9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia Wikipedia me•du•san (məˈdu sən, -zən, -ˈdyu-) adj. 1.pertaining to a medusa or jellyfish. n.
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Dictionary Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia Wikipedia Related to MEDUSA:Greek mythology AcronymDefinition MEDUSAModel of Ecosystem Dynamics, Nutrient Utilisation, Sequestration and Acidification(oceanic biogeochemistry) ...
against Athens during the Peloponnesian War in 431 BC. Like most literature, Euripides’ Medea incorporates the period in which it was written along with a timeless theme. Euripdes uses the literary devices of setting, irony, and symbolism to depict the theme of identity in relation to ...
Presents a critique on the characterization and symbolism of monsters in literature. Includes the cyborgs in the book 'Blade Runner,' by Ridley Scott; 'Frankenstein,' by Mary Shelley; 'The Laugh of the Medusa,' by Helense Cixous.Clayton, Jay...
In Christian symbolism, Medusa represents the dreaded enemy and death, and thus becomes an embodiment of the Devil. She appears in this guise in a passage in the Book of Arthur which belongs to the cycle of the Holy Grail (Vulgate version of Arthurian romances, Vol. VII, Washington, 1913)...