Here is what users have to say about Gorgon

useravatar
Entry added by CWAnswers Join us and contribute your knowledge as well.

Select content modules

Comments about this page

We love comments and hate spam too. You can add your comment by clicking on 'open comment input' below.
Show/Hide

Images found for Gorgon

The-Gorgon.jpgill_gorgon.jpggorgon.jpg
gorgon_wallpaper.jpggorgon.jpggorgon.jpg
gorgon.jpgStormlord - The Gorgon Cult.jpgLechlade_Gorgon_fpFriedl1076684040.jpg

Wikipedia about gorgon

about: the Greek mythological monster

Gorgon%20Louvre%20F230.jpg

In Greek mythology, a gorgon (Greek: γοργώ or γοργών, transl. gorgō or gorgōn, "terrible" or, according to some, "loud-roaring") was a vicious female monster with sharp fangs who was a protective deity from early religious concepts. Her power was so strong that anyone attempting to look upon her would be turned to stone; therefore, such images were put upon items from temples to wine kraters for protection. The Gorgon wore a belt of serpents that intertwined as a clasp, confronting each other. There were three of them: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale. Only Medusa was mortal, the other two are immortal.

In late mythology, it was said that there were three Gorgons and that the only mortal one of them, Medusa, had hair of living, venomous snakes that she received as a punishment from Athene. That image has become especially famous. However, the Gorgon exists in the earliest of written records of Ancient Greek religious beliefs such as those of Homer.

Gorgon%20at%20the%20Corfu%20Archaelogical%20Museum.jpg

The Gorgon held the primary location at the pediment of the temple at Corfu. It is the oldest stone pediment in Greece and is dated to c. 600 BC.

Classical tradition

Crat%C3%A8re%20de%20Vix%200007.jpg

Homer, the author of the oldest known work of European literature, speaks only of one Gorgon, whose head is represented in the Iliad as fixed in the center of the aegis of Zeus:

"About her shoulders she flung the tasselled aegis, fraught with terror...and therein is the head of the dread monster, the Gorgon, dread and awful, a portent of Zeus that beareth the aegis."(5.735ff)

Its earthly counterpart is a device on the shield of Agamemnon:

"...and therein was set as a crown the Gorgon, grim of aspect, glaring terribly, and about her were Terror and Rout."(11.35ff)

The date of Homer was controversial in antiquity, and is no less so today. Herodotus said that Homer lived 400 years before his own day, which would place Homer about 850 BC; but other ancient sources gave dates much closer to the Trojan War. Those who believe that the stories of the Trojan War derive from a specific historical conflict usually date it to the twelfth or eleventh centuries BC, often preferring the dates given by Eratosthenes, 1194–1184 BC, which roughly corresponds with archaeological evidence of a catastrophic burning of Troy VIIa. For modern scholarship, 'the date of Homer' refers to the date of the poems as much as to the lifetime of an individual. The scholarly consensus is that "the Iliad and the Odyssey date from the extreme end of the ninth century BC or from the eighth, the Iliad being anterior to the Odyssey, perhaps by some decades." They are presumed to have existed as an oral tradition that eventually became set in historical records. Even at that early time the Gorgon is displayed as a vestige of ancient powers that preceded the historical transition to the beliefs of the Classical Greeks, displayed on the chest of Athene and Zeus.

Search results for Gorgon

Gorgon Video

www.gorgon-video.com/

Gorgon -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia

Homer spoke of a single Gorgon—a monster of ... Gorgon from the west pediment of the Temple of Artemis, Corcyra (Corfu), Greece, ...www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/239265/Gorgon

The Gorgon (1964)

Directed by Terence Fisher. With Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Richard Pasco. ... "The Sarah Jane Adventures: Eye of the Gorgon: Part 1 (#1.3)" (2007) more ...www.imdb.com/title/tt0058155/

Neverwinter Nights: Gorgon

The Gorgon is a fiercely territorial, surly and impossible to domesticate. ... a shame because having a pet gorgon could have several advantages over your ...nwn.bioware.com/shadows/profile_gorgon.html

Gorgon Australian LNG

Dealing with liquefied natural gas, developed by CTMS based in Asia aiming to fuel the Pacific Rim.www.gorgon.com.au/

Images found for Gorgon

gorgon.jpggorgon3.jpggorgon.jpg
gorgon.jpgGorgon.jpgGorgon.jpg
gorgon.gifPerseeEtLaGorgon.jpggorgon2.jpg

News about Gorgon

Review: 'The Women'

The Christian Science MonitorThis modern remake of the Cukor classic boasts considerable star power but could have had sharper claws. http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0913/p25s03-almo.html

Janet Street-Porter: A man who is tired of Damien Hirst...

