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Demogorgon is a deity or demon associated with the underworld. Although often ascribed to Greek mythology, the name probably arises from an unknown copyist's misreading of a commentary by a fourth-century scholar, Lactantius Placidus. The concept itself can be traced back to the original misread term demiurge.
Gorgon blood was said to have both the power to heal and harm. Representations of full-bodied Gorgons and the Gorgon face, called a gorgoneion (pl. gorgoneia), were popular subjects in Ancient Greek, Etruscan and Roman iconography. While Archaic Gorgons and gorgoneia are universally depicted as hideously ugly, over time they came to be ...
'guardian, protectress'), [a] also called Gorgo (Ancient Greek: Γοργώ) [b] or the Gorgon, was one of the three Gorgons. Medusa is generally described as a woman with living snakes in place of hair; her appearance was so hideous that anyone who looked upon her was turned to stone . [ 4 ]
Baroque Medusa (A gorgon) combined beauty and horror: Medusa, after 1590, by Caravaggio. Gaasyendietha – Dragon; Gagana – Iron-beaked bird with copper talons; Gaki – Ghosts of especially greedy people; Gaokerena (Zoroastrianism) - Mythic plant; Gallu (Mesopotamian) – Underworld demons
The Gorgons Stheno and Euryale were immortal, whereas their Gorgon sister Medusa was mortal. [8] The only story involving them is their pursuit of Perseus after he has beheaded Medusa. The Hesiodic Shield of Heracles (c. late seventh–mid sixth century BC) describes the two Gorgons' pursuit of Perseus, as depicted on Heracles' shield:
Demogorgon (Dungeons & Dragons), a demon prince in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game; Demogorgon (Stranger Things), a fictional monster named after but not especially similar to the Dungeons and Dragons demon; Demogorgon, a horror novel by Brian Lumley; Demogorgon, an invalid genus name used for earwigs presently in the genus Labidura
In time, it becomes clear that Annie’s mother, Ellen, was the leader of a cult that worships the demon Paimon, which needs a human body as its host. On-screen, Paimon is considered the god of ...
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