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LIBRARY82040TH AVENUE N.E.COLUMBIA HEIGHTS,MN.55421-2996  \n2007  \nREVIEW COPYCOURTESY OFCAPSTONE PRESS  \n# WORLD-MYTHOLOGY\n\nMEDUSA  \nby Xavier Niz  \nConsultant:Dr.Laurel Bowman  \nDepartment of Greek and Roman StudiesUniversity of VictoriaVictoria,British Columbia  \nCapstone2ess  \nMankato,Minnesota  \nCapstone Press  \n151 Good Counsel Drive,P.O.Box 669,Mankato,Minnesota 56002www.capstonepress.com  \nCopyright 2005 by Capstone Press.All rights reserved.  \nNo part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part,or stored in a retrievalsystem,or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without written permission of the publisher.  \nFor information regarding permission,write to Capstone Press,  \n151 Good Counsel Drive,P.O.Box 669,Dept.R,Mankato,Minnesota 56002.Printed in the United States of America  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataNiz,Xavier.  \nMedusa/Xavier Niz;consultant,Laurel Bowman.p.cm.—(World mythology)  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 0-7368-2662-9(hardcover)  \n1.Medusa(Greek mythology)—Juvenile literature.[1.Medusa(Greek mythology)  \n2.Mythology,Greek.]I.Title.II.Series:World mythology(Mankato,Minn.)BL820.M38N592005398.2'0938'01—dc222003027204  \nSummary:Tells the story of Medusa,Perseus'quests to kill her,and describes the role ofmyths in the modern world.  \nEditorial Credits  \nBlake A.Hoena,editor;Juliette Peters,series designer;Patrick Dentinger,book designerand illustrator;Alta Schaffer and Wanda Winch,photo researchers;Eric Kudalis,product planning editor  \nPhoto Credits  \nArt Resource,NY/Giraudon,18;Smithsonian American Art Museum,Washington,D.C.,4Bridgeman Art Library/British Museum,London,UK,14;Christie's Images,8;PrivateCollection,10;Southampton City Art Gallery,Hampshire,UK,12;The StapletonCollection,16  \nCoasterGallery/Joel Rogers,20Corbis/Araldo de Luca,cover  \n123456090807060504  \nMedusa……………  \n# Greek and Roman Mythical Figures\n\nAbout Myths ………………  \nMedusa Becomes a Monster .  \nPerseus and His Quest  \nPerseus Receives Help  \nThe Death of Medusa  \nAfter Medusa's Death.  \nPerseus'Journey Home  \nMythology Today……  \nPlaces in Myth ………  \nGlossary ……………  \nRead More ..  \nUseful Addresses  \nInternet Sites  \nIndex………………  \n……………5  \n..6  \n……7  \n……9  \n……11  \n..13  \n……15  \n..17  \n……19  \n……21  \n……22  \n……23  \n……23  \n……24  \n……24  \n………………24  \nMedusa,painted by Alice Pike Barney,shows Medusa with snakesfor hair.  \n4  \nA popular story told by ancient Greeks and Romans wasabout a monster named Medusa(mih-DOO-suh).Medusa livedin faraway Okeanos.She was very ugly and had snakes for hair.Medusa also had a terrible power.Anyone who looked at herturned to stone.  \nAncient Greeks and Romans believed that gods controlledtheir lives.Many stories said the gods punished people whomade them angry.Medusa had not always been a monster.Sheonce was a beautiful woman,but then she angered 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