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GORGON
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• GORGON (noun)
The noun GORGON has 1 sense:
1. (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
Familiarity information: GORGON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Gorgon" is a kind of...):
mythical creature; mythical monster (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Gorgon"):
Medusa ((Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus)
Stheno; Euryale ((Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons)
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