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Gorgon

/ˈɡɔːɡən/

/ˈɡɔrɡən/

Translations

Gorgonnoun

Gorgons

/ˈɡɔːɡən/

/ˈɡɔrɡən/

The gorgon turned anyone who looked at her into stone.

Горгона превращала в камень любого, кто смотрел на неё.

Synonyms

Gorgonnoun

In Greek mythology, a Gorgon is one of three monstrous sisters with snakes for hair, whose appearance could turn anyone who looked at them to stone.

Medusa is perhaps the most famous Gorgon, known for her petrifying gaze.

A fierce, frightening, or repulsive woman.

The old woman was a gorgon in the eyes of the children, who feared her stern demeanor.