Cultural depictions of Medusa and Gorgons images from Greek mythology. A representation of Perseus carrying this head has been featured on the cover of a number of paperback editions of Edith Hamilton's "Mythology" and several editions of "Bulfinch's Mythology". Medusa has appeared many times in animation, and her sisters are mentioned in Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities". Medusa also became a very popular icon in designer fashion, as the logo of the Italian luxury clothing brand Versace portrays a Gorgon head. In Rick Riordan's "The Lightning Thief", Medusa is a minor antagonist who is killed by Percy Jackson (using a yard globe to avoid
The Sandman: The Kindly Ones convinces herself that Morpheus has killed him and resolves to destroy Morpheus; and finally persuades the Erinyes to do so. In many places, Lyta is depicted as Medusa, and even encounters Medusa's two sisters, Stheno and Euryale. Unbeknownst to Lyta, Daniel is recovered alive and well by Morpheus' servants, the raven Matthew and a restored Corinthian. At length, Morpheus yields to the Erinyes, and the main story ends with Morpheus and his sister Death on a desolate peak with a flock of pigeons; echoing a sequence from one of the series' early high points, "The Sound of her Wings" (issue