medusa |
stheno |
As proper nouns the difference between medusa and stheno
is that
medusa is : The only mortal of the three gorgon sisters. She is killed by Perseus. The other two sisters were Euryale and Stheno while
Stheno is {{cx|mythology|lang=en}} The eldest and most ferocious of the gorgons.
As a noun medusa
is a non-polyp form of individual cnidarians, consisting of a gelatinous umbrella-shaped bell and trailing tentacles.