Gorgon, daughter of deities Phorcys and
Ceto. She wears a wreath, a chapel (hat)
prevalent in the Middle Ages, and plays
the fiddle. The plant to the right of
the image is a fern
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In Greek mythology, the Gorgon was a terrifying
female creature. While descriptions of Gorgons vary
across Greek literature, the term commonly refers
to any of three sisters who had hair of living, venomous
snakes, and a horrifying visage that turned those who
beheld it to stone. Traditionally, while two of the
Gorgons were immortal, Stheno and Euryale, their
sister Medusa was not, and was slain by the
mythical demigod and hero Perseus.
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Medusa mosaic of ancient Hadrumetum
in Sousse Archaeological Museum
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Illustration from correspondence on
'A Solution of the Gorgon Myth', 1905
link'A Solution of the Gorgon Myth', 1905
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