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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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Die Gorgonen (altgriechisch γοργόνες gorgónes, von γοργώς gorgṓs, deutsch ‚schrecklich‘), Singular Gorgone (Γοργών Gorgṓn) oder Gorgo (Γοργώ Gorgṓ), sind in der griechischen Mythologie drei geflügelte Schreckgestalten mit Schlangenhaaren, die jeden, der sie anblickt, zu Stein erstarren lassen.
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