Medusa got the bad reputation as a scornful, evil woman who turns people into stone with a mere glance. However, much like most women of ancient mythology, she was a victim of patriarchal societal norms.She was scared of her powers and angry at the gods for cursing her. She took her revenge on the men that were sent to kill her. Anybody who took one step on her island were marked now for death at the hands of the Gorgon Medusa.

Babel is the Matriarch of the Tanit tribe and makes decisions on the tribe's behalf. She took in Jeht after the girl sought out her father Jebrael's original tribe following the events of Golden Slumber, and showed Jeht a level of favoritism which she had never shown other members of the tribe.