I play as a minotaur and my dm made an encounter against a gorgon and a hill giant for us. I took down the gorgon by myself and my team took down the giant. I then asked if i could tame the gorgon and he was like I doubt it but roll an animal handling throw. I rolled a nat 20 so now i have a gorgon as a pet and its gonna be a fun time.

Gorgons (inc. medusa) were monstrous children of Phorcys and Ceto. The victim of Poseidon and Athena bit was made up by Ovid. 

medusa wasn't raped but did have sex with poseidon in athena's temple because poseidon was angry about athens
athena was angry about this, so she turned medusa into what she is now

mythology

this shit ain't look a thing like medusa

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this shit ain't look a thing like medusa

 The origins of the D&D version of the gorgon have already been discussed previously here.  The D&D gorgon is not based on the Greek mythology, but is instead based on the book by English naturalist author William Jaggard.

The Historie of Foure-Footed Beastes

It's a book from 1607, in once chapter describes the Lybian Beast, or as it was locally known, a Gorgon. Which is a metallic skinned bull capable of breath petrification and whose stomps can cause tremors.

Check this out: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A42668.0001.001/1:6.101?rgn=div2;view=fulltext

the way this is named makes me so angry. I know it came from a long line of people getting things wrong (including a superhero apparently) but i still hate it

This Creatures Greek myth Equivalent is called a Catoblepas, but thats what they decided to call it.

It has really good AC, which is uncommon 

All 3 sisters are depicted with snakes instead of hair

Calling them gorgons is completely fine. Sure, we are all familiar with gorgons from Greek mythology, but this isnt greek mythology. This isnt our universe. A creature could have a familiar name and ability but still look unfamiliar in this alien world.  I like it

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Calling them gorgons is completely fine. Sure, we are all familiar with gorgons from Greek mythology, but this isnt greek mythology. This isnt our universe. A creature could have a familiar name and ability but still look unfamiliar in this alien world.  I like it

 Definitely. Getting worked up over mythological accuracy in D&D is weird.

Would this fellow be vulnerable to Heat Metal?

Yes but the moral implications of essentially cooking an animal alive  in its own skin would probably put you on the druid circles most wanted list.

Also this creature's hide is probably one of the only legit ways a druid could take full advantage of their classes medium armor Prof.

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Yes but the moral implications of essentially cooking an animal alive  in its own skin would probably put you on the druid circles most wanted list.

Also this creature's hide is probably one of the only legit ways a druid could take full advantage of their classes medium armor Prof.

What are you talking about? Cooking things alive with heat metal is THE classic druid move in D&D. That's their signature move. 

Not to mention, these are Monstrosities, now if it was a Beast, I could see a druid getting upset over that.

Oh, you're an Ovid fan huh?

that's one particular version, by Ovid. there are some stories where they were monsters from the get-go.

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DMNovice. I'm pretty sure back when this creature was made, the people who wrote the game had no idea about Gorgons. The monster race they call Medusas shoud've been called Gorgons, cause that's what they are, but I think that the writers didn't know a lot about Greek Mytologi at the time, and ended up calling Gorgons, Medusas cause of her name. Medusa and her 2 sisters Stheno and Euryale in Greek mythology were once beautiful women but was cursed and turned into Gorgons by Athena, after Poseidon raped Medusa in Athenas temple. 

 I don't remember it being a ****

 If it's Greek myth, it's pretty fair to assume as much.