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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 ...
The media dubs him "The Gorgon", after the Gorgon of Greek mythology. Shortly after, he becomes the leader of the Dawn of the White Light, a terrorist cult. At age 18, he kills his family and joins the Hand. [2] Later, Gorgon becomes connected to Hydra and enters a relationship with Elsbeth Von Strucker, Baron Strucker's wife.
The Gorgon/Medusa image has been rapidly adopted by large numbers of feminists who recognize her as one face of our own rage." [ 28 ] Griselda Pollock analyses the passage from horrorism to compassion in the figure of the Medusa through Adriana Cavarero 's philosophy and Bracha Ettinger 's art and Matrixial theory.
Disembodied Gorgon heads also appear as enemies in the game. Gorgon's Quest is a platformer that can be played solo or with another player in co-op. After Perseus beheads Medusa, Stheno and Euryale travel ancient Greece to track down the demigod, petrify him and other enemies, and bring their youngest sister's head back to her in the underworld.
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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:
Gorgon Video, a video production company and film distributor of dark documentaries and extreme horror films; Gorgon (comics), two Marvel Comics and two DC Comics characters; Delphyne Gorgon, a Marvel Comics character; Archduke Gorgon, a character from the Mazinger series of manga and anime; Gorgon, a 1981 side-scrolling game for the Apple II
Saint Gorgonius of Rome, who has sometimes been confused with Gorgonius of Nicomedia, [7] is an early Roman martyr commemorated on 9 September. All that is known of him is his name and that he was buried on a 9 September in the cemetery known as "Inter duas lauros" (between the two laurel trees) on the Via Labicana.