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A fresh retelling of the story of Medusa, the original monstered woman. They will fear you, flee from you, and label you a monster. Medusa, the youngest of the Gorgon sisters, is the only mortal among them. Unlike her siblings, she experiences change and feels weakness. Her mortality drives her with a sense of urgency unknown to her family. After the sea god Poseidon assaults Medusa in Athene’s temple, the goddess’s fury leads her to punish the young woman instead. Medusa is forever transformed, her hair replaced with writhing snakes, her gaze turning living beings to stone. Cursed with a power that threatens all she loves, Medusa is condemned to solitude until Perseus embarks on a quest to claim a Gorgon’s head. In Stone Blind, classicist and comedian Natalie Haynes reshapes our understanding of this legendary myth, infusing it with empathy and nuance. This retelling revitalizes Medusa’s story, addressing the timeless issue of how women, wronged by powerful men, are often blamed and punished for their suffering.