Gorgon
[ gawr-guhn ]
/ ˈgɔr gən /
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noun
Classical Mythology. any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus.
(lowercase) a mean, ugly, or repulsive woman.
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Origin of Gorgon
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin Gorgōn<Greek Gorgṓ, derivative of gorgós dreadful
OTHER WORDS FROM Gorgon
Gor·go·ni·an [gawr-goh-nee-uhn], /gɔrˈgoʊ ni ən/, adjectiveWords nearby Gorgon
gorgeous, gorgerin, gorget, Gorgias, Gorgio, Gorgon, gorgoneion, Gorgonian, gorgonize, Gorgonzola, Gorham
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Gorgon
/ (ˈɡɔːɡən) /
noun
Greek myth any of three winged monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, who had live snakes for hair, huge teeth, and brazen claws
(often not capital) informal a fierce or unpleasant woman
Word Origin for Gorgon
via Latin Gorgō from Greek, from gorgos terrible
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