gorgon
noun/ˈɡɔːɡən/
/ˈɡɔːrɡən/
- (in ancient Greek stories) one of three sisters with snakes on their heads instead of hair, who can change anyone that looks at them into stone
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- an ugly woman who behaves in an aggressive and frightening way
Word Originvia Latin from Greek Gorgō, from gorgos ‘terrible’.
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