English noun: Gorgon | |||
| 1. | Gorgon (person) (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mythical creature, mythical monster | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Euryale, Medusa, Stheno | ||
| Domain category | Greek mythology | ||