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I, MedusaAyana Gray

Characters in I, Medusa

6 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Medusa

    Called Meddy by those closest to her. The mortal daughter of two ancient sea gods, raised on a remote island; she trains as one of Athena's priestesses in Athens before being transformed into a Gorgon and becoming a vigilante.

Antagonists

  • Athena

    The goddess who recruits Medusa to Athens to train as a priestess, and who later punishes her for a crime committed against her rather than by her.

  • Poseidon

    The Olympian sea god whose pursuit of Medusa in Athena's temple sets the transformation in motion.

Supporting characters

  • Euryale

    One of Medusa's two immortal elder sisters, whose arranged betrothal to a cruel demigod opens the novel's conflict.

  • Stheno

    Medusa's other immortal elder sister, cast out and transformed alongside her.

  • Ceto

    Medusa's mother, an ancient sea goddess, harsh with her daughters and later revealed to have survived abuse of her own.