Gorgon ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Gorgon ( noun )

1. In Greek mythology, one of three sisters who had snakes for hair and could turn people to stone with their gaze.
2. A woman who is very ugly or terrifying.

Origin:

From the greek word γοργών (gorgōn), which is of uncertain origin.

Examples:

1. The myth of Medusa, the most famous of the gorgons, tells how she was once a beautiful woman who angered the goddess Athena and was punished by being transformed into a monster.
2. The old hag in the horror movie was such a gorgon that she scared the children in the theater.
3. The old lady's face was a gorgon, with warts and wrinkles all over.
4. The gorgon's gaze could turn anyone into stone.
5. Medusa, the gorgon, was a monster with snakes for hair.

(As a verb)

Gorgon ( verb )

1. In Greek mythology, one of three sisters who had snakes for hair and could turn people to stone with their gaze.
2. A woman who is very ugly or terrifying.

Origin:

From the greek word γοργών (gorgōn), which is of uncertain origin.

Examples:

1. The myth of Medusa, the most famous of the gorgons, tells how she was once a beautiful woman who angered the goddess Athena and was punished by being transformed into a monster.
2. The old hag in the horror movie was such a gorgon that she scared the children in the theater.
3. The old lady's face was a gorgon, with warts and wrinkles all over.
4. The gorgon's gaze could turn anyone into stone.
5. Medusa, the gorgon, was a monster with snakes for hair.