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Definition of GORGON

Gorgon
Gorgon Gor"gon (g[^o]r"g[o^]n), n. [L. Gorgo, -onis, Gr. Gorgw`, fr. gorgo`s terrible.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) One of three fabled sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, with snaky hair and of terrific aspect, the sight of whom turned the beholder to stone. The name is particularly given to Medusa. 2. Anything very ugly or horrid. --Milton. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The brindled gnu. See Gnu.
Gorgon
Gorgon Gor"gon, a. Like a Gorgon; very ugly or terrific; as, a Gorgon face. --Dryden.

Meaning of GORGON from wikipedia

- The Gorgons (/ˈɡɔːrɡənz/ GOR-gənz; Ancient Gr****: Γοργώνες), in Gr**** mythology, are three monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, said to be...
- protectress'), also called Gorgo (Ancient Gr****: Γοργώ) or the Gorgon, was one of the three Gorgons. Medusa is generally described as a woman with living snakes...
- Look up Gorgon or gorgon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In Gr**** mythology, a Gorgon is one of three monstrous sisters (including Medusa) who turned...
- The Gorgon is a 1964 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Richard Pasco and Barbara S****ey. The...
- Look up gorgon, Gorgon, or Gorgoń in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gorgon is a surname. It may refer to: Agnieszka Gorgoń-Komor (born 1970), Polish...
- Gorgon is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Gorgon is also a member of the Royal Family of the Inhumans, a race...
- Euryale ferox, commonly known as prickly waterlily, makhana, or Gorgon plant, is a species of water lily found in southern and eastern Asia, and the only...
- Gorgon, in comics, may refer to: Gorgon (Inhuman), a Marvel Comics superhero Gorgon (DC Comics), a DC supervillain Gorgon (Tomi Shishido), a Marvel Comics...
- The Gorgon (Tomi Shishido) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Gorgon first appeared in Wolverine (Vol...
- The Gorgon gas project is a multi-decade natural gas project in Western Australia, involving the development of the Greater Gorgon gas fields, subsea gas-gathering...