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gorgoneion
[ gawr-guh-nee-on ]
noun
- a representation of the head of a Gorgon, especially that of Medusa.
gorgoneion
/ ˌɡɔːɡəˈniːɒn /
noun
- a representation of a Gorgon's head, esp Medusa's
Word History and Origins
Origin of gorgoneion1
Word History and Origins
Origin of gorgoneion1
Example Sentences
The earrings, locks of hair, a Gorgoneion, and snakes bordering the aegis were made of metal, and attached.
A head of Medusa, or Gorgoneion, encircled by two serpents, forms 100 the centre of the composition on the fragment.
In the centre of the �gis is another hole, in which a circular object six inches in diameter, doubtless a Gorgoneion, has been fixed.
The figure wears a Gorgoneion on the breast; and with the left 275 hand seems to be playing on a lyre, which is partly expressed in relief, and must have been further indicated in colour.
On its exterior surface is a Gorgoneion upon an aegis; in the interior is an allegorical design, relating to the Nile flood.
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