Independent So Robert Hughes thinks Damien Hirst's work is absurd and nothing more than clever marketing. That tells us more about Mr Hughes's preoccupation with his own position in the fickle world of fame than anything else, timed as it was to promote a television programme he's authored. http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/janet-stre...

Quark Beams Up

IGN EntertainmentThe classic, albeit brief sci-fi series to DVD. September 9, 2008 - On October 14, 2008, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release Quark - The Complete Series on DVD. The plot deals with the adventures of Adam Quark (Benjamin), captain of a United Galactic Sanitation Patrol ship.http://dvd.ign.com/articles/908/908750p1.html

Origin fires up coal-seam gas sector

The AustralianORIGIN Energy's $9.6 billion deal with US oil major ConocoPhillips put a rocket under Queensland's fledging coal-seam-gas-to-LNG sector.http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24315354-643,00.ht...

News about Gorgon

Michael Landy - the man who had nothing

Times OnlineAnd in the silence you hear nothing but the scratch of an HB pencil on paper as he follows the twine of her Medusa-locks with his lead. I peep closer. The image glares back like a Gorgon head. Whiteread is so still that she could almost have turned ... http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertai...

The spirit of volunteering

Fort Worth Business PressThe show’s monstrous host, Gorgon, as my Dark Shadows generation knew, was really Icky Twerp (a.k.a. the late Bill Camfield) appropriately dressed in Dracula-esque disguise. A background of creepy music interspersed with loud thunderclaps and ... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8573

NEWSPAPER CONTEST: News-Herald wins for 19th year in a row

News-HeraldFreelancer Dave Gorgon was second for a photo of a woman trapped in her vehicle after a crash in Taylor and Photo Editor Larry Caruso was third for a photo of a disaster drill. In the sports picture category, Gorgon was first for his photo of Cabrini ... http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2008/10/06/news/doc48e...

Season 3 DVD Brings Robot Chicken Home to Nerds

WiredRobot Chicken is a consummate nerd comedy show. It's created largely by the same stop-motion techniques that gave birth to the original King Kong , Sinbad's Cyclops, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms and the Gorgon from Clash of the Titans . The ... http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/10/season-3-dvd-br.html

Gears of War 2 - The Non-Review Review

Kotaku.comThis is a one-handed sidearm that (along with the Snub and Gorgon pistols) is the only weapon you can use while holding an enemy in front of you as a shield. I like pistol-whipping people with it. * Boomer Shield – You get this one when you kill a ... http://kotaku.com/5059822/gears-of-war-2-+-the-non+review-re...

Search results for Gorgon

Gorgon definition of Gorgon in the Free Online Encyclopedia.

Gorgon (gôr`gən), in Greek mythology, one of three monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa; daughters of Ceto and Phorcus. Their hair was a cluster of writhing snakes, and ... http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Gorgon

Amazon.com: Gorgon: Paleontology, Obsession, and the Greatest ...

Amazon.com: Gorgon: Paleontology, Obsession, and the Greatest Catastrophe in Earth's History: Peter Ward: Bookshttp://www.amazon.com/Gorgon-Paleontology-Obsession-Greatest...

Gorgon from Brand Security Systems GmbH

ID-card sample: Members Area: About Gorgon ® Gorgon ® is aimed at creating guilloche elements used for designing secure papers. It combines a user-friendly interface with ... http://gorgon-bss.com

The Gorgon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Gorgon is a 1964 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer. It stars Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley and Richard Pasco.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gorgon

Gorgon Island Online • Index page

Last visit was: Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:43 pm. It is currently Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:43 pmhttp://forums.gorgonislandonline.com/
  • Recent
  • Mine
  • Watched
  • Commented
You must be logged in to perform this operation
You must be logged in to perform this operation

Search this site

Videos found for Gorgon

God of War II - Gorgon Eyes & Phoen...

