gorgon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (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

WordNet

Gor"gon noun
Etymology
L. Gorgo, -onis, Gr. , fr. terrible.
Definitions
  1. (Gr. Myth.) One of three fabled sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, with snaky hair and of terrific aspect, the sight of whom turned the beholder to stone. The name is particularly given to Medusa.
  2. Anything very ugly or horrid. Milton.
  3. (Zoöl.) The brindled gnu. See Gnu.
Gor"gon adjective
Definitions
  1. Like a Gorgon; very ugly or terrific; as, a Gorgon face. Dryden.

Webster 1913