Absolutely love episode like this, not a deep dive but a good summary of an archetype D&D monster, keep them coming.
The Gorgons was a collective term of which Medusa was one, but Gygax separated them into two types of monster, but this would not be the only occurrence.
Consider in Tolkien mythos, goblins and orcs are the same thing, orc was the Middle Earth word for English goblin, but in D&D they are different monsters.
It was just the Gygaxian way, goblins. kobolds, sprites, fey, brownies, pixies, etc, are all basically the same in folklore, but made into separate creatures.
Absolutely love episode like this, not a deep dive but a good summary of an archetype D&D monster, keep them coming.
The Gorgons was a collective term of which Medusa was one, but Gygax separated them into two types of monster, but this would not be the only occurrence.
Consider in Tolkien mythos, goblins and orcs are the same thing, orc was the Middle Earth word for English goblin, but in D&D they are different monsters.
It was just the Gygaxian way, goblins. kobolds, sprites, fey, brownies, pixies, etc, are all basically the same in folklore, but made into separate creatures.
ya know. I never thought about it that way. Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed it!