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GORGON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Gorgon" is a kind of...):

mythical creature; mythical monster (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Gorgon"):

Medusa ((Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus)

Stheno; Euryale ((Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons)

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