and others – Medusa crossed from the Greek into the Roman world essentially unchanged: Greek Medousa became Latin Medusa. Like Herakle

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