Gorgons
Gorgons
monsters with serpents for hair and brazen claws. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 114; Gk. Lit.: Iliad]
See: Monsters
Gorgons
snake-haired, winged creatures of frightful appearance. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 108]
See: Ugliness
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