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Gorgon A sculpture of a Gorgon's head in the Severan Forum, Leptis Magna, Libya Gorgon from the west pediment of the Temple of Artemis
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Gorgon Carved marble mask from the early 6th century bce; in the Acropolis Museum, Athens.

Gorgon

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Gorgon, monster figure in Greek mythology. Homer spoke of a single Gorgon—a monster of the underworld. The later Greek poet Hesiod increased the number of Gorgons to three—Stheno (the Mighty), Euryale (the Far Springer), and Medusa (the Queen)—and made them the daughters of the sea god Phorcys and his sister-wife, Ceto. The Attic tradition (or myths originating from ancient Athens) regarded the Gorgon as a monster produced by Gaea, the personification of Earth, to aid...

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