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gorgoneion

[ gawr-guh-nee-on ]

noun

, plural gor·go·nei·a [gawr-g, uh, -, nee, -, uh].
  1. a representation of the head of a Gorgon, especially that of Medusa.


gorgoneion

/ ˌɡɔːɡəˈniːɒn /

noun

  1. a representation of a Gorgon's head, esp Medusa's
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gorgoneion1

1835–45; < Greek, equivalent to Gorgōn-, stem of Gorgṓ Gorgon + -eion neuter adj. suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gorgoneion1

C19: from Greek, from gorgoneios of a Gorgon
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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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