God of War II - Gorgon Eyes & Phoenix FeathersThis is a video guide for the earliest possible locations of the Gorgon Eyes and Phoenix Feathers for God of War II. This isn't a final video, if anybody finds another location...Flash - Video

The Sarah Jane Adventures S01E03 Ey...

The Sarah Jane Adventures S01E03 Eye of the Gorgon PartSarah Jane Adventures Episode 2 Part 1.Flash - Video

Meet Cleaver Theatre - The Gorgon

Meet Cleaver Theatre - The GorgonJoin Butch R. Cleaver as he explores the Hammer Horror version of the beloved mythological spinster: The Gorgon!Flash - Video

MCT Sub Atomic: The Gorgon

MCT Sub Atomic: The GorgonJoin Butch R. Cleaver as he explores the Hammer Horror version of the beloved mythological spinster: The Gorgon!Flash - Video

Bring It On

Bring It OnAfter Jake learns that the evil Gorgon sister's, Fury, Euryale and Medusa, have mysteriously come back to life and are entrancing the school cheerleaders to do their dirty work,...Video - Video

Videos found for Gorgon

gildedgreedstills1b_2.wmv

gildedgreedstills1b_2.wmvperusal. Due to the way the galleries are created, we can't house the actual file formats within the gallery, so we have linked these special files here for your ease of downloading: BOB'S GILDED GREE...msmedia: 3.1 MB w:320px - h:240px

Legend of Mana (PS) - Single-segmen...

Legend of Mana (PS) - Single-segment Faerie's Quest 2:20:09 -...Legend of Mana (PS) - Single-segment Faerie's Quest 2:20:09 - Nicholas Hoppe Legend of Mana;PlayStationavi: 2.8 MB w:320px - h:240px

God of War (PS2) Speed Run (2:50)

God of War (PS2) Speed Run (2:50)God of War (PS2) Speed Run (2:50) god of war,speed runavi: 2.8 MB w:320px - h:240px

God of War (PS2) Speed Run (2:50)

God of War (PS2) Speed Run (2:50)God of War (PS2) Speed Run (2:50) god of war,speed runavi: 2.8 MB w:320px - h:240px

God of War (PS2) Speed Run (2:50)

God of War (PS2) Speed Run (2:50)God of War (PS2) Speed Run (2:50) god of war,speed runavi: 2.8 MB w:320px - h:240px

Answers for Gorgon

? MoViE ? cHiCk ? !!!!!!! ?

what are the names of medusa's non gorgon sisters?

? MoViE ? cHiCk ? !!!!!!! ?The Gorgons where of LESSER GODS according to mythological .dictum. they where lesser god's they where called earth dwellers. they had 3 sisters THE GRAIAE (3 grey women) who shared one tooth and on...
kadotiegirl

How was Medusa turned into a gorgon?

kadotiegirlAt first Medusa was a beautiful lady and she she was turned into a gorgon by Athena for having an affair with Poseidon in her temple.
crystal

Was medusa the only gorgon sister with snakes in her head? I need help. I'm witting a paper on it.?

crystalNo. According to the original myth, there were three Gorgon sisters with snakes on their heads. Medusa was the sister who could be killed (being half mortal), while the other two sisters, Euryale an...
Keshav G

according to greek mythology which constellation rescuer of chained maiden who also killed medusa the gorgon?

Keshav GWell done fellow stargazers...time for Logic's Logic The entire story has all figures in the sky in the circumpolar area around the North Star. Cepheus the King, Cassiopia the Queen, Perseus the he...
yssas44

how to defeat 1st the Gorgon in Zelda?

yssas44goron .. climb the vines and put on your iron boots he'll roll toward you and then you grab him and throw him off

Attributions

Web, Images, Video, News and Answers Search Results are "Powered by Yahoo!"
Web, Images, News Search Results are "Powered by MSN"
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article .
Disclaimer: All other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and company names or logos mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
Contact Us[X]
Your name
Email
Subject
Your comment