This is the story of how a young woman became a monster. And how she was never really a monster at all. When, in Athene's temple, desire pushes Poseidon to commit the unforgivable, Medusa's mortal life is changed forever. This is the story of how a young woman became a monster. And how she was never really a monster at all. Natalie Haynes - the Women's Prize-shortlisted author of 'A Thousand Ships' - brings the infamous Medusa to life as you have never seen her before.