Medusa was never meant to be a monster.
The only mortal among immortal sisters, Medusa’s life was marked by change, weakness, and urgency. But when Poseidon violates her in Athene’s temple, the gods’ fury falls on her alone. Transformed into a creature of terror, Medusa becomes the villain in a story written by those who wronged her.
With her gaze cursed to turn all to stone, she lives in exile, until Perseus sets out to claim her head.
In Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes reclaims one of mythology’s most vilified figures, breathing humanity into the woman behind the monster. Fierce, witty, and deeply compassionate, this retelling strips away centuries of mythmaking to reveal a story of injustice, survival, and the quiet defiance of being seen.
