# The myth of Medusa

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Laura Aitken-Burt
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_aitken_burt_the_myth_of_medusa)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Medusa, transformed into a monstrous Gorgon by a wrathful Athena, sought refuge in a hidden cave. Time after time, would-be heroes journeyed to the cave to make their names by murdering Medusa— but fell to her gaze every time. Until another young man, Perseus, began his quest for glory. Laura Aitken-Burt shares the myth of Medusa and her infamous power to petrify. \[Directed by Yael Reisfeld, narrated by Christina Greer, music by Yael Reisfeld\].

## Lectures

1. [The myth of Medusa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/laura_aitken_burt_the_myth_of_medusa/7fadc7017fb6), 6 min (TED's player)