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thumb|Running Gorgon; amphora, Munich, Staatliche Antikensammlungen 2312 (c. 490 BC)
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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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- Subclass of
- mythical hybrid
- Has part
- Medusa
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- GV45.jpg
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- Pauly–Wissowa
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- Gorgons
- topic's main category
- Category:Gorgons
- native label
- Γοργόνες
- worshipped by
- Greek mythology
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