If you looked Medusa into the eye, would you turn into stone?

In the legend yes, you would be encased in stone forever if you had the misfortune of looking into her eyes. Some variations of the myth say the curse may be broken if her head is removed from her shoulders, killing her. In the original tale you're doomed no matter what, but time twists stories always. read more

According to Greek mythology, one look at Medusa's face could turn someone to stone. Perseus was able to get around this by only looking at Medusa's reflection in his shield. He slew the Gorgon and used her head to save the princess Adromeda by turning the Kraken to stone. read more

While Medusa can turn any mortal man to stone Zeus is nowhere near mortal, and can change his form at will. While the other two Gorgons are Titans and also immortal, and might therefore be able to give Zeus a challenge, Medusa is a cursed human, and if her power affected him at all it almost certainly wouldn’t stick. read more

Medusa thought herself to be more beautiful than any goddess, even Athena. When Athena found out about this, she turned Medusa into a monster that no one would want to look at. One attribute of Medusa's curse was to have eyes that turned anything into stone once they were looked into. Just a fraction of a look was enough. read more