The most common interpretation of Medusa suggest she is an apotropaic symbol used to protect from and ward off the negative, much like the modern evil eye. She represents a dangerous threat meant to deter other dangerous threats, and image of evil to repel evil.
In Greek Mythology, Medusa was one of the three winged human females living with venomous snakes in place of hair. Those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone. Medusa was beheaded by the Greek hero Perseus, who then used her head, which retained its ability to turn onlookers to stone, as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. *Listing is for one individual Medusa necklace of your choice silver or gold.
