At the Musee Beaux Arts in Caen, France, is a temporary exhibit of art about Medusa. She is the terrifying Gorgon of Greek myth with snakes for hair. A man who looks in her eyes is turned to stone. Her power is so great that when Dante has Heaven's protection to walk through Hell, Virgil still must shield him from Medusa who could have turned him to stone inside Hell. All of this happens in Canto 9, one of the most dramatic of Dante's netherworld journey.
The exhibit is beautifully made. Here is the website. The English translation did not work for me, but Google Translate works well.
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