Gorgon
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
See Gorgon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(gôrˈgən)
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.
Related Forms:
- Gor·goˈni·an (-gōˈnē-ən) adjective
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