Gorgons
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Gorgons were monstrous figures in ancient Greek mythology, typically depicted as women with snakes for hair whose gaze could turn people to stone. They appear frequently in Greek art and literature, as seen in surviving artifacts like ancient pottery, making them important symbols in understanding how ancient Greeks conceptualized fear and the supernatural.
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- Etymology
- Family
- Mythology
- Dwelling place
- Petrification
- Perseus
- Athena's Gorgon aegis
- Gorgon blood
- Gorgon cry
- Literary descriptions
- Iconography
- Full-bodied Gorgons
- Gorgoneia
- Possible origins
- Perseus and the Gorgons
- The gorgoneion
- In popular culture
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|Running Gorgon; amphora, Munich, Staatliche Antikensammlungen 2312 (c. 490 BC)
The Gorgons ( ; ), in Greek mythology, are three monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, said to be the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto. They lived near their sisters, the Graeae, and were able to turn anyone who looked at them to stone. Euryale and Stheno were immortal, but Medusa was not and was slain by the hero Perseus.