I dont know if it is just me, but there are certain Medusa creatures in GOD of WAR II that I just cant deal with.... I seem to just be unable to beat them without dying 100 times....  It seems that the balance is not quite right...  It takes forever to stone enemies, but they can stone you quickly and then you die if they hit you once while stoned, while they still can take a beating while stoned... I am now stuck near the end, replaying a certain area over and over just to be stoned and killed by those dang Medusa things... annoying...