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Gorgon

(gôr′gən)

noun

Gr. Myth. any of three sisters with snakes for hair, so horrible that the beholder is turned to stone
any ugly, terrifying, or repulsive woman

Origin: ME < L Gorgo (gen. Gorgonis) < Gr Gorgō < gorgos, terrible, fierce

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Gorgonian adjective

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noun

Greek Mythology Any of the three sisters Stheno, Euryale, and the mortal Medusa who had snakes for hair and eyes that if looked into turned the beholder into stone.
gorgon A woman regarded as ugly or terrifying.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin Gorgō, Gorgon-

Origin: , from Greek

Origin: , from gorgos, terrible

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Gor·goˈni·an (-gōˈnē-ən) adjective

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