Women and death

In Greek mythology, Medusa (; ), also called Gorgo () or the Gorgon, was one of the three Gorgons. Medusa is generally described as a woman with living snakes in place of hair; her appearance was so hideous that anyone who looked upon her was turned to stone. Medusa and her Gorgon sisters Euryale and Stheno were usually described as daughters of Phorcys and Ceto; of the three, only Medusa was mortal.

In Greek mythology, Medea (; ; ) is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis. Medea is known in most stories as a sorceress, an accomplished pharmakís, a worker in pharmakeía (medicinal magic), and is often depicted as a high priestess of the goddess Hecate. She is a mythical granddaughter of the sun god Helios and a niece of Circe, an enchantress goddess. Her mother may have been Idyia.

funerary women sacrifice

ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides

infected houseworker in New York City

thumb|Houris in Jannah|paradise, riding camels. From a 15th-century Persian manuscript.

1999 film directed by Sofia Coppola

ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides

ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides

thumb|upright=1.3|Letícia Román in The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963), considered by most critics to be the first film

stock character; "last girl standing" in a horror film

novel by Jeffrey Eugenides

thumb|292x292px|A woman keening at a wake in County Kerry in the early nineteenth century, depicted from the memories of [[Samuel Carter Hall. She had "black, uncombed locks" and a blue cloak, and held her hands above the body then dramatically waved them in the air "as if by sudden inspiration".]] Keening (, ) is a traditional form of vocal lament for the dead in the Gaelic Celtic tradition, known to have taken place in Ireland and Scotland. Keening, which can be seen as a form of sean-nós singing, is performed in the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages (the Scottish equivalent of keening is

1975 assassination attempt

hypogeum

1994 film by Freida Lee Mock

art motif

American 19th century folk song

traditional song

YouTube personality, author and mortician

hoax claiming musician Lavigne is dead

form of execution

American medical librarian and death-positivity activist

1972 film by Theodoros Angelopoulos

ancient Meitei folktale

thumb|Attendees at the #SayHerName vigil of May 20, 2015, located at Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square in New York City SayHerName is a social movement that seeks to raise awareness for Black women victims of police brutality and anti-Black violence in the United States. The movement's name was created by the African American Policy Forum (AAPF). #SayHerName aims to highlight the gender-specific ways in which Black women are disproportionately affected by fatal acts of racial injustice. In an effort to create a large social media presence alongside existing racial justice campaigns, such as

1987 film by Nikos Nikolaidis

1986 film directed by Agustí Villaronga

painting by Hans Baldung Grien

ancient Meitei literary narrative work