(Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone
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gorgon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | mythical creature, mythical monster |
| Has types | euryale, medusa, stheno |
Examples of gorgon
gorgon
A thing smirking deep in the eyes of grace itself like a gorgon in an autumn pool.
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Gorgon sits on Barrow Island, 37 miles off the northwest coast of Australia.
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Sure, Frustrate Recluse is like being blowtorched in the face by a gorgon.
From the guardian.co.uk
You could not make up Gillian McKeith, narcissistic gorgon that she is.
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Many of them have mythological scenes on the outside and a gorgon grimace on the inside.
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Especially on the early vases, a gorgon grimace is placed in a cup tondo.
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Skulls are the most common gorgon fossil discovery, Ward said.
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Penelope Keith, no gorgon, deliberately does nothing, throws it away and underplays throughout.
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At this time it was in fact customary to decorate the inside surface merely with a gorgon face.
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- (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone
- In Greek mythology, a Gorgon (/u02C8u0261u0254u02D0ru0261u0259n/; plural: Gorgons, Ancientu00A0Greek: u0393u03BFu03C1u03B3u03CEu03BD/u0393u03BFu03C1u03B3u03CE Gorgon/Gorgo) is a female creature. The name derives from the ancient Greek word gorgu00F3s, which means "dreadful", and appears to come from the same root as the Sanskrit word "garu011F" which is defined as a guttural sound, similar to the growling of a beast, thus possibly originating as an onomatopoeia...
- Gorgou0144 is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobiele Wielkie, within Radomsko County, u0141u00F3du017A Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4u00A0mi) south of Kobiele Wielkie, 18u00A0km (11u00A0mi) south-east of Radomsko, and 90u00A0km (56u00A0mi) south of the regional capital u0141u00F3du017A.
- Gorgon, in comics, may refer to: *Gorgon (Inhuman), a Marvel Comics superhero *Gorgon (DC Comics), a DC supervillain *Gorgon (Tomi Shishido), a Marvel Comics supervillain *Gorgon, a DC Comics character and member of the Hybrids
- Gorgon is a horizontally-scrolling shoot 'em up Apple II computer game released in 1981 developed by Sirius Software, Inc. Gorgon is an early monochrome clone of the arcade game Defender. It was written in the E-Z Draw assembly language by Nasir Gebelli.
- In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the gorgon is a magical beast that resembles a bull, covered in dusky metallic scales.
- Gorgon is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Gorgon is also a member of the Royal Family of the Inhumans, a race of superpowered beings that inhabit the hidden city of Attilan. The character debuted in Fantastic Four #44 (Nov. ...
- The Gorgon (real name Tomi Shishido) is the name of a comic book character associated with the X-Men member Wolverine. He first appeared in Wolverine (vol.3) #20, and was created by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. The character was killed in Wolverine (vol. ...
- The Gorgon was an aerial ram or air-to-air missile powered by a turbojet engine and equipped with radio controls and a homing device. The Gorgon, developed by the U.S. ...
