Priestess Medusa (The Witches Attack)

Priestess Medusa (Edaena Ruiz) is the secondary villainess in the 1968 Mexican sci-fi film “The Witches Attack”. The film’s Spanish title was “Atacan las brujas”.
Medusa is a Priestess who by scattering ashes about and chanting, resurrects Mayra, Queen of the Witches (Lorena Velazquez). Mayra had been sacrificed 300 years earlier.
Mayra calls forth the “Lord of Shadows”, Satan, who is dressed in a cape and wearing a devil mask. Mayra’s followers consist of 4 or 5 women dressed in ancient Greek style costumes, along with three males. Mayra promises to sacrifice Santo and Ofelia to their master, Satan. She asks for his protection as they attempt to take over the world. Just as they are about to plunge the knife into Ofelia, Santo breaks free of his chains and casts the shadow of a cross with his body, arms outstretched. The witches flee. Suddenly, Ofelia wakes up.
Later while Santo picks up an attractive young woman in his car. He doesn't know it is Medusa, one of Mayra's assistants. Mayra has sent Medusa to seduce Santo. Medusa leads him to another old house; she keeps disappearing and reappearing, leading Santo on. In the bedroom, she suddenly shows up wearing a sparkly bikini. Santo says to himself, "I'm the subject of an infernal seduction." Instead of kissing Medusa, he pushes her away: "Go back to the shadows from whence you came!" Kicking down the door, Santo escapes.
In the witches' dungeon, a hypnotized Arturo and the three male henchmen subdue Santo when he arrives. Santo and Ofelia are to be sacrificed to Satan at a particular moment, but Mayra doesn't want to wait. Santo leaps up, grabs several torches. The witches all turn into bats and fly away. Later, Satan tells Mayra that she must sacrifice Santo and Ofelia, or he'll be mad.
Santo is later asleep and is hypnotized by Mayra. Medusa hypnotizes Ofelia who is asleep in the next room. Arturo enters and carries her away. When Santo wakes up, he speeds to the witch headquarters, but the dungeon is empty.
Later, Santo is tied up and put on a table for the sacrifice, but just like he did twice before he breaks loose and runs out. He comes back with a big wooden cross that he waves like a railway crossing sign, which makes the witches burst into flame. Mayra stabs Arturo with her ceremonial dagger before she burns up, but he's magically healed. We next see Medusa succumb to the same fate as she burns up. 
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