GORGONEION


Meaning of GORGONEION in English

/gawr'geuh nee"on/ , n. , pl. gorgoneia /-nee"euh/ .

a representation of the head of a Gorgon, esp. that of Medusa.

[ 1835-45; Gorgon-, s. of Gorgó GORGON + -eion neut. adj. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .