gorgoneion
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gorgoneion¹
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From Ancient Greek γοργόνειον (gorgóneion), neuter of γοργόνειος (gorgóneios, “pertaining to a Gorgon”).
noun gorgoneia
- A (representation of a) gorgon's head, especially that of Medusa. The gorgoneion or "bodiless head of fright" antedates by many centuries the Gorgon with a woman's body.
- A theatrical mask depicting the face of a gorgon.
Gorgoneion²
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek γοργόνειον (gorgóneion), neuter of γοργόνειος (gorgóneios, “pertaining to a gorgon”).
The moon was named after the pendant, because of its association with the Greek goddess Athena (and thus with her Roman equivalent, Minerva).
proper noun
- The head of the gorgon Medusa. 2000, Extract from [1840, Lewis, Donaldson (translators)], K. O. Müller, Introduction to A Scientific Study of Mythology, Burton Feldman, Robert D. Richardson (editors), The Rise of Modern Mythology, 1680-1860, Indiana University Press, page 419, On returning home, he turns Polydectes and his people
- A pendant, worn by the goddess Athena, which features an image of Medusa's head.
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The smaller and closer-orbiting of the two moons of the main-belt asteroid 93 Minerva.
Similar: S/(93) 2 Gorgoneion
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noun A gorgon's head
| Français | gorgonéion |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gorgoneion |
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