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title: Stone-carved Medusa head from the temple of Apollo at Didyma
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2226/stone-carved-medusa-head-from-the-temple-of-apollo/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Stone-carved Medusa head from the temple of Apollo at Didyma

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Stone-carved Medusa head from the temple of Apollo at Didyma](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2226.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2226.jpg)

## Image Caption

This [giant](https://www.worldhistory.org/Giants/) [Medusa](https://www.worldhistory.org/Medusa/) head was formerly part of a frieze on the architrave of the [Apollo](https://www.worldhistory.org/apollo/) [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) at Didyma ([Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)).

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2014, January 15). Stone-carved Medusa head from the temple of Apollo at Didyma. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2226/stone-carved-medusa-head-from-the-temple-of-apollo/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Stone-carved Medusa head from the temple of Apollo at Didyma." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 15, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2226/stone-carved-medusa-head-from-the-temple-of-apollo/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Stone-carved Medusa head from the temple of Apollo at Didyma." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Jan 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2226/stone-carved-medusa-head-from-the-temple-of-apollo/>.

## License & Copyright

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