gorgone (griechische mythologie)

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Definition of gorgone (griechische mythologie) in German English dictionary

Gorgon

{i} any of three monster sisters who have snakes for hair and can transform beholders to stone (Greek Mythology); woman considered to be ugly or frightening

One of three monsters in Greek mythology, the most famous of which was Medusa. According to Hesiod, the three Gorgons were daughters of the sea god Phorcys. Another tradition held that they were created by the earth goddess, Gaea, to aid her sons, the Titans, in their struggle with the gods. Classical art depicts them as winged females with snakes for hair